With the recent debate on network neutrality raging, I thought it appropriate to mention some of what I think the information security implications of net neutrality are (if adopted). This is probably US-centric, but it shows how a policy if not fully thought through can negatively impact the ability of an organization to secure their environment.

More: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1467&rss

A career analyst and top officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs share the blame for the recent theft of sensitive personal data on millions of veterans, federal investigators said yesterday.

In a 68-page report, VA Inspector General George J. Opfer recommended that VA Secretary Jim Nicholson “take whatever administrative action deemed appropriate” to punish officials who were slow to report and investigate the May 3 theft of a laptop computer and an external hard drive from the analyst’s Aspen Hill home.

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071101066.html

A federal appeals court upheld a nine-year prison term Monday for a hacker who tried and failed to steal customer credit-card numbers from the Lowe’s chain of home improvement stores.

More: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71358-0.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is recovering from large-scale computer break-ins worldwide over the past several weeks that appeared to target its headquarters and offices dealing with China and North Korea, The Associated Press has learned.

More: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/11/state.hackers.ap/index.html