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  • US Senate approves electronic ID card bill

    Last-minute attempt fails to derail the bill, which with President Bush's signature would require federalised IDs for all Americans.

  • Expert: Mobile phone virus threat is overblown

    Instances of infected smart phones are almost nonexistent, according to a mobile phone support exec.

  • Changing security in a changing world

    For decades, the US government has had systems in place for dealing with military secrets. Security expert Bruce Schneier recounts how rules on secrecy were amended to meet a changing threat.

  • Time to regulate the software industry?

    With flaws providing an open door to viruses and worms, industry observers debate imposing rules on software companies.

  • Fix major Microsoft Office flaws

    A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way Microsoft's encryption tool handles Word and Excel files. This flaw could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the files.

  • Should security researchers keep mum?

    By making coding flaws public, are security researchers exposing users to unnecessary risk? Some believe only full disclosure keeps vendors honest. Flaw finders, however, disagree.

  • Web on watch for common enemies

    Security experts are watching out for attacks that burrow through two new flaws, warning that the vulnerabilities are a bigger threat because of people's reliance on the targeted software.

  • Green light for e-passports

    The United States moves forward with a plan to put RFID chips and biometric data in passports by early next year.

  • Let's go, crypto

    Security expert Bruce Schneier looks at how cryptography has blossomed from a secretive NSA technology to a global public tool.

  • Security a work in progress for Microsoft

    Two years after Chairman Bill Gates called on Microsoft to redouble its efforts to secure its software, the company is beginning to make progress, according to customers--but much work remains.

  • Internet worms and critical infrastructure

    Did MSBlast cause the Aug. 14 blackout? The official analysis says "no," but Bruce Schneier, one of the world's foremost security experts, isn't so sure.

  • Windows patches may become automatic

    As the MSBlast worm makes it clear that something must be done about insecure PCs, Microsoft has said this may be the time to take more control of the Windows update mechanism.

  • Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

    Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

  • Jelly babies dupe fingerprint security

    Companies using fingerprint readers to increase security now have to worry about a new threat: the gummy finger.

  • Why Web services will kill HTTP--eventually

    HTTP has been the foundation of the Web since the beginning. But it won't cut it for complex peer-to-peer apps and Web services. So is HTTP dead? Not yet, but in time something better will rise up to take its place.

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