March 18, 2010

'policy' Tag Index

PayPal Freezes Cryptome's Cash

Recent donations to the site have been confiscated.
Tags: policy, Network Solutions, network, domain name, company

Comodo Launches Secure Browser

The company's secure version of the Chromium browser is called Dragon.
Tags: Google, policy, Web site, secure, company

Microsoft to Adjust Bing Data Retention

The company will delete all IP addresses logging by its servers for Bing search queries after six months.
Tags: Google, policy, privacy, search, Microsoft

U.S. Government to Protest Google Attacks

The U.S. government plans to deliver an official protest over the cyberattacks.
Tags: Google, policy, security, government, Chinese

Facebook CEO Says Privacy Becoming Less Important

Mark Zuckerberg made the statement at the 2009 Crunchies Awards in San Francisco.
Tags: policy, privacy, Facebook, Internet, online

Trend Micro Questions Microsoft Policy

The company says Microsoft's policy of excluding certain file types from antivirus scans helps hackers.
Tags: policy, Microsoft, security, Trend Micro

Facebook Privacy Fracas Just Won't Die

Advocates warn that new privacy controls will lead to inadvertent sharing of information.
Tags: FTC, policy, privacy, Facebook, consumer

DHS Taking Action in TSA Breach

Homeland Security secretary tells Senate panel that the security threat from an errant Web posting is minor, but that an internal review is underway.
Tags: Senate, Congress, policy, security, review

Facebook Begins Site-Wide Privacy Revamp

Social networking giant to require all 350 million-plus users to edit and confirm privacy controls.
Tags: policy, privacy, Facebook, network, framework

Software Lobby Keeping Tabs on U.S. Cybersecurity

BSA offers a mixed report card evaluating federal cybersecurity efforts.
Tags: Senate, policy, security, software, review

US-CERT Warns of Flaw in SSL-VPNs

US-CERT is now warning against a potentially dangerous flaw in the SSL-VPN implementations from over two dozen vendors, including industry giant Cisco.
Tags: policy, Cisco, browsers, authentication, security

Group Finds Privacy Holes in Digital Health Records

Patient Privacy Rights group issues report card showing wide variations in privacy safeguards in electronic health offerings.
Tags: Google, policy, privacy, Microsoft, security

House Panel Inches Toward Privacy Bill

Lawmakers wrestle with the balance between consumer protection and the needs of business.
Tags: policy, privacy, services, voice, e-Mail

RSA: Virtualization is Security Risk

Computer security experts warn of the dangers in virtualization.
Tags: policy, virtualization, e-Mail, datacenter, server

Top Security Concern: Email Violations

Even more than the growing threat from malware-infested social media, e-mail security is causing big headaches at many businesses.
Tags: policy, Facebook, e-Mail, media, YouTube

Cyber War Could Wreak Worldwide Havoc

The level of contagion from a global cyber war could be impossible to control, experts say.
Tags: policy, e-Mail, marketing, cyberattack, cybersecurity

Amazon Recall Suggests Spooky Future

Sure, we protect ourselves from hackers. But what about protection from vendors?
Tags: policy, services, Amazon, IT

Virtualization and Security

Intel's director of security recommends that company start small with their virtualization efforts to ensure greater security.
Tags: policy, virtualization, VMWare, Intel, Linux

Facebook 'Spy Outing' Reveals Concerns

A blown cover for a major intelligence figure in Britain demonstrates the dangers of Facebook.
Tags: policy, privacy, Facebook, e-Mail, social networking

Industry Summit: "Security Become 'Less Human Intensive'"

A conference hosted by research firm Gartner suggests that cybersecurity tasks will be so integrated into the tech infrastructure that it will require less human intervention.
Tags: Senate, policy, security, management

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