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IT trainer offers master's degree for hackers
In an effort to produce the next generation of chief security officers and IT systems defense experts, an online training company is offering a new master's degree program in security science.
October 8, 10:47 a.m. PDT

America's second techiest city may surprise some
The highest concentration of IT professionals in the U.S. is -- you guessed it -- in Silicon Valley. But naming the No. 2 spot isn't as easy, and the answer might surprise you.
October 5, 8:39 a.m. PDT

France kicks off nationwide spam fight
France is hoping to shut down spammers more quickly through a system that makes it easier for users to notify ISPs (Internet service providers) when unsolicited e-mails are coming from their network.
October 5, 8:25 a.m. PDT

Security vendors bring zombie fighters to life
Data leakage prevention might currently be the hottest IT security submarket, but vendors are also tuning up their product offerings to help customers ward off the presence of botnet-infected zombie computers.
October 4, 3:41 p.m. PDT

EU worried that not all operators have cut roaming fees
The European Commission is concerned that Belgian mobile phone operator Mobistar is not obeying regulations passed in June designed to cut the cost of using a mobile phone while roaming abroad, telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said Thursday.
October 4, 8:09 a.m. PDT

Homeland Security e-mail server turns into spam cannon
Subscribers to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security daily e-mail bulletin were inundated with dozens of e-mails on Wednesday due to a glitch with the mailing list.
October 4, 5:44 a.m. PDT

Feds pull the domain name plug on State of California
The Federal government pulled the plug on the ca.gov Web domain used by the State of California on Tuesday, setting into motion a chain of events that threatened to grind government business to a standstill within the state.
October 4, 3:49 a.m. PDT

Target sued over Web access for the blind
A U.S. court ruling on Web site accessibility for the blind could force companies to step up their adoption of technology for those with special needs.
October 4, 3:38 a.m. PDT

Malware boom puts pressure on second-tier AV labs
Over the first six months of 2007, anti-virus applications market leader Symantec found a total of 212,101 new malware variants, an astonishing 185 percent increase over the second half of 2006, totaling an average of well over 1,100 unique samples arriving per day.
October 3, 7:08 a.m. PDT

PCI experts say deadline is just the beginning
The deadline for retailers and other companies that handle credit card data to achieve compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard has passed, but experts say that only a few large firms are already prepared to go under the microscope via external audits.
October 1, 3:14 p.m. PDT

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