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CTO Maureen Govern has left AOL in the wake of this month's privacy beach in which the internet giant mistakenly posted the search queries of some 650,000 subscribers on a research website. A major controversy over digital rights management (DRM) technology came to an end this week, as a federal court judge approved a settlement between Sony-BMG Entertainment and a consumer advocacy group. Compliance issues and identity theft incidents may have dominated 2005, but other problems will unfold over coming months. The debate continues over the security of Google’s latest desktop version because of a controversial feature that allows users to run remote searches across multiple computers. The RSA Conference will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. How has it evolved to keep up with the times? New Jersey has formed a Computer Crime Task Force to create a centralized approach to fighting cybercrime. Symantec went public with its own use of rootkit-like technology this week, offering users a fix and saying the bug posed only a "low" risk. The firestorm surrounding Sony-BMG Entertainment may finally be near its end, as the recording industry giant has agreed to settle lawsuits resulting from its inclusion of spyware-like technology on CDs. Texas has added new charges, these citing use of MediaMax technology, against recording industry giant Sony-BMG Entertainment Sony-BMG Entertainment has issued another mea culpa of sorts for its use of spyware-like technology on CD-Roms. Bloggers’ latest question for the brass at Sony-BMG Entertainment has become, “Why didn’t the music giant act sooner?” New York state Attorney General Elliot Spitzer has added his 2 cents to the Sony-BMG Entertainment rootkit controversy, scolding retailers who still have CD-Roms containing the application on their shelves. Lawsuits over Sony-BMG Entertainment's rootkit technology on CD-Roms are piling up. This month, Jeff Combs of Alta Associates, Inc., focuses on how interest in risk management is affecting job growth. Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers. Instant messaging can be a great tool for speeding up your communications, especially if you follow a few simple rules, says Jon Sakoda When F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen comes to town, people listen. David Quainton talks to the malware guru about the future of antivirus Viruses and worms could find new targets this year, including embedded computers in cars and satellite communication systems, according to IBM. Four days was all virus writers needed to take advantage of the latest Internet Explorer vulnerability. Mydoom AG, which sends links to a website unwittingly hosted by an infected PC, has capitalised on a weakness only announced on Friday.