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The latest security news, analysis, reviews and feature articles from NetworkWorld.com.

Google takes Street View snaps in Paris; lawsuits may follow
Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service, which adds street-level photography to the satellite views offered by Google Maps. The search company will gather a wealth of data from the project but, thanks to France's strict privacy laws, it may also pick up a few lawsuits on the way if it chooses to publish the photos unedited.
HSBC lost server with customer data
HSBC has admitted losing a server containing data on 159,000 customers.
Vista as insecure as Windows 2000
Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.

Deep packet inspection protects financial group
Western & Southern Financial Group had what it considered defense in depth for its IP network but recognized that there were still ways that sensitive data might leave the network undetected, so it looked for more protection. The company, which manages $47 billion in assets, chose to add Palo Alto Network?s next-generation firewall to its existing traditional firewall, intrusion prevention system, URL filtering and data-loss prevention gear.
Tim Greene
Software error stalls validation of winning lottery tickets
A mysterious software bug in 17 lottery machines used by the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board in Washington left several dozen winning instant ticket holders unable to immediately cash their prize tickets last week.
Four Microsoft security patches due next week
Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher and Jet database software next week.
Robert McMillan
Facebook partners with AGs for kids' safety
Facebook is following in the footsteps of its rival MySpace by reaching an online safety agreement with the attorneys general of 49 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.
Little Snitch 2.0.3
When I reviewed Objective Development Software GmbH's Little Snitch 1.2 for Macworld two years ago, it helpfully filled a gap in the ipfw firewall software Apple provides with Mac OS X. The built-in firewall monitored, and blocked, only incoming network traffic, and Little Snitch was one of the available options for dealing with outbound network traffic. With Little Snitch 2 ($25), Objective Development has delivered a worthy successor, with more-informative alerts to the user, more ways of seeing what traffic is coming from your Mac, and more pre-configured rules for common types of network traffic.

Belgium accuses China of cyberattacks
It's not just the U.S. and U.K. who are crying foul over China's behavior in cyberspace - now the government of tiny Belgium has accused hackers from the country of targeting its systems.
AT&T demos disaster preparedness
AT&T was in Chicago recently, demonstrating to hundreds of its corporate customers how it responds to natural disasters.
Carolyn Duffy Marsan
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