Infosecurity US

Welcome to Infosecurity US Online Infosecurity US magazine will appear four times a year from February 2008, and will be distributed free of charge to individuals who match our qualification criteria.	Are you a constituent of (ISC)2®? If you are currently a CISSP® or a SSCP®, you can now earn 5 CPE credits when you register to receive Infosecurity. For more information click here.
Reed Elsevier are pleased to announce the launch of Infosecurity magazine for the US market. An extension of the existing and widely successful UK magazine brand, as well as Reed Exhibitions' US and European trade shows of the same name, Infosecurity US will launch as a quarterly publication in February 2008.
News 09 May 2008 Senators want answers on President Bush’s secret cyber security initiative Two influential US senators are demanding more information about the so-far, ultra-secret Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), which is being put in place to protect the nation’s infrastructure against cyber terrorists and criminals. 02 May 2008 Poor programming practices to blame for website hacks, analysts say Security advisors have blamed sloppy work by programmers for the latest round of China-based hacker attacks on hundreds of thousands of websites. 01 May 2008 Facebook applications exposed as security risk Speculation on the security of social networking has increased amid reports that applications on Facebook are capable of collecting personal information. 24 April 2008 Show floor security software is “snake oil” BT’s security expert Bruce Schneier was scathing about lots of security software calling it “snake oil” in an interview this week. 23 April 2008 Jericho Forum unveils new security framework for online usage The Jericho Forum has unveiled a new security framework for interactive business Internet users. 21 April 2008 Oklahoma Department of Corrections leaks personal data from website Thousands of residents of Oklahoma state in the US have found their personal details have been freely available on the web for three years. 16 April 2008 Customers “clamoring” for self-encrypting hard drives Seagate Technology has debuted a new breed of self-encrypting hard drives for mission-critical servers and storage arrays. 16 April 2008 Security Officer should have more strategic role When it comes to defining what a Chief Security Officer does in an enterprise think less of a corporate cop and more of a business enabler. That was the message at the RSA Conference from Dave Hansen, former CIO at CA and now a senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Security Management business. 15 April 2008 Apacs says phishing scams up 200% for first quarter UK payments association Apacs has reported more than 10,000 phishing incidents for the first quarter this year - up 200% on the same quarter last year. 14 April 2008 Intel and partners working on 'Liberty Sim' authentication Chipmaker Intel is working on an identity authentication system it will build into its products to provide what it claims is vastly greater confidence in web-based transactions. But it may be five years before it is commercially available. 14 April 2008 IT lobbying groups merge Building a powerhouse cyber security public advocacy group, two leading technology lobbying groups, the Information technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), announced their intent to merge. Click here for more news Research Analysis of mobile payment security measures and different standards Computer Fraud and Security - FREE! A promising year ahead ? Card Technology Today - FREE! Tightening the net: A review of current and next generation spam filtering tools Computers and Security - FREE! Predicting the future of infosec Computers and Security - FREE! Security issues at SCADA networks Computers and Security - FREE! Spectral face profiling? Biometric Technology Today Click here for more research articles	Features Watched in the workplace Employee surveillance is near ubiquitous, but it may be damaging both staff performance and morale, say Adam Joinson and Monica Whitty Click here for more features Comment Why forensic analysis needs to give up Nintendo Forensic analysts need to adopt new methodologies to stay effective, says Harlan Carvey, author of Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery. A state of insecurity Eleanor Dallaway reflects on visiting Israel, and why its people can be both proud and regretful of their powerful infosecurity industry Secure on paper? Ensuring documents are destroyed rather than leaked requires a methodical approach, says Brian Gouin, author of Security Design Consulting The Compliance Gamble Tony Bradley, author of Syngress title PCI Compliance: Implementing Effective PCI Data Security Standards, says that retailers should do the right thing rather than gamble with their reputations. Reflections on Microsoft keynote at RSA 2007 Kristin Johnsen, senior director of security outreach, Trustworthy Computing Group at Microsoft spoke to Brian McKenna following the Bill Gates and Craig Mundie keynote at RSA 2007. Click here for more comments