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Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track
Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10
Universal Man In The Browser Attack Evolves To Take Data From Any Website
Man in the Browser attacks have become even nastier, Trusteer warns
ISPs Say Ofcom Is Underestimating Cost of Digital Economy Act
TalkTalk, BT and EE say fighting piracy costs more than you think
Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message ‘Bug’
French data protection watchdog says claims of a bug revealing private messages on users' walls are nonsense
Police Arrest Football Referee Email Hack Suspect
FA Referee Dean Mohareb arrested in Manchester over colleague email hack claims
FTC Sets $163 Million Fine For “Scareware” Business
Selling solutions to non-existing security problems is not OK
BYOD Users Fear Employer Snooping
A new survey has revealed that BYOD users have privacy concerns over the snooping habits of their bosses
Illegal Data Trade Sees Massive Growth
Almost 20 million pieces of personal data illegally traded in the first six months of 2012
Another Journalist Arrested On Computer Hacking Charges
Ex-News of the World journalist believed to be suspect
Washington Denies Hacker Attack Compromised Nuclear Information
An attack on the White House did no harm whatsoever, a US official claims
Poll: Do You Love Or Loathe Zero-Day Exploit Merchants?
Exploit sellers are dividing the security industry, but which side do you fall on? Let us know in this poll
US Bank Hits Prove DDoS Attacks Are Scarily Powerful
US bank attacks prove that DDoS hits are getting much nastier. Businesses should be more than a little concerned, says Tom Brewster
Ministers’ Emails And Texts Open To FOI Requests
Gove gives up the ghost in fight with ICO
ICO Announces £250k Fines For Spam Texts
Watchdog announces first ever fines for spam texters
Nominet Opens .UK Top Level Domain Consultation
Nominet promises better security with .uk domain names
Survey: Regulation, Privacy Erode Business Confidence In Cloud
Businesses feel cloud computing lacks maturity and shows little innovation, according to a survey by the Cloud Security Alliance
Mobile Trojan Spies On User’s Environment
A team of researchers have demonstrated a virus that uses a mobile phone's sensors to recreate a 3D representation of the user's environment
Portuguese Prosecutors Say File Sharing Is Legal
Anti-piracy organisation's bid to block file sharing backfires in Portugal
Cisco Concocting Zero-Day Malware Catchers
One of the big boys looks to catch up with younger innovators in the security market
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing
The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public
PayPal Glitch Slows Down Transfers But Boosts Security
PayPal tries to speed up service... ends up slowing it down
Adobe Security Breached To Sign Off Malicious Files
Adobe server is hacked as attackers pilfer certificate, presumably for targeted attacks
Google Brazil To Take Down Offending YouTube Video
Google Brazil says it will remove allegedly slanderous video after official is detained by police
Internet Explorer Beats Browser Rivals After Security Tests
Security testing has revealed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to be the best at fighting click fraud and malicious downloads
New Zealand Prime Minister Apologises To Kim Dotcom
Dotcom was illegally spied on, a New Zealand government report finds
ICO Warns Businesses Over Data Protection In The Cloud
Businesses are responsible for the security of their data, even when it is held on cloud providers' infrastructure, says ICO
Cisco: Antivirus Isn’t The Way Forward For Mobile Security
Cisco doesn't think antivirus is right for protecting business mobiles
Another Serious Java Flaw Emerges
Another Java SE flaw for Oracle to deal with
IEEE Fesses Up To 100k Password Leak
Concerns over why IEEE was storing passwords in plain text and leaving them open to anyone for a month