Web Headlines

Headlines from around the Web for Monday, March 3, 2008
Compiled by Melanie Bender

Government Records Incorrectly Kill off Thousands, and There’s No Easy Fix

MSNBC

Tens of thousands of living, breathing Americans have wrongly been declared dead by the Social Security Administration, causing their tax returns to be rejected and banks and credit cards to close their accounts, among other things.

Identity Management Critical for Security, Government IT Shops Say

NetworkWorld

A survey of 474 government IT professionals conducted by public-opinion research firm Pursuant found a majority of government IT organizations say identity management is very important to securing their networks and will become even more so over the next five years, but that funding to keep pace is a major impediment to growth.

Cyber Storm II Stirring for Governments

Federal Computer Week

The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to lead foreign governments, corporations, states and federal agencies in a weeklong simulation designed to better prepare the players for cyberattacks. The event will focus on participants' abilities to respond to cyberattacks on information technology, communications, chemical and transportation infrastructure.

FTC Data: Telcos, Banks are Top Targets for ID Theft

CSO Online

Compromised accounts within just 25 companies account for nearly half of the identity theft complaints filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to recently released FTC data compiled by the University of California, Berkeley.

Red-Light Cameras: Safety Tool or Moneymaker?

The Daily Herald

Debate has cropped up around red-light cameras as towns across Illinois continue to contract the devices. Officials stress the goal of the electronic eyes is to modify driving behavior and reduce accidents, while critics say it's all about municipalities eyeing dollar signs.

Delegate's Obsession a Benefit to the Web

The Baltimore Sun

Maryland Del. Curtis S. Anderson obsessively creates profiles of his fellow state legislators for the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, garnering the bemusement of his colleagues in Annapolis.

Company Blames Poll Workers for Errors in Jersey Primary

The Star-Ledger

Sequoia Voting Systems, the manufacturer of New Jersey's voting machines, blamed poll workers yesterday for the errors discovered in the presidential primary results, claiming poll workers pushed the wrong buttons on the control panels causing the machines to report errors in the voter turnout.

SC: The Ultimate Online Experience? School

The Post and Courier

South Carolina Connections Academy, an Internet-based charter school, will enroll 500 students in its online kindergarten through 12th-grade program. The state's first virtual charter school, it will require students to meet all of South Carolina's standards and to take the same standardized tests.

Cyberspace Central to the New Art of War

The Washington Post

Testimony before the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee last week centered on the need for preparedness for warfare conducted in space and cyberspace. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, head of U.S. Strategic Command, highlighted U.S. Armed Forces efforts already geared toward protecting U.S. interests in cyberspace.