The White House on July 2 said it would hold a high-level meeting next week, bringing together top government officials to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of A(H1N1) flu, AFP reports.

In a move that could help keep higher-education campus networks safe, Microsoft Corp. released a beta test of a free computer security program on June 23 and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall. Key words: computer security, school security, campus network security, Microsoft Corp., education, technology

Cornell University officials are investigating the theft of a school computer that might have compromised the personal information of about 45,000 current and former students, faculty, and staff, reports the Associated Press.

Cyber security education must extend beyond college computer science courses, says Anita D'Amico, who argued before Congress last week that training in security awareness and cyber ethics should start in elementary school and extend into workplace training, reports GovInfoSecurity.com.

Campus computer networks are better protected than they were five years ago, college and university IT administrators said in a newly released survey, but they warned that the viruses student computers can bring to a network still linger as a threat to expensive servers, other hardware, and software. Key words: computer security, cyber security, ACUTA, Washington University at St. Louis, Smith College, botnets, computer viruses, education, technology

Campus computer networks are better protected than they were five years ago, college and university IT administrators said in a newly released survey, but they warned that the viruses student computers can bring to a network still linger as a threat to expensive servers, other hardware, and software. Key words: computer security, cyber security, ACUTA, Washington University at St. Louis, Smith College, botnets, computer viruses, education, technology