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Credit Suisse traders who bypassed controls plead guilty

If your instinct tells you that your organization needs to tighten IT controls rather than cave to demands for greater user autonomy, here's a story for you: Two employees at Credit Suisse who were

VeriSign breach disclosure stirs both outrage and appreciation

VeriSign was hacked several times in 2010 and undisclosed data was stolen off its network, Reuters reported Thursday. After the news broke, VeriSign said that it did not believe the attacks breached

SEC guidelines to prompt more breach disclosures

Under new guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, public companies are supposed to report cyber attacks that could potentially lead to unexpected losses. Companies will

Experts: RSA's data breach highlights need for companies to tighten up security

RSA's admittance that its network was breached and information relating to its SecurID one-time password technology stolen have prompted security experts to warn other security and infrastructure

Has IT relinquished too much power?

A glance at two major IT news items over the past week is enough to make one wonder if large organizations have much control over their networks anymore: A faulty anti-virus update sent out by

Porn-viewing SEC staff bypassed blocking, filtering systems

By now everyone has heard that 33 employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission were looking at copious amounts of pornography on their office computers "as the financial system began to

SEC investigates Steve Jobs' health

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Steve Jobs' health problems to make sure that investors were not misled before he took a leave of absence. The regulatory agency's review,

U.S. government fights ID theft

Identity theft is a major problem, but the federal government maintains it has been working hard to crackdown on the violators. A government report said the Department of Justice increased the number

AMD takes $948 million in charges

Chipmaker AMD has said it would take charges totaling a whopping $948 million for the second quarter of this year. The majority of the charges are related to the acquisition of ATI Technologies in