FTC looks for more victims of ChoicePoint breach; French BlackBerry ban

Security News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Inside the industry's largest public NAC test Get an independent review of Cisco's CNAC and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC network access control frameworks via Network World's latest Editorial Briefing "Implementing NAC." Get the real scoop and go inside the industry's largest public test of available NAC products. Network World's Security News Alert, 06/21/07 FTC looks for more victims of ChoicePoint breach, 06/19/07:  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking for victims of a data breach at ChoicePoint announced in early 2005. McAfee: Attacks coming for infrastructure, digital home, 06/20/07:  Online criminals looking for new areas to attack in the next few years will find green fields in the Internet infrastructure and the digital home, researchers with McAfee's AVERT labs said Tuesday. Lawmakers question DHS ability to protect its networks, 06/20/07:  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's CIO was on the hot seat Wednesday on Capitol Hill after an independent audit found that a database that screens U.S. visitors lacked security controls. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. National security concerns prompt French BlackBerry ban, 06/20/07:  French government members and their advisors have been told not to use BlackBerry smart phones, for national security reasons. Spam outbreak hits 5 billion messages, 06/20/07:  IronPort says a spam outbreak today pumping a German stock is one of this year’s largest blasts. Report: White House staff 'circumvented' e-mail system, 06/19/07:  The use of outside Republican National Committee (RNC) and Bush-Cheney '04 re-election committee e-mail accounts by at least 88 White House staff members in the George Bush Administration was done in a manner that "circumvented" the requirements of federal laws mandating the historical preservation of presidential records. Court overturns man's lifetime computer ban, 06/19/07:  A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a Pennsylvania man's lifetime ban on using computers and accessing the Internet, saying it would hinder his ability to work or go to school, according to court documents. Intern with U.S. gov't loses device with worker data, 06/19/07:  Personal data on all 64,467 of Ohio's state employees and tens of thousands of others, including Ohio teachers and individuals receiving health care benefits in the state, was stolen from the car of an intern entrusted with protecting the data. Gartner to IT: Avoid Apple's iPhone, 06/19/07:  Apple’s iPhone lacks security, e-mail client support and other features, making it completely unsuitable for business use, says Gartner.

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