Here's a roundup of what's going on this week in the areas of Protection and Security:
U.N. Internet Summit - Representatives gather this week in Tunisia to discuss global policy issues surrounding the governance of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society.
Direct identity theft statistics may be inflated - Most studies and statistics include "synthetic" identity theft which involves no direct breach of security between a victim and the perpetrator.
Sony won't be selling protected CD's anymore - After it was discovered that some of Sony's rights-protected music CD's create a security vulnerability in host computers, Sony has decided to discontinue the program.
New varieties of "Sober" virus circulating - This new strain circulates in emails with the subject lines in German saying things like "60 years of Freedom: Who's Celebrating".
