The first arrest over attacks using the Heartbleed vulnerability has been announced in Canada following a hit on the country's tax agency
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Lavabit Loses Contempt Of Court Appeal
Failure to hand over encryption keys could land Lavabit founder Levison with hefty fines
Google Could Rank Websites That Use Encryption Higher In Its Search Results
Google considers rating encrypted websites higher in its search results
GCHQ Names Robert Hannigan As New Boss
A Foreign Office Mandarin has been named as the new chief of Britain's eavesdropping service, GCHQ
How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed
Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner
Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’
US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country
Ethical Hackers Crack Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor
Researchers re-use fingerprint mould they used to break into the iPhone 5S
Hackers Steal Up To 480,000 Patient Records From UK Plastic Surgery Clinic
Attackers try to extort Harley Medical Group
Juniper Mulls Junos Pulse Security Unit Sale – Report
Juniper continues its streamlining efforts and considers selling its Junos Pulse mobile security business
Google Gets Explicit On Email Scanning With Fresh Terms
Tech giant takes action after facing criticism for not being clear over Gmail scanning
Heartbleed Hackers Hit Mumsnet
Canadian tax authority also compromised, as Heartbleed affects masses of companies
Swedish Inventor Launches Vein-Pattern Scanning For Payments
A Swedish inventor has implemented an instant payments system that relies on scans of the unique pattern of veins in a user's hand for authentication
US Revenue Service Pays Microsoft To Continue Windows XP Support
The US' IRS has said it missed the deadline for migrating away from Windows XP due to budget shortfalls
NSA Denies Prior Knowledge Of Heartbleed Vulnerability
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says disclosing the vulnerability would be “in the national interest”
It’s The End Of XP – Not The World
Windows XP had to go because it lacks modern security features, says Robert Lemos. But you can take a measured approach to removing it.
BlackBerry Plans Heartbleed Patches But Says Its Own Phones Unaffected
BlackBerry works on Heartbleed patches for some services, but says its own handsets, BES 10 and its infrastructure aren't affected
The Heartbleed Lesson: Open Source Needs Attention
Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash
AT&T ‘Hacker’ Weev Free From Jail
Andrew Auernheimer case should not have been heard in New Jersey, US appeals court rules
Private Keys Can Be Pilfered With Heartbleed Exploits
CloudFlare challenge to steal private keys via Heartbleed flaw finds a handful of winners
Google Patches ‘Heartbleed’ Vulnerabilities In Apps, Services
Google said it has patched services including Search, Gmail, YouTube and Google Wallet in response to the Heartbleed flaw alert
Heartbleed: Marketing, Or Responsible Disclosure?
When the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw became a media circus. administrators felt left out of the loop, says Sean Michael Kerner
Heartbleed: Act Quickly But Don’t Panic
No one knows if the Heartbleed flaw was exploited, but you should make changes to be safe, says Wayne Rash
Microsoft Azure Gains EU Privacy Approval
The Microsoft Azure platform becomes the first solution to meet the EU's stringent privacy requirements
Most UK Police Forces ‘Lack Cyber Capability’
Lack of cyber policing skills in the UK is a cause for concern
Google Removes Bogus Security App From Google Play
Red faces at Google after the discovery that one of the top selling apps in Google Play is a total scam
EU Court Declares Data Retention ‘Invalid’
Rights bodies call for the UK to finally drop plans to force ISPs into keeping user information
Snowden: NSA Targeted Human Rights Groups
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concerned about Snowden claims
Lenovo IBM Server Deal Faces US Security Probe
The purchase of IBM's x86 server business by Chinese Lenovo is being probed on national security grounds
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows XP With Final Patch Tuesday
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP more than 12 years after its launch despite 25 percent of enterprises still running the platform
‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL Bug Left HTTPS Servers Vulnerable For Two Years
Exploitation of the OpenSSL bug, introduced in 2012, leaves no trace - meaning organisations may already have had their encryption keys stolen