Security

RFID tags are subject to viruses, study says

Study finds that RFID tags have several characteristics that could be engineered to exploit vulnerabilities in middleware and back-end databases.

Why reputation works as an identity management element

* Individuals are comfortable with reputation-based trust systems

All about location tracking, Part I

* Applications and methods of wireless tracking

Virtual Virus

Bin Laden hates ‘e-mail tax,’ too

When bird flu meets panic

VPNs could help in a bird-flu crisis

* Keeping your organization operating during an epidemic

Patching critical servers is Russian Roulette

* Ways to deal with patching issues on mission-critical servers

Google Desktop raises security questions

* Don’t get Google-eyed

IBM survey on cybercrime shows IT managers wary

Survey indicates managers believe the majority of threats to corporate security are coming from the inside.