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Endpoint data protection specialist raises $13.5 million
As more employees carry portable devices, and as transmission and storage devices of all types proliferate throughout the organization, endpoint data protection becomes more urgent; investors bet on specialist in the field
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Westlin, Zogmo offer dual data center IT continuity deal
Interest is growing in disaster communication continuity solutions, and two Texas companies join hands to offer a dual data center solution
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Data breaches do not often lead to ID theft
GAO report says that large data breaches do not appear to lead to identity theft; proposals requiring companies to notify customers of beaches may be costly an unnecessary
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One-time passcode generator for mobile devices unveiled
The safest password in the world is one which is used only once, then discarded; California company launches a one-time pass code genrator
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Airwave emergency communication radios "seriously flawed"
In 2002 London launched a £3 billion emergency communication service; 7/7 highlighted shortcomings in the system, and a new study finds that two years later the system is still flawed
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Radio over IP promises effective solution for emergency communications
Communication — survivable, interoperable communication — during emergency is a big problem, and Radio over IP offers a solution to both
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Personal information of 2.3 million people illegally removed from database
In the third largest data breach this year, an employee steals records of 2.3 million people from company’s data base and sells them to marketers
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Experts claim contactless payments pose data security risk
RFID security expert Kevin Fu says level of data security to safeguard information during contactless payment cards transaction is insufficient
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Schools short on cybersecurity training
The School Safety Index show that 95% of districts are blocking Web sites, but only 38% have a closed network that lets them control the content students can access
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PatchLink merges with SecureWave
Merger of two Common Criteria certified companies will create comprehensive security platform for unified protection and control of all enterprise servers and endpoints
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Ten companies win government DAR contracts
More and more government employees carry more and more laptops; there is a need to secure the data — DAR, for data at rest —on the hard drives of these laptops in case they are lost or stole
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Identity theft victims to be compensated
ChoicePoint compiles and sells personal information, and in 2005 it sold information about many consumers to identity thieves; the FTC-ChoicePoint settlement may be a model for similar cases in the futrue
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New details about AT&T's cooperation with the NSA in domestic spying
Scope of AT&T-NSA collusion in domestic spying on AT&T customers’ Internet traffic revealed in court documents
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NIST issues revised security controls guide
Making sure information systems are secure is a daunting challenge; NIST’s revised — and hefty — guide would help IT managers cope
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Broadcom acquires GPS specialist Global Locate
Broadcom pays $146 million for GPS specialist with a technology that reduces location identification from minutes to seconds
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The long view
Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure into a Weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. The blackout was the result of a precise and invisible manipulation of the industrial control systems that manage the flow of electricity. This synchronization of traditional military action with advanced cyber warfare represents a new chapter in international conflict, one where lines of computer code that manipulate critical infrastructure are among the most potent weapons.
Entity Resolution: The Security Technology You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
The concept “entity resolution” (ER) is probably unfamiliar, but it underpins much of the world’s security—in telecommunications, banking and national security.