Attack code released for new DNS vulnerability
Thu, Jul 24, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the internet, reports PC World--making it imperative that school IT staff and others patch their DNS servers if they haven't already. [ Read More ]

Are Google Maps good or evil?
Wed, Jul 23, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
CNET blogger Stephen Shankland poses this question after he received two very different news releases July 21: One argued that Google Maps helps awful people find you, but the other showed that Google Maps helps you find awful people. [ Read More ]

Business schools try palm scans to finger cheats
Tue, Jul 22, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
In a sign of increasing concern about cheating, the nation's top business schools will soon require a high-tech identity check for standardized admissions tests, the Wall Street Journal reports. [ Read More ]

After security breach, Harvard unveils new ID cards
Mon, Jul 21, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
Harvard University recently announced that students, faculty, and staff will receive new identification cards that use contactless "smart card" technology when they return to campus this fall, the Harvard Crimson reports. [ Read More ]

Cyber bullying grows bigger and meaner with photos, video
Tue, Jul 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
As younger and more kids get their hands on cell phone and digital cameras and nearly ubiquitous high-speed internet connections, cyber bullying is ramping up and taking on new forms, reports USA Today. [ Read More ]

Web threats up, adware and keyloggers down
Wed, Jul 09, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Computer security
Trend Micro has released the findings of its "Threat Roundup and Forecast" for the first half of 2008, which noted an upswing in online threats, but steady decreases in adware and spyware, eChannelLine reports. [ Read More ]

Internet program teaches harms of bullying to elementary students
Tue, Jul 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Children's Health Education Center have partnered to create Bullyfree Basics, an online program for elementary school students that transforms lessons on the dangers of spreading rumors and insulting classmates into animated, interactive games, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. [ Read More ]

Wanted: Campus security experts
Tue, Jul 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Safety & security
Police departments at Indiana universities, like their counterparts across the country, are taking steps to pre-empt--not just respond to--crime and disaster by hiring security experts and placing more emphasis on emergency preparedness, the Indianapolis Star reports. [ Read More ]