As reported by the Chicago Tribune on May 20, 2005 (and cited in American Libraries Online, with another article in the Washington Post), this summer, the Naperville, Illinois public library will install biometric scanners on their 130 PCs with web access. Related article from UPI today, on an analysis of biometrics published in the May… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2005
GAO Report Warns of Federal Systems Data Security Risks
Information Security: Improving Oversight of Access to Federal Systems and Data by Contractors Can Reduce Risk GAO-05-362, April 22, 2005. Highlights. “Contractors and users with privileged access to federal data and systems provide valuable services that contribute to the efficient functioning of the government, but a range of risks (including operational, strategic, and legal) must… Continue Reading
SEC Issues New Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Guidelines
Division of Corporation Finance, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, May 16, 2005 – Staff Statement on Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: “The staff is providing this guidance to…addresses the following areas: The purpose of internal control over financial reporting; Reasonable assurance, risk-based approach, and scope of testing… Continue Reading
Federal Investigation into LexisNexis Data Breach Ramps Up
From today’s Washington Post: Computers Seized in Data-Theft Probe – Federal Investigators Remove PCs, Discs From Several Locations; LexisNexis Break-In Linked to Paris Hilton Phone Hacking Related beSpacific postings on this story are here and here. See also this article from the May 17, 2005 New York Times, Personal Data for the Taking, detailing the… Continue Reading
How Big is the Visible Web?
The Indexable Web is more than 11.5 billion pages, a study by Antonio Gulli and Alessio Signorini. [Internet Search Engine Database] Continue Reading
Joint Survey of Critical Infrastructure Sector Organizations Security Released
The U.S. Secret Service and Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) announced the findings of the latest Insider Threat Study: Computer Sabatoge in Critical Infrastructure Sectors (45 pages, PDF). “The nations dependence on interconnected networks and communications systems significantly increases the risk of harm that could result from the activities of… Continue Reading
Glossary of Terms Related to Spyware
Words to know: Spyware – Further develop your understanding of spyware by reviewing these terms and how they relate to each other. Continue Reading
Personalize Your Google Homepage
Today Google Labs released Google’s New Personalized Homepage. It currently allows you to choose from among a discrete range of sources (gmail; news from Google, New York Times, BBC, Wired, Slashdot; weather; driving instructions; maps) for display on your homepage. Features will be expanded to include feeds from more sites. (Note: you need a Google… Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Wireless Security Problems at Federal Agencies
Information Security: Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Wireless Networks GAO-05-383, May 17, 2005. Highlights. “…federal agencies have not fully implemented key controls such as policies, practices, and tools that would enable them to operate wireless networks securely. Further, our tests of the security of wireless networks at six federal agencies revealed unauthorized wireless… Continue Reading
I Spy Act Approved By House Committee
The Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2005 (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005 was approved yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee. Continue Reading
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Researching Medical Literature on the Internet — 2005 Update, by Gloria Miccioli The Problem of Orphan Works, by Tobe Liebert FOIA Facts: GAO Issues New FOIA Report, by Scott A. Hodes Continue Reading
Pew Internet Report on Use of Health Information Online
From the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a new report released on May 17 – Health Information Online: Eight in ten internet users have looked for health information online, with increased interest in diet, fitness, drugs, health insurance, experimental treatments, and particular doctors and hospitals. [press release] Health Information Online (22 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
