Security flaws in Social Security numbers is old news

Text message scammers quietly prey on regional banks; Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early '08 Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Sun Microsystems Identity Management: complexity made simple Sun's pragmatic approach to identity management combats complexity with everyday solutions, helping you streamline and simplify the identity infrastructure to reduce costs, tighten security, and mitigate risk. View the Sun Identity Management Solution Center today. Spotlight Story Security flaws in Social Security numbers is old news There was a big hoo-hah last week about a paper published by folks at my old school, Carnegie-Mellon University. There was so much attention, in fact, that I found myself endlessly humming "Dear Old Tech" over and over. According to the press release, "Carnegie Mellon researchers find Social Security numbers can be predicted with public information." Is that startling information? More importantly, is it a security/identity fraud problem? Read full story Related News: Text message scammers quietly prey on regional banks You get a text message from your bank telling you there's been suspicious activity on your account. You call the number on your phone to see what's going on, and before you know it, you're a victim. Microsoft admits it knew of critical IE bug in early '08 Microsoft on Thursday confirmed it has known about a bug behind widespread Internet Explorer attacks for more than a year, but defended its security process against critics who say it should have acted faster. IBM security software masks confidential info IBM researchers said today they have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover up confidential data. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Rise and fall of Nortel For better or worse, Nortel as we know it is coming to an end. Here's how the telecom giant got to this point. Summer of geeks Space camp! They Might Be Giants! Check out these and 9 other vacation options. Determining the Cause of Poor Application Performance Are users constantly complaining that your network is too slow? Or that they can't connect or can't stay connected? Are network applications hanging and slowing productivity? Do you spend way too much time trying to isolate the source of the problem and to prove that often the issue isn't the network at all but the application? In this on demand webcast, learn best practices and common root causes of application problems using case studies and live network traffic. Learn more now.   July 13, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES How to use electrical outlets and cheap lasers to steal data The botnet world is booming NTIA seeks volunteers to review broadband applications The 10 dumbest mistakes network managers make What's driving this university to IPv6? Going green IT pros continue to lose jobs Ex-Googler says Chrome OS will be a vastly different OS Ending exclusivity agreements could change the telecom industry Why HP ProCurve is dismantling Cisco's market share Newest IE bug could be next Conficker, says researcher Business Intelligence Reporting Think beyond the current structure of a report and personalize it with Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (BIRT) Interactive Viewer. Meet data visualization requirements faster and with less development by making BIRT web output interactive. Register for this Live webcast on July 15th and recieve the Forrester report, "Inquiry Spotlight: Rich Internet Applications". Learn More Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com