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New Security Guidelines and Regulations: Peer Review

In an informal poll, we asked the CSOs of several Fortune 500 companies how broad an impact they thought that emerging guidelines and regulations would have on security in the long term. Here’s a sampling of what they said.

The Color of Privacy

In April, EPIC announced the establishment of a Privacy Threat Index to track what it sees as the growing erosion of privacy by government surveillance.

The Threat Level Is Elevated! The Threat Level Is Elevated!

In his treatise on the psychology of terrorist alarms, Philip G. Zimbardo, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, outlines his theory on four reasons for the success of Revere’s famous ride to alert the colonials of the British approach.

If You Decide to Call the Feds*

Do Not Spam List: Incoming Mail

However, a newly proposed national Do Not Spam list, similar to the Do Not Call registry aimed at curbing telemarketers, offers some hope.

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Open Security Exchange: Who Wants to Marry a Software Vendor?

Some marriages, by virtue of the personalities involved, are entertaining to watch. The Open Security Exchange will be that kind of union.

Mind Your Ps: Security Policy Management Tools

Chances are good that you’ve had at least a half dozen “security policy management” software packages pitched at you during the past few months.

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O’Bryan Forms Executive-Level Consultancy

Gates Says Security and Privacy Are Compatible; House Wants to Boost Military Spending; Bush Says US Will Not Torture Terror Suspects

Treatment of Detained Immigrants Under Investigation; Ship Captain Says He Didnt Know of Violation; Virus May Be Spammers Attempt to Send Mail from New PCs

Security Lapses Threaten Nuclear Weapons Labs; Knife Scare on Australian Plane; New Powers of Arrest for Australias Intelligence Agency; Pope Hires Cybersecurity Staff

Terrorists Possibly Targeting Texas; Disgruntled Employee Hacks ThruPoints Computer System; Summer Power Outages; Royal Party Crashed

Nuclear Science Can Make Power or Bombs; Explosives-Laden Ship Seized off Greece; New California Law Forces Companies to Disclose Hacking; The Corporate Blog Is Catching On

Pfeil signs on as Capital IQ CSO

Could Terrorists Take Down the Brooklyn Bridge?; Smallpox Vaccination Has Unseen Dangers; Police Quell Riots Fueled by Police Chase

Homeland Works Toward Hacker-Proof Government; FTC and Guess Settle Web Site Security Case; Bad Tips Lead to Feds to False Arrests

Dirty bomb Risk from Missing Materials; Appeals Court Backs Serecy of Terror Probe; Justice Dept. OKs Limited Use of Racial Profiling; Microsoft Sues 15 Groups in Attack on Spam

Doctors to Train for Emergency Response; Emergency Alert System Full of Holes; Opinion: Dereliction of Duty; Power Failure Leads to BT Opensource Blackout

Saudis Say Raid Prevented Terrorist Attack; Benign Computer Penetration Leads to Trouble; Security Lapses at Paris Air Show

Stephen Cross accepts Georgia post

Cross accepts Georgia post

Explosives Found on Italian Airliner; FBI Actions Said to Intimidate Whistleblowers; Monkeypox Reveals Bioterror Shortcomings

U.S. Expands Plan for Inspectors at Foreign Ports; FTC Seeks More Power to Fight Spam; New Rules for Workplace Monitoring in U.K.; Foreigners Flee War-Torn Liberia

With Rise of Monkeypox, Smallpox Vaccine Offered; Kidnapped Workers Freed in Peru; WLANs on Hold for Safety Check; Cities Look to Recoup Antiterrorism Costs; N. Korean Ships Face Scrutiny

Industry, Agencies Unprepared to Prevent or Respond to Chemical Disaster; NYC Crime Rate Still Falling; British Police to Sign Up Special IT Constables; SARS Still Troubles Toronto and Reaches N.C.

Homeland Creates Cybersecurity Office; British Scientist Offers Bleak Predictions; Mass Expulsions and Criminal Probes in Post-9/11 Zeal; Security Tops Agenda at U.S. Mayors Annual Conference

Despite Critical Report, Ashcroft Wants to Expand Powers; Ridge Says Alert System Needs Refinement; BugBear Cousin Wreaking Havoc

Expert Raps Security Vendors; Security Coalition Drafts Rules for Bug Alerts; WHO Says SARS Epidemic Has Peaked; Terror Plans Against Australian Jewish Community Suspected

Security Spending Growing at 28 Percent; CIA Developing Software to Scour Photos; Hundreds of Airport Screeners Dismissed; Microsoft Renews Security Vows; Girls Teach Teen Cybergab to FBI Agents

Justice Dept. Report Faults Roundup of Immigrants; NATO Looks to Anti-Terror Role; Homeland Security Bill Keeps Dynamite from Miners; EU Moves Against Illegal and Harmful Content Online

Universities Cash in with Terror Studies; School for Hackers; Legal Questions for Juki Net

Department of Hopefully We’ve Learned

ASIS Speaks Up on the CSO Role

Access Control, Unlimited

TWIC: A TSA Identity Card

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is about to begin testing what it calls a Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC)

Information Security Officers Above the Law?

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Responsibility Without Authority

Privacy Salaries in the Balance

When it comes to salary, privacy experts get their fair share when compared with many other professions outside of security

Antiterrorism Funding

This spring, politicians across the country were jockeying for an unlikely distinction: a top spot on a list of likely terrorist targets. The prize for the winners? A bigger piece of federal antiterrorism funding.

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Security Clearances: Now Clear This

H.R. 49 Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

Airports Want to Return to Private Screeners; Hackers Cost Three Out of Four Companies; Al Qaeda May Poison U.S. Water; Pentagon Tries to Capture Experience for Robots

Suicide Attacks in Israel Could Stop; The Ultimate Security Solution; Toronto SARS Battle Continues; Whered That Beef Come From?

Justices Wont Review Secret Deportation Hearings; War on Terror May Make World More Dangerous; Microsoft Pulls Update for Windows

Food Supply Believed Vulnerable; Government to Appoint New Cybersecurity Chief; Priceline Inventor Proposes Security Via Webcams; Fast Growing Dubai Airport to Use Facial Recognition

SARS May Cost $100 Billion; Terrorism Expert Joins Kerry; Government Will Spend More For IT Security