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Dell, HP Thin Client Upgrades Focus On Performance, Security
The thin client improvements from Dell and HP are aimed at companies heading for the cloud
Study: Layered Security Fails To Meet Expectations
A NSS Labs study found that combining security products tended not to produce the level of improvement expected
Study: BYOD On The Rise, Regardless Of Company Policy
Employees admitted to using their own equipment to access work data whether company policy permitted it or not, with email among the top applications
Zeus Malware Back With A Vengeance To Cause Carnage In May
Keep hold of your bank logins, Zeus is getting aggressive again
Google Issues Crisis-Response To Oklahoma Tornado
Google creates a crisis-response Web page to assist the tornado-devastated Oklahoma region
Google Researcher Slams Microsoft As He Reveals Windows Security Flaw
Tavis Ormandy says Microsoft treats vulnerability researchers with “great hostility”
US ‘Should Consider Hacking Back’ To Recover Billions From China Cyber Spies
IP theft is costing US billions so hacking back might help alleviate the losses, ex-US government officials claim
Lords Call To Revive Internet Monitoring Bill After Woolwich Killing
Lord Reid and others want Snoopers' Charter back on the agenda, but are accused of giving a knee-jerk reaction to a horrific murder
Twitter Fails To Impress With Two-Factor Authentication Launch
2FA finally introduced, but it's not the most secure kind.
Websense Agrees Buyout Deal With Private Equity Firm
Another tech firm is to remove itself from the stock market, as Websense opts for a £600m buyout deal
US Electric Grid Shows ‘Worrying’ Security Gaps
Thanks to weaknesses at the supplier level, the US electric grid is more in danger of being attacked, Congress report claims
Government-Backed Report Gets The Cost Of Cyber Crime Wrong
A claim that small businesses are losing £800m a year because of cyber crime appears to be based on dodgy data
Blue Coat Dives Deep Into Security Data With Solera Networks Acquisition
Blue Coat is bringing in a lot of deep packet inspection technology with its second acquisition in a month
If You Want True Privacy, Use Something Other Than Skype
Skype doesn't provide as much privacy as other comms products, so just use them instead if you care enough, says Tom Brewster
UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites
MPA wins court order to block Movie 2K and Download4All
Microsoft Plugs Azure Cloud Data Centre Into Janet Network
Dublin facility peered with Janet, the university network
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Telegraph’s Facebook And Twitter Feeds
Hacker group strikes again, just days after it hit the FT
Chinese Cyber Espionage Unit Starts Re-Hacking US Organisations
Unit 61398, allegedly sponsored by the PLA, is back at it again
Yahoo Japan Warns 22m Customers Over ID Theft
Yahoo admits a hack of its infrastructure, although passwords remain safe
Pakistan Organisations Targeted By Massive Indian Cyber Operation
Pakistani bodies, including government organisations, are the main target, but UK, US and Chinese groups also targeted
Online Fraud Takes $525m Toll On US Consumers
Online automobile fraud topped the list of Internet crime complaints reported by US citizens last year
Bloomberg Brings In Ex-IBM CEO Palmisano For Privacy Help
After a bad week for privacy at Bloomberg, the company brings in IBM's former leader
Mac Malware Signed With Apple Developer ID Targets African Activist
Genuine Apple developer ID used in attacks on Angolan activist
Mozilla Delays Blocking Third-Party Cookies In Firefox
Despite delaying a default feature, Mozilla is keen to get it into Firefox soon
Syrian Electronic Army Strikes Again With FT Hacks
Financial Times has blogs and Twitter feeds taken over
Federal Agents Seize A Portion Of MtGox Bitcoin Exchange Funds
US department of Homeland Security says Tokyo-based MtGox broke US laws
McAfee LiveSafe Combines Storage And Biometrics
The McAfee LiveSafe service is to extend security and data protection across multiple types of devices
LulzSec Hackers Get Years Of Prison Time
Lulz Boat sinks as two hackers looking at years in prison, whilst another two punished
Labour: War On Cyber Crime Will Need More Government Money
Labour shadow minister for defence Russell Brown tells TechWeek more funds will be required