Dan Verton

The threat of terrorist attacks against corporate America has forced IT departments to try to figure out how to protect employee privacy when implementing new security technologies.

Unprecedented security measures put in place in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have some civil libertarians worried that the tenuous balance between the need for public protection and the right to privacy may be shifting rapidly in the wrong direction.

A major financial institution this week will receive a report outlining the extent to which its Web site exposes it to potential attacks by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization and other terrorists.

Increasing concerns about the potential for hackers to manipulate critical back-end administrative systems through security holes commonly found in corporate Web sites have prompted at least one major airline to take preventive measures.

As the four-month anniversary of the most devastating surprise attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor approaches, security experts are beginning to piece together a puzzle that nobody wants to see completed.

As the four-month anniversary of the most devastating surprise attack on the U.S. since Pearl Harbor approaches, security experts are beginning to piece together a puzzle that nobody wants to see completed.

When Richard Clarke, the newly appointed chairman of President Bush's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, first proposed creating a separate intranet for critical government services and e-commerce, many in the IT industry called the plan impractical. Critics said there was no possibility that private companies would walk away from the Internet.

The vast majority of companies are tightening their belts and focusing on IT projects that they're confident will provide tangible business benefits, according to a new report by Giga Information Group Inc.