Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

Apple Computer, known as much for secretive ways as it is for developing widely popular consumer electronics such as the iPod and iPhone, has been sued for disclosing too much of its customers personal information.

RSA, the security arm of EMC, has announced plans to buy privately held Tablus, a developer of data-loss prevention software.

In what the federal government called the "largest CD and DVD pirating scheme to be prosecuted in the United States," two men were fined and sentenced to federal prison terms this week.

In this special section, we look at how the IT security industry works to protect banks and financial institutions and keeps up with the rise of online transactions.

The industrys gossip grapevine lately has entwined Symantec in its grasp. Seems the company is considering going private.

Harry hack A hacker named Gabriel claimed to have breached the networks of the UKs Bloomsbury Publishing, uncovering the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows prior to its release. Experts contended that the claim, posted on hacker websites, was likely a sham, saying that if accurate more evidence would otherwise have been offered.

Here is an update from the IT security industrys boardrooms.

VeriSign, the digital certificate vendor responsible for the internet's .com and .net domains, suffered a data breach last month when a laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle.