Security

Colombian man pleads guilty to computer fraud

Enough with technology

Microsoft sends patch to wrong users

8-day IT outage would cripple most companies

Vendors fine-tune 802.11n products to meet new networking demands

802.11n will be the medium of choice for wirelessly streaming audio and video, industry watchers say

Verizon Business launches managed Unified Threat Management service

New managed service includes options for firewall, antivirus and spam services, content filtering and VPN capabilities

Three predictions for identity management in 2008

* Expect stronger authentication; convergence of federation, role-management and provisioning; and industry consolidation

As smartphones proliferate, so do risks

* Blurring of PCs, smartphones impacts security considerations

Passport card with chatty RFID chip draws privacy ire

New rootkit uses old trick to hide itself