The security breach notification requirements in the Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (MPIPA), or House Bill 1154, have been amended. 

One thing is clear, successful help desks need to be highly focused on customer service, yet they can present a security risk for the same reason they are in business, helping a user, says Barb Filkins, SANS analyst and author of a report based on a recent survey. The only real way to solve the problem is to build security into the business of help desk.

A lack of databases and publicly available information keeps communities in the dark regarding potentially hazardous chemicals such as ammonium nitrate.

The "secret" Fusion Cell involves 160 large UK companies and multiple intelligence agencies.