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The hacker who exposed portions of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email got her password by claiming to have 'forgotten' it. The massive data breach at UK's HMRC, in which the records of 25 million people were lost, could have been avoided for £15,000 (A$30,000). The Information Commissioner has finally got his wish, increased powers totackle data breaches Network Composer from Cymphonix brings together critical web protection aspects into one product. It not only features URL and web filtering, but also many traffic-shaping and application controls. To provide a safer internet browsing experience, recursive services are being provided free of charge. Network Composer from Cymphonix brings together critical web protection aspects into one product. It not only features URL and web filtering, but also many traffic-shaping and application controls. Will the loss of two CD-roms make the government overhaul its security procedures? Improving security is the number one reason for companies to switch to open source software in several major IT markets in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new survey. Designed to be a full email security gateway, this solution has the features to back it up. Entrust Entelligence Messaging Server is hardware- based and can either be put inline between the email server or be used as a smart host by a Microsoft Exchange server. Symantec has filed suit against eight companies accused of being software pirates, seeking a total of more than US$55 million in damages. Symantec has filed suit against eight companies accused of being software pirates, seeking a total of more than US$55 million in damages. The University of Missouri is the latest university to fall victim to cybercrime, after hackers breached a database and lifted more than 20,000 Social Security numbers (SSNs). As its name implies, this is a free version of the StillSecure StrataGuard intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) products. The software lacks some features present in the commercial versions, such as automatic rule updating and individual device protection, but none of these limitations need be a problem for its target audience, the small business and individual user. Can CISOs and CSOs make a difference in the companies for which they work? Can they shape a successful IT security program that promotes a flourishing, trusted and respected business? And, in the end, does it really matter if a company has a lead professional in place to oversee and usher in IT security practices, or can a company do without yet still maintain a strong IT security posture that begets consumer and investor confidence? A laptop that had stored on it the personal information of more than 26.5 million veterans was reportedly stolen in May from the home of an employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The event was not made public until nearly three weeks later. The massive data breach resulted in a shakeup at the department, including the resignation of a deputy assistant secretary and a class action lawsuit. The stolen data may also have included information on 1.1 million active-duty service members, 430,000 National Guardsmen and 645,000 members of the Reserves. The new Sober-Z worm is spreading at such a rate that it now accounts for over 81 percent of all viruses, making it the most widespread computer virus in the world, security experts warned Thursday. Only the NISCC would launch a public website without telling anyone. Ron Condon meets the man who runs Britain’s IT defence unit Imagine Xerox getting sued for creating machines that allow people to photocopy back issues of Time Magazine. Or Kodak getting sued for selling film that could take pictures of a Picasso painting. Perhaps Maxell should be sued for selling blank videotapes that could store copies of any movie starring Pauly Shore. (Well, perhaps some lawsuits can be justified after all.) ‘It is an irony of modern business that directors pay more attention to the control of assets such as company cars than they do to the management of business critical investments such as IT.’ So says George Cox, director of the IOD. An irony that deepens further still when you realize that many organizations spend more each year on software than they do on their vehicle fleets.