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Russia Ramps Up Internet Censorship
A single country-wide blacklist will block content deemed “harmful to children”
Windows 8 Malware Threats Arrive
Malware pushers start to put claims Windows 8 is Microsoft's most secure OS to the test
Theresa May Rebuffs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Criticisms Before Committee
Home secretary bats away most questions on the Communications Data Bill but has a few wobbles in the face of scrutiny
RSA Builds On Big Data Security Strategy With Silver Tail Acquisition
Acquisition builds on Art Coviello's promise to deliver Big Data-led strategy
Met Arrests Three On London Phishing Trip
PCeU and SOCA collaborating on phishing investigation
Experian Faces Investigation After Hackers Steal Credit Checks
Supply chain weaknesses cause trouble for Experian
South Carolina Hit By Massive Data Breach
Hackers have stolen sensitive data on 3.6 million taxpayers from the US state of South Carolina, in the latest breach to affect US government systems
Yahoo To Blank ‘Do Not Track’ By Default In IE10
Yahoo plans to shun DNT requests from Microsoft's IE10
SMB Fined £18k For Unlicensed Software Use
Fine is on top of £81,000 in extra licence purchases
Anonymous Pledges Zynga Attacks In Banned YouTube Video
Anonymous pledges to release confidential files on Guy Fawkes Night
Euromillions France Site Hacked In Religious Protest
Hackers say they are fighting the 'devil's work'
US Boarding Pass Flaw Exposes Valuable Data
A flaw could allow passengers to avoid security checks
IT Life: The Joy Of Log Management
Forty years at the cutting edge of log management, has left Assuria's Nick Connor with an abiding love of the field
The Unanswered Questions Of Cloud Technology
Cloud computing is being sold widely - but are there still questions to answer on the technolotgy questions? Peter Judge finds out
Anonymous To Launch WikiLeaks Alternative, TYLER
After “turning its back” on WikiLeaks, hackers plan to launch their own disclosure platform
Anonymous Hacks Police Forum, Sends Emails To Officers
Hackers ask police and armed forces to participate in Operation Jubilee
ICO Slaps Stoke City Council With Hefty Data Breach Fine
Council gets massive fine after emails are sent to the wrong person,
EMC Profit Falls As Storage Giant Cuts Forecast
EMC has produced a strong set of financial results despite customer worries over economic growth
Barnes & Noble Warns Over Hacked PIN Pads
Book and Nook seller says it was hoodwinked by a sophisticated criminal operation
GCHQ Launches Cyber Security Experts Certification Scheme
Spy agency announces another scheme to find the cyber security stars of the future
Adobe Patches Critical Shockwave Bugs
Adobe finds some serious buffer overflow issues
Huawei Offers Australian Access To Source Code
In a bid to settle espionage concerns, Huawei offers to open its source code and equipment for inspection down under
Unmanaged BYOD Poses Security Risk, Ovum Warns
Ovum has added its voice to previous warnings about the possible security risks posed by unmanaged BYOD initiatives
Facebook Uses Spammers’ Loot For $250k Cyber Crime Fighting Fund
Recovered spammers' funds going to fighting their kind
Oracle Could Fix Serious Java Security Flaw ‘In 30 Minutes’
Researchers say Oracle could shore up Java security in just half an hour
O2 Attracts Most Data Breach Complaints In All Of Britain
Exclusive: An FOI request reveals O2 has attracted more data protection complaints in one year than Google and Sony combined
UN Report Calls For More Surveillance To Combat Internet Terrorism
UN says terrorists recruit and finance operations through the Internet
BPI Wants More File-Sharing Sites Blocked
Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents could be gone before Christmas
Microsoft Gives Up Ghost On Finding Kelihos Botnet Masters
This is the way the case ends: not with a bang but a whimper