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Computer security ? What is standard duration before screen time out?

At my workplace, we had an outside auditor from Eli Lilly recommend that our computer screens lock and require a log in after 3-5 minutes of inactivity (to comply with HIPPA privacy rules). The IT people instituted this at our workplace and it is adversely affecting the whole operation (workflow efficiencies, productivity, etc). I want to know if this is an industry standard or just someone trying to impress us with her authority. Note we are in a restricted access building.

How do you get Kaspersky Internet Security to Auto fill in your passwords & screen names?

I used to have Norton 360. It would ask if you wanted them to remember your passwords & other online information , and automatically fill them in for you if you ever used the same site again. Does Kaspersky 2010 Internet Security have this feature? What do they have? And how do you used it?

Tech worker testifies of ‘blue screen of death’ on oil rig’s computer (Gregg Keizer/Computerworld)

Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Tech worker testifies of ‘blue screen of death’ on oil rig’s computer  —  Crucial drilling monitoring and control system crippled by crashes, says rig’s chief electronics technician  —  Computerworld – A computer that monitored drilling operations on the Deepwater Horizon had been freezing with a …

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