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On the eve of the scheduled release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft has delayed the push-out because of a compatibility problem. Symantec has delayed the launch of its Virtual Security Appliance for Intel's vPro enterprise desktop platform. The president's signature is the only thing standing in the way of a rare event: an IT-security related bill becoming law. Microsoft announced - counter to its announcement last week - it will not release a formal fix for its MS06-042 patch today, resulting in the company telling the security community that IT administrators should find a workaround to deal with a vulnerability caused by the existing patch. Microsoft is planning to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its Vista operating system in the first quarter of 2008, and its beta will be available within a month. California's secretary of state has decertified the voting machines of four companies, saying the security of their systems is "too flawed to be widely used." Hate fighting the crowds at conferences or dealing with the hassle of getting there and back? Fear no more, as SC Magazine is bringing the inaugural SC Magazine eConference and Expo directly to your computer on 20 June. Update to clean malware from documents before they are executed. Microsoft launches consumer editions of Vista and Office 2007 across Australia. The uproar over foreign control over American interests was blamed for the break-up of one nearly successful IT security merger. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., which is based in Israel, and Maryland-based Sourcefire broke off a $225 million merger that came under intense scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). “Basically we agreed to withdraw applications based on a couple of things,” said Michelle Perry, chief marketing officer for Sourcefire. “First the complexities of the overall CFIUS process, the lengthy ongoing delays and the current climate for international acquisitions. A new check-in system using biometric technology was officially opened today at London's Heathrow airport. VoIP cuts costs and streamlines communication for enterprises, but are the benefits worth the security risks? Dan Kaplan investigates. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced Thursday that he will transition out of a regular role at the software giant by July 2008 to focus more time on his charitable foundation. The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) response to the stolen laptop that contained the personal information of some 26 million veterans and current military personnel was riddled with communication and procedural deficiencies, as well as an attempt by one official to downplay the risk associated with the pilfered data. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer let slip today that the company could potentially delay the consumer version of its Windows Vista operating system beyond the projected January launch date. By June, Microsoft will initiate a changing of the guard within its security group. Overall Category Winner and Winner for Best Integrated Security Software: Proventia Desktop from Internet Security Systems ChoicePoint has agreed to pay $10 million in fines, the largest civil penalty ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission, and $5 million in consumer compensation, to settle charges that the data broker’s record-handling procedures violated consumers’ privacy rights. “The message to ChoicePoint and others should be clear: Consumers’ private data must be protected from thieves,” said Deborah Platt Majoras, chairwoman of the FTC. The company admitted last year that a data breach compromised the personal information of at least 163,000 customers, with 800 becoming identity theft victims, the FTC said. A Gartner analyst has slammed Oracle over its security updates, saying users should be vigilant of threats to the software.