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Facebook Switches On HTTPS For American Users
Facebook has switched on HTTPS protection for American users, but the rest of the world will have to wait
Quantum Cryptography Can Mix With Data Traffic, Say Cambridge Boffins
Quantum cryptography no longer needs dark fibre, say Toshiba researchers
One In Six UK Citizens Access Pirated Content
However nearly half of Internet users aren't sure if they are accessing illegal content
Researchers Raving Over Remarkable Rootkit
Rootkit can inject malicious iFrames into any HTTP response sent by a server and is rather good at hiding itself... and it's not even ready yet
Report: US Finance Officials Brought Sensitive Data To Hacker Convention
Security experts from the US' Securities and Exchange Commission travelled to the Black Hat Security Briefings conference with laptops containing sensitive security information, according to a report
VMware Patches vSphere API Security Bug
VMware has fixed a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting its ESX and ESXi products
John McAfee Offers $25k Reward To Clear His Name Of Murder
Fugitive McAfee offers $25,000 for capture of the real culprit in Belize murder
CrowdStrike Wants UK Firms To Fight Cyber Crooks – But Is It ‘Nuts’?
When CrowdStrike CEO Shawn Henry calls on UK firms to fight back, is he inciting more cyber crime?
PayPal Set For Government Universal Credit Contract?
PayPal, owned by low tax-payer eBay, could be the eighth and final firm in DWP's identity framework
UK Government Threatens Businesses Over Open Data
Government urges companies to open up under midata initiative
Israel Hit By ‘Over 44m Hack Attacks’ Amidst Hamas Conflict
Israel and Hamas involved in bitter conflicts both on and offline
WordPress.com Welcomes BitCoin Payments
The decentralised virtual currency gets a high-profile supporter
Israel And Hamas Conflict Spills Onto Twitter
The bitter fighting between Israel and Hamas migrates on to Twitter
Quiz of the Week: Security 2.0
We've ironed out the flaws in a new version of our security quiz...
TechWeekEurope’s Tom Brewster Is BT Information Security Journalist Of The Year
TechWeekEurope Deputy Editor recognised at awards ceremony in London
John McAfee Still On The Run, Says He Fears For His Life
Prime minister of Belize urges the multi-millionaire to “man up” and turn himself in
NASA Laptop Containing Unencrypted Data Stolen
NASA security is under the spotlight again
Adobe Confirms Hacker Breach Of Connect Video Conferencing
Adobe has confirmed that the personal data of 150,000 users has been compromised after a hacker breach
Webroot SecureAnywhere Extends Protection To Smartphones
Webroot has extended its security offering to include protection for the mobile devices of SMBs
Poll: Should Data Breach Reporting Be Mandatory?
Keeping quiet when you've been hacked might not help anyone. But should companies be required by law to report when they have lost customer data?
Skype Rushes To Fix Password Reset Foul-Up
Skype issues fix after a remarkably simple hack is exposed
How iPhones Are Being Turned Into Nasty Spyphones
Exclusive: Data shows spy software is hitting iOS more than other platforms, as researchers fret about a false sense of security around Apple's massively popular operating system
Google Transparency Report Shows Increase In Government Surveillance
UK government requests for content removal double in latest Google Transparency Report
Microsoft Issues Critical Updates In November Patch Tuesday
The November Patch Tuesday update fixes nineteen security flaws across a number of Microsoft products
Neelie Kroes Says EC Computers Hacked In Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan denies claims from European Commissioner that EC laptops were hacked in Baku
McAfee Founder Wanted For Murder Questioning
John McAfee is on the run from police and is wanted for questioning for the murder of a neighbour and fellow American expatriate
Businesses Consider Abusing ICO Data Breach Fine ‘Loophole’
Companies can avoid a data breach fine if they pretend they didn't know about the problem, TechWeekEurope understands
Study Shows Virtual Machine Spying Attack
A malicious virtual machine could get around security barriers to read significant data from a targeted VM running on the same platform, according to an academic research paper
Year-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Israel And Palestine
Security researchers say they've spotted a cyber surveillance campaign against both Israeli and Palestine systems