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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) broke privacy rules by secretly collecting information on at least 240,000 people, according to a letter sent by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) to congress. Phishing and identity theft is becoming more sophisticated and more successful, despite high-profile legal triumphs. David Quainton looks at how the phishers have advanced, and what we need to do to match them Microsoft plans to acquire FrontBridge Technologies, a provider of managed secure messaging services. A new study has claimed that a third of British businesses fail to test their disaster-recovery strategy regularly. Information security manager of the year Tony Ritson talks to Ron Condon about how he made his firm the industry standard

LANsurveyor 9 is a subtly different program from others tested here. At its heart is a graphical mapping capability that allows you to create "maps" of your network to various levels of detail. These maps might be used solely within the program, or be exported in a variety of formats, including Microsoft Visio, so you can edit them as appropriate to your organizational requirements.

Why has HIPAA failed to achieve the same level of success as SoX, asks Ben Rothke If disaster strikes, the first impulse is to get systems up and running again. But as Illena Armstrong discovers, that could be a bad move DDoS attacks represent one of the most serious threats to business continuity. But it is possible to fight back, as John Sterlicchi discovers Companies and government agencies dealt with more virus "disasters" and spent more time and money recovering from them last year compared to 2003, according to a survey by ICSA Labs. Former British Prime Minister Lady Thatcher's late husband, Sir Dennis, is being used in a sick email scam designed to con recipients out of money. The email, claiming to be from Thatcher’s executors, tells readers they will receive £950,000 as a reward for their charity work. Virus writers are as active as they ever were, warns Marcia Savage. But villains and spammers now want to use them and their tricks When password management comes to mind, most IT managers think of their own personal passwords or those of end users, which are used to access the company's network, sales database or e-mail systems. When the best-of-breed solutions proved too costly, the gym brand turned to Fortinet. "I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who" (Rudyard Kipling, from ‘The Elephant’s Child’ in Just So Stories). A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hacking attempt on a tsunami charity website. Working to strict deadlines and under financial constraints, website developers are often forced to place security near the bottom of the list of requirements. Marcia Savage looks at the inevitable consequences