TECHWEB TODAY: SECURITY & PRIVACY Wednesday, September 15, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Wednesday Security & Privacy Feature: Shooting Blanks 2. Security & Privacy News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. JPMorgan Cancels $5-Billion Outsourcing Deal With IBM 4. Florida Theme Park Uses RFID To Help Parents Find Lost Kids 5. Cisco, Linksys To Launch Trade-Up Rebates 6. Visual Studio Restructures Software Development Process Other News This Week 7. Oracle Vs. Microsoft, Anyone? 8. New RFID Services Based On IBM's Own Tagging Projects 9. Firefox Nears Final With Feature-Complete Preview 10. Disaster Recovery Planning Grows, Slowly ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? Here�s your chance to sound off about the performance of your organization's key outsourcing vendors in InformationWeek Research�s Analyzing the Outsourcers study. Share your experiences with the editors of InformationWeek by completing our brief and confidential survey. In return, you�ll receive a FREE copy of the report and be eligible for prize drawings with up to $1000 in prizes. Participate NOW - http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmHE0AB ----------------------------------------- 1. WEDNESDAY SECURITY & PRIVACY FEATURE: Shooting Blanks The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other government agencies really don't have a clear vision of how to leverage IT to fight cybercrime and enhance security. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhQ0At 2. SECURITY & PRIVACY NEWS OF THE WEEK Longhorn To Have More-Flexible Security Settings In the next version of Windows, Microsoft will give companies more control over whether to prohibit devices that can easily be used to transfer data to and from personal computers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmHB0A7 Albertsons Sued Over Customer-Data Privacy A privacy group accuses the grocery-store chain of misusing customers' pharmacy data. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhR0Au McAfee Introduces 2005 Version of McAfee VirusScan The new version of McAfee VirusScan is equipped with 'zero-time infection' intrusion prevention technology. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhS0Av Picture Processing Bug Puts Windows At Critical Risk Microsoft's latest patches include one rated 'critical' that affects a bewildering array of the company's operating systems and applications. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmTz0AG New Worms Sniff For Passwords Security firms are warning of a new series of Sdbot worms that install a 'sniffer' component to steal passwords from unsuspecting users. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmT40A5 Downtime Will Triple For Security-Lax Firms Unless firms take proactive security steps, a Gartner report estimates that the downtime attributed to security vulnerabilities will grow from 5 to 15 percent by 2008. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhT0Aw ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? Here�s your chance to sound off about the performance of your organization's key outsourcing vendors in InformationWeek Research�s Analyzing the Outsourcers study. Share your experiences with the editors of InformationWeek by completing our brief and confidential survey. In return, you�ll receive a FREE copy of the report and be eligible for prize drawings with up to $1000 in prizes. Participate NOW - http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmHE0AB ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. JPMorgan Cancels $5-Billion Outsourcing Deal With IBM JPMorgan Chase bank canceled its $5-billion outsourcing deal with IBM and said it would take back the 4,000 employees working at IBM on the bank's IT programs. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhU0Ax 4. Florida Theme Park Uses RFID To Help Parents Find Lost Kids Florida theme park uses SafeTzone application to help visitors locate other members of their group. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhV0Ay 5. Cisco, Linksys To Launch Trade-Up Rebates Cisco Systems and its Linksys division Thursday will launch a program that lets customers trade their Linksys products in for Cisco gear. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhW0Az 6. Visual Studio Restructures Software Development Process Visual Studio 2005 Team System will try to include features that make it more likely that what the developers know in their hearts also is visible to managers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhX0A1 OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Oracle Vs. Microsoft, Anyone? Oracle wins in U.S. antitrust court in PeopleSoft takeover attempt, but its bigger battle is with the likes of Microsoft, which is eating away at the SMB market. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmTs0A8 8. New RFID Services Based On IBM's Own Tagging Projects RFID work done at an IBM chip factory becomes the basis for a new line of consulting services. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmT20A3 9. Firefox Nears Final With Feature-Complete Preview The Mozilla Foundation has launched a version of its Firefox browser that incorporates all features of the final which is slated to ship in the fourth quarter. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejUU0GpvDH0G4W0CmhY0A2 10. 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