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Dell Tightens Corporate Security With Protected Workplace
Dell has beefed up enterprise security with the launch of Protected Workspace for business PCs
Apple Details iOS 7 Business Bonuses
iOS 7 comes with a host of mobile device management features it hopes will interest IT heads
Google Opens Up Malware Data, Shows US As Cyber Criminal Paradise
Current data shows US is hosting most of the world's malicious sites
Mobile Malware Sees ‘Exponential’ 614 Percent Growth
Mobile malware grows by 614 percent year-over-year, whilst adware is proving a menace for Android users too
China Warns Of Security Threat Posed By Cisco, Intel Tech
Technology from the likes of Intel, Cisco, Google etc poses a security risk to China - local media claims
Android Faces New Ransomware Scam, Symantec Warns
Android devices are increasingly being frozen until their owners pay a ransom, Symantec has warned
European Court Says Google Is Not Responsible For Deleting Personal Data
An adviser to the European Court of Justice says Google cannot be held responsible
Don’t Believe What Tech Firms Say About Surveillance
Tech firms can't tell you if they are snooping for the government. Wayne Rash asks what you can do about it
UK Phishing Attacks Tripled In 2012
The UK is one of the hottest targets for phishing in the world, even though it is tiny compared to other nations
Liberty Launches Legal Action Against GCHQ Over Snooping
Human rights group is worried its communications were intercepted
Google Forced To Give Up Wikileaks Volunteer Data To US Court
“Because I talked to Julian Assange, all information held by Google relating to my user account with them can be handed over to US prosecutors,” says Herbert Snorrason
North, South Korea Disrupted By Fresh Cyber-Attacks
Prominent websites in both North and South Korea went offline for hours on Tuesday on the 63rd anniversary of the beginning of the peninsula's 1950-53 war
BlackBerry Secure Work Space To Protect Android And iOS Devices
BlackBerry Secure Work Space to offer BlackBerry Balance style features for other platforms
CrowdStrike Falcon Service Tracks Attacks Back To Source
CrowdStrike has launched a managed security service allowing companies to gather intelligence on the hackers attacking them
Troublesome Fake Anti-Virus Hits Android
Security community fret over the increasing quality of Android malware
PRISM Whistleblower Snowden Flees To Russia, Seeks Asylum In Ecuador
Ecuador has confirmed that it is 'analysing' a request for political asylum from PRISM whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport
Facebook Flaw Leaks 6m Users’ Data
Social network says flaw is not much to worry about, but others think it highlights another inherent flaw in Facebook privacy
Google Gets French Deadline Over Privacy Issues
Google and five other European countries are threatening Google with sizeable fines over its failure to amend its policies on handling user data
Black Hat 2013 To Focus On Mobile Security, Cryptography
The upcoming Black Hat conference will include the disclosure of 35 zero-day flaws across a number of sectors and the release of 98 security tools
Mt. Gox Suspends Withdrawals In US Dollars
The virtual currency exchange assures users that taking a time-out will let it process transactions faster in the future
ICO Says No Fine For Google Street View Data Slurping
Despite saying it was likely people were caused distress by Google's actions, the ICO chooses not to fine
Aaron’s Law To Fix US Computer Hacking Rules Introduced
Tragic death of Aaron Swartz could bring about positive change
Skype ‘Explored Making Government Snooping Easier’
Project Chess looked at technical and legal challenges of allowing easy access to snoops, according to a report
Microsoft Removes Million PCs From Citadel Botnet Clutches
Microsoft has freed more than 1.2 million PCs from the control of the Citadel botnet and its criminal masters
Home Office Throws £4m At Educating Britain On Cyber Security
Awareness push from government celebrated by industry
If FISA’s Google Gag Isn’t Unconstitutional, I Don’t Know What Is
Attempts to gag Google's publishing of FISA surveillance requests are out of order, says Wayne Rash
Anonymous OpPetrol Attacks ‘Passing Like Tumbleweed’
This is how OpPetrol ends - not with a bang, but a whimper
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Warg Jailed For Two Years
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is given a prison sentence, but also faces extradition to Denmark
Kim Dotcom Furious After LeaseWeb Deletes Megaupload Servers
Dutch firm deletes a whole load of Megaupload data, which could have been valuable evidence for Dotcom