Seven burning security questions; Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th?

Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief; The legal risks of ethical hacking Security Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Dell Unlock Your Hidden Data Center This podcast discusses why organizations need to consider energy use in their data center, reasons to "go green," as well as practical ways to save costs, improve efficiencies and, most importantly, meet and exceed the needs of your organization. Spotlight Story Seven burning security questions By Ellen Messmer There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns and some by growing use of social networking and cloud computing. Read full story Related News: Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th? The evolution of the multi-faceted Conficker worm is expected to take another turn this May 5th when the latest version, Conficker.E, will simply self-destruct Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cyber security said Thursday. The legal risks of ethical hacking When ethical hackers track down computer criminals, do they risk prosecution themselves? Security researchers at this week’s Usenix conference in Boston believe this is a danger, and that ethical hackers have to develop a uniform code of ethics for themselves before the federal government decides to take action on its own. Worm solves Gmail's CAPTCHA, creates fake accounts A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google's security protections in order to register new dummy Gmail accounts from which to send spam. President Obama to get secure BlackBerry 8830 President Barack Obama is due to receive a high-security BlackBerry 8830 soon, a Washington-based newspaper reported Thursday. McAfee: It's not green to push 'delete spam' When end users purge unwanted spam from their inboxes, the potential environmental impact of hitting that delete button is probably the last thing on their minds. 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