Updated Infosec Links

A short time ago, I posted links to what I feel are core technical competencies for information security management. I've just updated it to include some links to malware concepts and security tools. The original post is at this link.

Information Security Issues

See this article about how--as many have seen recently--instant messages are not nearly as private as some would think.

In another note, computer security companies are fighting Microsoft over their security scheme for Vista. Comments? There's a lot of interesting discussion at Slashdot.com.

More worrisome still is the intention of Microsoft to disable computers that are not running authorized versions of windows.

Finally, the New York Times reports that artificial intelligence software is being developed to locate threats from publically available news sources. The writers seem a bit alarmist:

Even the basic research has raised concern among journalism advocates and privacy groups, as well as representatives of the foreign news media.

“It is just creepy and Orwellian,” said Lucy Dalglish, a lawyer and former editor who is executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Andrei Sitov, Washington bureau chief of the Itar-Tass news agency of Russia, said he hoped that the objective did not go beyond simply identifying threats to efforts to stifle criticism about an American president or administration.

“This is what makes your country great, the open society where people can criticize their own government,” Mr. Sitov said.

Wait a minute. Aren't you supposed to reach as many readers as possible?