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PayPal Launches ‘Hands Free’ In-Store Payments
PayPal unveils another technology aimed at making payments "all but invisible", launching Beacon
C4’s Blackout: Disastrous Cyber Attacks CAN Be Funny
Tom Brewster considers the cybergeddon dystopia of Blackout, which shed little light on what a serious cyber attack would do but inspired mirth nonetheless
Tech Titans Take Further Action On NSA Spying Transparency
Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests
John McAfee Dead – Or Not
The anti-virus anti-hero is not dead. In fact, he is as lively as ever
HP Data Privacy Services Help Meet Compliance Requirements
HP's new services are aimed at helping enterprises meet often complex government data privacy standards
Concern Over PHP Attacks Affecting Major Websites
PHP can be exploited by combining flaws, placing major sites like Facebook potentially at risk
There Is No Way To Keep Your Data From The NSA
Even encryption won't stop the NSA. Wayne Rash warns of back doors in network adapters, which could siphon off data before it is encrypted.
Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire
Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change
NSA ‘Can Tap iPhone, Android And BlackBerry Phones’
NSA can tap plenty of mobile devices, according to fresh leaks reported by Der Spiegel
Tor Network Spike Caused By Botnet
Mevade botnet responsible for Tor traffic jump in August
NSA And GCHQ ‘Covertly Plant Vulnerabilities In Internet Encryption’
Intelligence agencies working inside tech companies to insert flaws in modern encryption, according to more of Snowden's leaks
IT Life: Security Down The Years
Craig Kensek has been doing security since the "I Love You" virus was doing the rounds
Cyber Crooks Share Botnets To Spread Super-Smart Android Malware
"Most sophisticated Android malware ever" using other Android botnets to spread
The DropBox Hack That Wasn’t
Reports of hacking Dropbox were exaggerated - but Sean Michael Kerner says it's time to look properly at securing your cloud data
‘Potent’ Banking Malware Hesperbot Erupts From Czech Republic
Latest banking Trojan doing the rounds is causing concern
Wikileaks SpyFiles Show Surveillance Industry ‘Thriving Unchecked’
TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums
Google Suspends iOS Authenticator As It Wipes Data
Authenticator update wipes account settings, causing plenty of bother for users
NHS Gets £1bn Boost For Online Patient Records Push
Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project
IBM Closes Trusteer Deal And Creates Cybersecurity Lab
IBM is to open a cybersecurity lab in Israel after closing its acquisition of cybersecurity vendor Trusteer
Facebook Bug ‘Allowed Anyone’s Photos To Be Deleted’
Bug allowed hackers to delete any Facebook photos they wanted/p>
How Anonymous Plans To Expose Syrian Electronic Army Leaders
Anonymous hacktivist tells TechWeek his crew are gathering plenty of data on four leaders of the SEA
Kaspersky Plans European Headquarters In London
Office in Paddington, London, will be Kaspersky's European hub when it opens in Ocrober
Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency
They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency around data requests
Syrian Electronic Army Denies Anonymous Exposed Its Members
Actors affiliated with Anonymous claim they have a load of the Syrian Electronic Army's data, but the pro-Assad group tells TechWeek that's not true
HTC Execs Arrested In Data Leak Probe
Three design executives are arrested over allegations they were going to use HTC information to set up a new company
Python Raises Bar On Code Quality
The defect density in the Python programming language now surpasses that of other open source and proprietary projects, according to Coverity
New York Times Sowed Its Own Disaster
The Syrians hit the New York Times via Australia, but the newspaper had only itself to blame, says Sean Michael Kerner
Tor Project Doubles Traffic In Ten Days
Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage
HP Updates Fortify Static Code Analyzer
HP unveils its Fortify Source Code Analyzer 4.0 for faster and more accurate software code analysis