http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:05 GMT 2009-11-23T16:40:05Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508516/Five_Ways_to_Lose_Your_Identity_and_Wallet_This_Holiday_Season?source=rss_security Computerworld offers tips to holiday shoppers looking to expose their personal data to online thieves. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508516/Five_Ways_to_Lose_Your_Identity_and_Wallet_This_Holiday_Season?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_security IP-based video surveillance technology keeps a digital eye on gear from the likes of John Lennon and Mick Jagger that's on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_security An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_security Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_security Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Peter Sayer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_security In court the Federal Communications Commission has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of &#8220;tens of millions of dollars&#8221; from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Michael Cooney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508421/Cyberattacks_on_U.S._Military_Jump_Sharply_in_2009?source=rss_security Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508421/Cyberattacks_on_U.S._Military_Jump_Sharply_in_2009?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_security Cisco has made available a free iPhone app that can be used to receive over a dozen security-related information feeds in customizable form related both to Cisco products and to general security topics, such as newly detected threats. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508400/EU_Security_Agency_Highlights_Cloud_Computing_Risks?source=rss_security Cloud computing users face problems including loss of control over data, difficulties proving compliance, and additional legal risks as data moves from one legal jurisdiction to another, according to a assessement of cloud computing risks from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Mikael Rickn&#228;s <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508400/EU_Security_Agency_Highlights_Cloud_Computing_Risks?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508377/Cyberattacks_on_U.S._Military_Jump_Sharply_in_2009?source=rss_security Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508377/Cyberattacks_on_U.S._Military_Jump_Sharply_in_2009?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508374/Three_Indicted_for_Comcast_Hack_Last_Year?source=rss_security Three hackers have been indicted for redirecting the Comcast.net Web site to a page of their own making in 2008. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508374/Three_Indicted_for_Comcast_Hack_Last_Year?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508292/A_Tale_of_Two_Insiders?source=rss_security When it comes to insider threats, you&#8217;ve probably heard over and over, "the clues were in the logs, if only they were picked up!" Often the clues aren't enough, though. Consolidation of logs is certainly the first step, but to use those clues and detect separation of duties violations or other insider threats, there are four other important technical challenges that must be addressed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ansh Patnaik, director of industry solutions at ArcSight <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508292/A_Tale_of_Two_Insiders?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508287/FAA_Fixes_Computer_Glitch_Delays_Remain?source=rss_security The Federal Aviation Administration says that it has fixed a computer glitch responsible for flight delays across the United States, although it says that possible flight delays may still be in the cards. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Brad Reed <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508287/FAA_Fixes_Computer_Glitch_Delays_Remain?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508285/3_Basic_Steps_to_Avoid_Joining_a_Botnet?source=rss_security It's getting more difficult to keep employees stay safe and free from malicious activity online. But Team Cymru's Steve Santorelli presents a combination of techniques that can make their chances of infection much lower. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508285/3_Basic_Steps_to_Avoid_Joining_a_Botnet?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508273/Health_Net_Says_1.5M_Medical_Records_Lost_in_Data_Breach?source=rss_security Connecticut-based insurance provider Health Net told state officials that an external hard drive containing personal health and financial data on about 1.5 million customers has been missing for six months. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Lucas Mearian <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508273/Health_Net_Says_1.5M_Medical_Records_Lost_in_Data_Breach?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z