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When we think about IT saboteurs, most of us picture a professional cyber-criminal or hacker bent on stealing confidential information or wreaking havoc. In both cases, the perpetrator is an outside party who breaches the data network of a company, institution, or government entity with malicious intent. David Lazarus is not your typical victim of identity theft. Most notably, he fought back and won — a rarity even in today’s era of heightened government oversight of corporate shenanigans. RSA, the security arm of EMC, has announced plans to buy privately held Tablus, a developer of data-loss prevention software. Security and privacy experts voiced their concerns over whether or not Google’s latest desktop feature is a threat because of a controversial feature that allows users to run remote searches across multiple computers. The internet search giant contended that the “search across computers” feature of Google Desktop 3 Beta, “helps users easily access information from all their computers so they don’t need to remember where all of their documents are organized or filed.” However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said that the feature would make personal data more susceptible to government subpoenas and hackers. An Indiana University School of Informatics scientist has said that his newly developed active cookie technology provides a “strong shield” against identity theft and cyber attacks. Internet service providers’ anti-spam technologies are now capable of blocking the vast majority of spam sent to their email servers, according to a new study released today by the Federal Trade Commission. The global plague of highly targeted "spear phishing" is reaching epidemic proportions with new research claiming that some firms are even resorting to launching fake attacks against their own employees to test network security levels. Send your comments, praise or criticisms to useditor@scmagazine.com. We reserve the right to edit letters. Online authentication security is vital, but much of it can be carried out in a paper review, says Gunter Ollmann The Anti-Spam Technical Alliance (ASTA), which includes Yahoo!, Microsoft, EarthLink, and America Online, Tuesday released a set of best practices and technical recommendations for thwarting spam. More security advice from an industry analyst doesn't usually rouse much interest. Then why such a stir after the recent Gartner Group report on threats from portable storage media? Remember Jurassic Park? In both the novel and the movie versions, the dinosaurs quickly adapted to their new surroundings, thwarting all attempts by the humans at controlling their evolutionary destiny. Gunter Ollmann explains the countermeasures you can use to actively respond to, and control, phishing attacks Don’t overlook the importance of sound policy in your efforts to achieve effective security, says Bob Whelan