Archive for April, 2007

ID theft task force recommends stronger laws

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The U.S. government plans to establish a national identity theft law enforcement center and create a multiyear public education campaign about the dangers of ID theft, as part of a series of recommendations released by a task force Monday. The President’s Identity Theft Task Force, created by George Bush in May 2006, also called for national data protection standards for private companies that collect and sell personal information, as well as a national law requiring companies to tell customers when their personal data has been compromised. Federal agencies should stop the unnecessary use of Social Security numbers, and the federal government should step up its efforts to educate agencies about data security best practices and regulations in place, the task force recommended.
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F1 engineers plan appeal in Ferrari espionage case

Monday, April 30th, 2007

In the pit
Two former Ferrari engineers accused of stealing trade secrets have been convicted of industrial espionage.…
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Tools - Nipper version 0.94 released

Monday, April 30th, 2007

nipper processes network device configuration files, performs a security audit and outputs a security report with recommendations and a configuration report. nipper currently supports Cisco IOS, PIX, ASA, FWSM, NMP, CatOS and Juniper NetScreen devices.
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