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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/07/olpc.securityBy Pete WarrenThe GuardianFebruary 7 2008What if the plans to spread low-cost One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and Intel Classmate computers to the developing world work? What if in a few years there are hundreds of millions of them out there? Many might applaud. But among computer security experts, there's growing concern that those scheme could inadvertently lead to a huge increase in computer crime.Initiatives such as the OLPC and the Classmate ar read more »
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Tech entrepreneur and author Rod Beckstrom will be named to run a new National Cyber Security Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to news reports. read more »
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-lidhb035711927jun03,0,4777299.storyBy Robert KesslerNewsday.comJune 3, 2008 David Brooks, the former head of DHB Industries, apparently tried numerous times to break into the security program monitoring the computer he was allowed to use in home detention, according to a computer expert for the company guarding him.The attempted unsuccessful break-ins occurred even after one of Brooks' attorneys promised the hacking would cease, Vincent Rakoccy, the computer exp read more »
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/060508-doj-staffer-tapped-to-head.htmlBy Robert McMillanIDG News Service06/05/2008The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has chosen a new head of its U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).Mischel Kwon, will start as director of US-CERT on June 24, a DHS spokeswoman said Thursday. She is presently acting deputy director of IT security and the chief IT security technologist at the U.S. Department of Justice. She is also an adjunct professor at The George Was read more »
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Trend Micro pulled the covers off a host of products at a press event Wednesday - but will its SaaS strategy pay off?... read more »
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