Security

Protecting WEP easier than you think

Government cybersecurity report card coming

The report card assesses the security performance of 24 federal agencies covered by the Federal Information Security Act

EU mobile phone roaming law moves closer to adoption

EP looks set to ignore pressure from phone companies and take a more consumer-friendly approach to charges

UK sees jump in identity-theft reports

Credit-checking agency Experian reports a 69 percent increase in number of identity theft victims

Get a grip on communications slips

Code Green, InBoxer, MessageGate, and Palisade compete to prevent costly data loss

ISA pushes for security incentives over regulation

The group of IT vendors and customers believes incentives will do more to promote security than the government's regulation-based model

Sophos: China fixing spam problem

United States also reduces spam, but Europe makes up the difference

Update: Microsoft contests reports of new Office flaws

Company says none of the three flaws alleged to impact Word 2007 do so

Security alliance pitches government incentives

The Internet Security Alliance is asking the federal government to create a range of incentives that would reward private companies for doing a better job of securing their IT systems.

Threat of regulation prompts lower EU roaming fees

EP will vote Thursday on proposal to reduce international roaming charges by 70 percent beginning this summer