TECHWEB TODAY: SECURITY & PRIVACY Wednesday, October 6, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Wednesday Security & Privacy Feature: CyberCzar To Gov't: I Quit! 2. Security & Privacy News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. CA Agrees To Acquire Netegrity 4. Senators Upset With E-Rate Delays For Schools, Libraries 5. Worms Live Long Time 6. CA's Cron Reveals Product Strategy At TECHXNY Other News This Week 7. SPECIAL REPORT: Technology Takes Big Apple By Storm 8. PeopleSoft Willing To Talk With Oracle 9. DoCoMo Launches In-flight Roaming Service 10. HP Targets SMBs With Arsenal Of Products, Partnerships ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue sponsored by Nokia. You don�t need to be at work to be hard at work. From solutions that fit in your hand to solutions that fit in your server room, Nokia has the tools it takes to mobilize your workforce. For more information, visit nokiaforbusiness.com http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmZ0At ----------------------------------------- 1. WEDNESDAY SECURITY & PRIVACY FEATURE: CyberCzar To Gov't: I Quit! Amit Yoran's departure from Homeland Security reminds us that our IT borders remain vulnerable. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmR0Al 2. SECURITY & PRIVACY NEWS OF THE WEEK U.S. House Passes First Spyware Bill Bill prohibits a range of spyware- and adware-style activities, including keyboard logging, home page hijacking, and persistent on-screen ads. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmS0Am IBM Adds Fingerprint Security To ThinkPads IBM unveils its first ThinkPad notebook that includes a built-in fingerprint reader, an attempt to bring biometric-based security to mainstream users. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpLm0Af Group Proposes Wireless Smart Card Authentication New security standard would provide a single method of accessing all types of wireless networks, group claims. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpLe0AX California Man Convicted Of 'War-Spamming' Man pleads guilty to war-driving and pushing spam to users of unprotected WLANs. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpLi0Ab Click Fraud Rises With Online Ad Spending With online advertising on the upswing, advertisers confront rising pay-per-click charges for search marketing amid growing concerns about click fraud. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0Co3p0AI New Phishing Scam Takes Advantage Of Election Hype The e-mail asks Americans to call a 900 number to register their support for Sen. John Kerry or President George W. Bush. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmT0An ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue sponsored by Nokia. You don�t need to be at work to be hard at work. From solutions that fit in your hand to solutions that fit in your server room, Nokia has the tools it takes to mobilize your workforce. For more information, visit nokiaforbusiness.com http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmZ0At ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. CA Agrees To Acquire Netegrity Computer Associates agrees to acquire Netegrity for $430 million cash, saying the acquisition would strengthen CA's offering of identity and access management software. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmU0Ao 4. Senators Upset With E-Rate Delays For Schools, Libraries An accounting change that could cost schools and libraries an estimated $1 billion in aid drew fire Tuesday from senators who said they were blindsided by the move. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmV0Ap 5. Worms Live Long Time Kaspersky Labs says its monthly Top 20 report for September was the first list of this year that didn't contain malicious code from 2003. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmW0Aq 6. CA's Cron Reveals Product Strategy At TECHXNY CA's interim CEO Ken Cron lays out Computer Associates' product strategy at TECHXNY in New York. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmX0Ar OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. SPECIAL REPORT: Technology Takes Big Apple By Storm The TECHXNY show and conference kicked off "New York's Technology Week," and TechWeb's team of editors is there reporting all the breaking news. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpXV0AU 8. PeopleSoft Willing To Talk With Oracle The PeopleSoft director who has been leading the defense of the software company's anti-takeover measures said the company's board is willing to talk with rival Oracle about a deal. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpXY0AX 9. DoCoMo Launches In-flight Roaming Service DoCoMo's hotspot customers can access in-flight service with their normal user name and password. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejta0GpvDH0G4W0CpmY0As 10. 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