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Oracle Urged To Patch As Crooks Go Wild For Java Zero-Day Flaw
Oracle keeps quiet on Java zero-day as hackers find various ways to exploit it
UK Data Breach Reports Spike 1000 Percent In Five Years
State of UK security shown to be worsening
Oxford University Beefs Up Security After ‘Anonymous’ Threat
Exclusive: University forced into security changes after being hit by group whose Anonymous credentials are questionable
Google+ Gets Fresh Business Features And Extra App
Extra security and integration is coming, as well as an app for Google Apps users
Box Follows Dropbox, Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Cloud Storage
Box says it is responding to customer requests not hack attacks
Met Arrests Ex-Times Journalist In Computer Hacking Investigation
Former Times journalist and Guardian and Telegraph freelancer arrested
Second Alleged LulzSec Sony Hacker Arrested
The Sony security saga rolls on with another arrest
Cambridge University Emails Hacked By Assange Supporters
Despite the lack of any obvious connection between Assange and Cambridge, the UK's top uni gets hacked
Amnesty International Blog Hacked As Bogus Syria Campaign Pulled
Fake blog claims calls on the US, Qatar and Turkey to stop funding Syrian rebels
MP Peter Hain: Anonymous Hack Was Attack On Freedom Of Speech
Labour MP tells TechWeekEurope Anonymous hack of his site was irrational
Saudi Aramco Network Back Online After Cyber Attack
Aramco now wants to know who was behind the attack
Dropbox Adds Two-Factor Authentication After Spam Scare
Dropbox finally adds extra protection
Attackers Target Networks With Zero-Day Java Flaw
A previously unknown Java vulnerability is being exploited to attack firms, and has been included in a popular exploit kit
‘Crisis’ Virus Foreshadows Virtual Infrastructure Threat
The 'Crisis' virus demonstrates how criminals are working toward effective attacks on virtualised servers and infrastructure, according to security experts
Cyber Crime Sting Sees 357 Arrested In Philippines
Chinese and Taiwanese nationals arrested in major crackdown
Twitter’s Fake Identity Crisis
Feature: The market for fake followers is causing big problems for tweeters, but Twitter isn't doing much to help, TechWeekEurope finds
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Struggles To Recover From Hack Attack
Hacktivists claim a hit on Saudi Aramco
Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes
Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>
Former LulzSec Leader Gets Six Months Of Freedom
Sabu is rewarded for his cooperation with the FBI
McAfee Update Sends PCs Cuckoo
A McGaffe prevents businesses and consumers from accessing the Internet
Google Privacy ‘Red Team’ Formed To Avoid Future Gaffes
Google is recruiting what it calls a 'red team' to help it avoid any more privacy blunders in the future
Siemens Software Flaw Threatens Critical Infrastructure
US authorities investigate a vulnerability which resembles the one used by Stuxnet
How Travis Perkins IT Team Turned A Near Nightmare Into Security Spend
More security budget after a near-miss? Simon Gray tells how his team achieved this difficult task
Adobe Issues Second Flash Player Security Update In A Week
Adobe goes on another patching bender
US Feds Shut Down Pirate Android Apps Sellers
US and Europe take the fight to dealers of knock-off Android apps
BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers
Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA
Tesco Pledges To Fix Web Security Flaws
TechWeekEurope pressure pays off as Tesco says it will fix issues, but given there are so many, which ones will it address?
Hackers Deface Pussy Riot Court Website
Pussy Riot members get backing of angry web denizens
R00tbeer Hackers Hit Philips
This time, it’s the Dutch electronics giant that pays for bad security practices