Non-Profits Articles

ICANN cuts ties with Estonia domain registrar

Dan Kaplan October 30, 2008

A Russia-based registrar that drew the fancy of malware purveyors will no longer be allowed to assign new domains.
 

Groups want IT security burden to also fall on CFOs

Dan Kaplan October 20, 2008

Getting the chief financial officer to take the lead on cyber-risk will go a long way to helping organizations achieve adequate security funding, according to a guide released Monday for corporate money men and women.
 

CIS to release consensus IT security metrics

Sue Marquette Poremba September 08, 2008

Coming soon: An assemblage of consensus-based IT security metrics, developed by the Center for Internet Security (CIS).
 

Privacy standards help safeguard online health data

Dan Kaplan June 26, 2008

Just a few months after Google and Microsoft announced they were launching online consumer health platforms, a nonprofit has unveiled a common framework to protect sensitive medical records.
 

Floods, tornadoes may encourage internet trickery

Dan Kaplan June 13, 2008

The deadly twisters that ripped through Kansas this week and the historic floods sweeping across the Upper Midwest will soon give rise to donation scams and malicious attacks, the SANS Storm Center warned on Friday.
 

Cybersecurity lobby merges with IT trade group

Dan Kaplan April 15, 2008

The Information Technology Association of America has absorbed the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, a lobby that has been pressuring lawmakers to pass federal data security and breach notification measures.
 

International group wants anti-malware test standard

Dan Kaplan February 05, 2008

A group of security companies and anti-virus testers have formed an organization dedicated to creating a universally accepted standard for evaluating anti-malware products.
 

News Briefs: MySpace celebs' pages hacked

January 01, 2008

The latest IT security news events.
 

Finalists for 2008 SC Magazine Awards announced

December 07, 2007

SC Magazine has announced the finalists for the 2008 SC Awards. The awards presentation dinner will be held April 8, 2008, in San Francisco, Calif.
 

Businesses must realize that full disclosure is dead

Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer, WhiteHat Security December 04, 2007

Full Disclosure is dead. Let me explain why. The information security world has changed, even if some don't see it or are unwilling to accept it.