States, school districts trying to get ahead of sexting craziness; rojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds

States, school districts trying to get ahead of sexting craziness; Trojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds Security Strategies Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Tripwire CCM for IT Compliance and Risk Management Learn from industry analysts how IT organizations are using configuration management to meet compliance requirements and instill best practices. Find out how these organizations are applying the resulting processes to enhance security and improve operational efficiency in order to increase their level of service delivery. Click here. Spotlight Story Identity theft resource center Identity theft (IDT) continues to grow in the US and the world as electronic personally identifiable information (PII) about all of us increases in volume and dispersion. The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) provides excellent resources to help information assurance (IA) professionals and the public keep informed about current IDT developments and countermeasures. Read full story Related News: States, school districts trying to get ahead of sexting craziness One of the biggest school districts in the country is trying to squelch the rampant scourge of sexting or the practice of sending nude or semi-nude photos by cell phone. In Houston, the school district this week adopted a no "sexting" rule that states distribution of nude or semi-nude photographs or videos by text message will not be tolerated. Trojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds Spam-based phishing attacks declined noticeably during the first half of the year, but cyber-criminals may simply be shifting to other technologies found to be more effective in stealing personal data, according to IBM in its semi-annual security threat report . Symantec offers fix for buggy Norton patch Symantec has posted a software fix after hundreds of users reported problems with a buggy update of the company's flagship Norton AntiVirus software. Cisco wireless LAN vulnerability could open 'back door' Some wireless access points from Cisco Systems have a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to redirect traffic outside the enterprise or potentially gain access to an entire corporate network, a security company said. Personal spy gear: Is it ethical? Is it legal? From disguised video security cams to GPS tracking loggers, personal security is going high-tech. But these gadgets bring up a host of sticky ethical and legal questions. How to minimize the risk of illicit credit card capturing Illegally capturing customer payment card numbers, or skimming, is a huge threat to merchants, according to an upcoming report on the criminal activity. 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