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The unfolding cliffhanger in San Francisco this week -- in which a city network administrator has been arrested for allegedly holding the network hostage -- represents an extreme example of the insider threat that IT security vendors and others have been sounding the alarm about for years.

Anybody who has spent any amount of time working on the road has probably witnessed their share of notebook disasters: dropped from a hotel desk, shaken beyond repair in the trunk of a rental car or doused by a knocked-over cup of coffee. Too often, the result is a worthless chunk of plastic, glass and metal.

Executives at Hannaford Bros. said Tuesday that the grocer expects to spend "millions" of dollars on IT security upgrades in the wake of the recent network intrusion that resulted in the theft of up to 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from its systems.

Designers of portable computers for military personnel are giving soldiers more options to take into the field, including tablet PCs and fully functional notebook devices so small that they can fit into someone's pocket. But one thing the vendors aren't giving users is Windows Vista.

Designers of portable computers for US military personnel are giving soldiers more options to take into the field, including tablet PCs and fully functional notebook devices so small that they can fit into someone's pocket. But one thing the vendors aren't giving users is Windows Vista.

Almost any IT department worth its salt is deploying virtualization technology today to reduce power usage, make server and OS deployments more flexible, and better use storage and systems resources. But as virtualization technology gains in popularity, it may bring with it new risks, said Don Simard, the commercial solutions director at the US National Security Agency (NSA), the electronic intelligence and cryptographic agency once so secret its very existence was a secret. At the same time, virtualization technology may bring new protections, he noted.

A security vendor that helps protect US military communications has adapted its firewall for use in tanks, Humvees and helicopters to prevent enemies from intercepting IP transmissions on the battlefield.

With the introduction of its latest vPro microprocessors on Monday, Intel contends it is injecting a heavy dose of new security capabilities for the benefit of business customers and third-party technology providers alike.

Nortel's Government Solutions arm has won a US$300 million, 10-year contract to outfit the U.S. Social Security Administration with an IP-telephony system.

Hewlett-Packard may be on track to be a US$100 billion company this year, but CEO Mark Hurd said there's a total US$1.1 trillion IT market for it to pursue.

Macquarie Telecom has become the first Australian telecommunications and hosting provider to be certified by SAI Global to ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).