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Air Travel And (Computer) Safety

Dramatic pictures seen in recent days of a car-sized hole in the fuselage of a Qantas jet are no doubt causing nervous flyers to grip their arm rests extra tight as they head off on summer vacations.

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British NASA hacker to face U.S. trial

LONDON (Reuters)—A British computer expert lost his appeal on Wednesday against extradition to the United States where he is accused of "the biggest military hack of all time" and could face up to 70 years in prison.

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Software Vulnerabilities: How Exposed Are You?

One of the most significant security problems IT managers face are software vulnerabilities, which often allow hackers direct access to mission-critical systems. And recent numbers for Info-Tech show that despite efforts, software vulnerabilities aren't going away.

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1 In 3 IT Staff Snoops On Colleagues: Survey
Top 18 Internet Security Risks


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12,000 Laptops Lost At Airports Each Week

Blog: That laptops are misplaced or stolen isn't exactly news—not with all the high profile cases over the past couple of years. Now comes a report that business travelers lose more than 12,000 laptops a week in American airports. And that's not the worst of it.

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1 in 3 IT Staff Snoops On Colleagues: Survey

One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details, personal emails or board-meeting minutes, according to a survey.
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Wal-Mart Spying: Good, Bad, Or Just The Wave Of The Future?

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5 Measures To Minimize Risk

Today, the fifth and final part of the CIOZone's investigation into the subprime credit crisis and the Societe Generale trading scandal. The fall-out of these incidents has laid bare glaring failures in risk management technology, controls, procedures and processes. But the question for CIOs: If the technology had been better, or better managed, could the mess have been avoided? In this installment, we cap off the series by listing the five measures that the experts say CIO should enact to minimize their company’s exposure to risk. (To read all five parts, click here.)

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Is There Malware In What I Bought?

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How Corporations Spy

Newest generation of monitoring systems from Raytheon Oakley Networks and other computer security vendors can catch and record employees breaking wide range of policies. But focus should be on changing behaviors, not penalizing .

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Where Should The CSO Report?

How the CIO-CSO relationship evolves as organizations wrestle with computer security concerns.

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Top 18 Internet Security Risks

The SANS Institute recently released a list of the top 18 internet security risks for 2007, and while the risks pertain to those identified in 2007, they serve as an early warning system for what CIOs should be on guard against in 2008.

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