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Newsletter Archive: 2006

Gutting Phishers With PIRT
The nascent Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination project sponsored by CastleCops and Sunbelt Software encourages people to report phishing attempts so they can be tracked down and terminated.
Date: 2006-03-30

Fidelity Fumbles, Loses Laptop, HP Data
Idiot Watch VI, Hewlett Packard edition: Fidelity Investments has lost a laptop containing lots of personal data for some 80,000 HP employees.
Date: 2006-03-23

House Slated to Pass Data Breach Bill
The Financial Data and Protection Act of 2005 (HB3997) currently in the House of Representatives has some problems. The bill, supposedly meant to offer relief for consumers who've been victims of data breaches, is really very weak, particularly compared states laws like California's version. In fact, some may say it offers consumers even less protection than they have now.

Date: 2006-03-16

Google Gives Firefox AntiPhishing Line
Firefox, in efforts to improve their own security, is getting a hand from the kids at Google. Google is working with Mozilla to build anti-phishing technology into the next release of Firefox, due out at the end of summer. The proposed phishing shield will be a major feature in Firefox 2.

Date: 2006-03-09

Security Core Of Apple’s Update
In response to recent holes pointed out in Apple's OS X operating system, the Cupertino kids released a security update patching some 20 holes. The update takes care of the problems from the concept codes as well other security problems.

Date: 2006-03-02

NSA Approved Information Security Education at its Finest
The Master of Science in Information Assurance curriculum also covers many topics that will help you prepare for the CISSP, CISSP-ISSxP, CISA, and CISM examinations among others. If you already hold any of these certifications, the IA management focus and opportunity to research, discuss, and write about the latest INFOSEC issues will be an invaluable asset as you advance IA career.

Date: 2006-03-01

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