Government & Public Sector

Following the disclosure of two recent large-scale identity theft operations, the U.S. data brokerage industry will most likely face new laws this year governing what personal data it collects and shares, several U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday.

A jury has convicted Former WorldCom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bernard Ebbers of conspiracy and fraud in the gargantuan US$11 billion WorldCom Inc. scam

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Representatives from developing countries and mature markets came to loggerheads Wednesday over how to spur IT industry growth, with emerging markets pushing for further globalization while established markets looked inward. The debate, which took place at the Economist's Technology Industry Summit in Hanover, Germany could spell future friction over IT industry development as competition among all nations heats up. Representatives for developing markets saw continued globalization as an opportunity to gain more IT jobs and investment, while some mature-market leaders saw it as an increased threat.

Shareholders are suing ChoicePoint Inc. and its top executives after the company's share price fell sharply following news that identity thieves had gained access to personal information about some U.S. residents that was held by the personal data vendor.

Chief security officers (CSOs) must expand beyond their technical roots and embrace a company

An appeals court on Wednesday threw out a US$520.6 million patent infringement judgment against Microsoft Corp. and ordered a new trial in the dispute brought by Eolas Technologies Inc. In the case, Eolas and the University of California accused Microsoft of improperly including technology in the Internet Explorer Web browser that allows interactive content to be embedded in a Web site, a common practice on the Internet.