Security

As attacks on data rise, corporate teamwork fails

Data spills might be due to a number of technological failures, but companies are ultimately failing to improve information security and internal collaboration, experts say

San Francisco gallery shows hacker Joe Grand’s work as art

The 20-Goto-10 gallery is showing off some of Joe Grand's projects, including the programmable conference badges he made for this year's Defcon conference

Microsoft E-Learning’s security shortcomings

Senate passes seven-year Internet tax moratorium

Senate's Internet tax legislation makes changes to the House bill that are intended to protect e-mail messages and instant messaging from usage taxes

Stopping malware that mutates on demand

New approaches to recognizing signature-evading, polymorphic viruses, worms, and bots

Microsoft’s OneCare silently changes Automatic Updates

Many Windows XP and Vista users were mystified when their Automatic Updates settings were changed without approval, and a researcher thinks OneCare is to blame

Trend Micro moves into data leak prevention

Trend Micro acquires data leak protection vendor Provilla, making it the latest major security vendor to enter that crowded

SanDisk sues LG, 24 others for patent infringement

SanDisk suit says its patents were infringed in removable flash storage products including MP3 players and USB flash drives, asks to have the products barred from the U.S.

Trade agreement could help delete counterfeit chips

The U.S., European Union, and other countries are discussing an agreement that will fight piracy and counterfeiting and protect intellectual property rights

Poll: Internet video should be regulated

One-third of respondents to survey of Internet attitudes don't see constitutional issues being raised by government regulation of Internet video