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Raft of conferences planned for 2007

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  • Date: 30 December 2006
Increased IT industry confidence, and a desire to get close to the senior IT user community has brought a burgeoning number of events, seminars, exhibitions, roundtables and conferences for 2007.

Skype Trojan: Much ado about nothing?

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  • Date: 22 December 2006
This week in Security Blog Log: A Trojan horse has captured headlines by targeting Skype users. But some believe the threat is being blown out of proportion.

Microsoft investigates Windows Vista flaw

Local users could gain elevated system privileges and run malicious commands by exploiting an error within the Windows server library. Vista is among the OS versions affected.

Seagate to acquire EVault for $185M

The disk drive maker has plans to tuck the online backup and archiving service provider into its services group.

Check Point gets big IDS boost from NFR deal

Analysts say Check Point would gain much-needed intrusion detection and prevention capabilities through its acquisition of NFR Security. The deal should erase bad memories of the aborted Sourcefire deal.

Government changes national ID card plan

The government has ditched plans to build a new computer system for its national identity cards scheme.

Customer data laws would hit e-business, claim banks

Banks have reacted with scepticism to calls for US-style laws that would force them to inform customers whenever their personal banking data was lost or stolen by hackers.

It's about people, not just technology

The problems at Nuffield and Newham trusts have highlighted the risk to patient safety that IT systems can pose, and have exposed the need for regulations

Security news highlights: Check Point to acquire NFR Security

In other security news: New flaws affect Microsoft, McAfee and Yahoo Messenger, while Trend Micro discovers a so-called Vista zero-day flaw on sale for $50,000 a sample.

Apacs and Visa grilled over online crime

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has questioned representatives of Apacs and Visa over online computer crime in the financial services industry.
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