As promised the government has begun consultations over an automatic block for online pornography
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State Of The Cloud Survey Shows Surge In Acceptance
Cloud adoption has increased massively, and business feelings about cloud security have reversed, says Cisco
Android Malware Is Getting Stealthy, Researchers Say
Cyber criminals are hoping better malware encryption will help them exploit Google's operating system
RSA SecurID Cracking Claims ‘Are Codswallop’
RSA SecurID tokens have not been cracked open as researchers had suggested, according to EMC's security arm
Top UK Universities Flunk SSL Security Tests
Exclusive: A TechWeekEurope investigation leads many of the UK's top universities to boost website security
Global Credit Card Fraud Bust Sees 24 Arrested
FBI sting brings in 24 credit card scammers around the world, including six taken down in the UK
Sophos Highlights Security Risk After Facebook Email Change
Facebook's decision to make the @facebook.com address the default email address is a security risk, warns Sophos
Online Fraud Scheme Hits ‘High Rollers’ For €60m
McAfee spots a highly-automated fraud campaign that has managed to get around banks' two-factor authentication
MI5: ‘Astonishing’ Level Of Cyber Security Attacks Hit UK
British industry is being hammered by criminal and state sponsored attacks, says MI5 chief
TechRadar Password Database Hacked
Tech site closes forums after passwords are stolen - but where they encrypted or not?
Menshn Security Vulnerabilities Exposed
Users say Louise Mensch's "on topic" Twitter rival is a security nightmare
UK LulzSec Suspects Offer Guilty Pleas
Youngsters Jake Davis and Ryan Cleary admit to hitting sites of the CIA and SOCA
Microsoft Security ‘Blocks Free Software Foundation Donations’
Oops! Microsoft product labels the Free Software Foundation's donation page as a gambling site
Massive Money-Stealing Botnet Suspect Arrested In Russia
A 22-year-old allegedly used 6 million computers to steal £2.9 million, as part of a major botnet operation
Turing Suicide Verdict Questioned
Alan Turing died of cyanide poison, but did he kill himself?
US Military Working On ‘Mobile Armour’ For Android
The US' DARPA military research agency has contracted security firm Invincea to create a secure version of Android for mobile military devices
Ford Pulls Key Free Login App
Car-maker Ford has withdrawn its software for automatically unlocking a user's web accounts after a blogger pointed out its security shortcomings
Facebook Gives Users More Control Over Sponsored Ad Data
Users will be able to opt out from the "holy grail" of advertising
Trojan Makes Printers Go Potty The World Over
A Trojan is making printers across the world spew out garbled rubbish until all the paper is used up
Iran Nuclear Facilities ‘Under Massive Cyber Attack’
Iran claims it is facing another major attack from the US and Israel
Banking Trojans Crack Two-Factor Authentication
The Zeus and SpyEye cyber-criminal toolkits have been modified to automate the process of stealing from online bank accounts that use two-factor authentication
European Trade Committee Says No To ACTA
INTA recommends that MEPs reject controversial treaty in next month's vote
Microsoft Pressured To Patch Zero Day As VUPEN Creates Serious Exploit
VUPEN creates an exploit that can bypass Microsoft security functions and works across Windows operating systems
CEOP Goes Covert On Dark Web To Snare Paedophiles
CEOP is to focus on illicit activity on the dark web as it looks to unmask those who think they are anonymous
BYOD Trend Exposes Corporate IT, Warns Fortinet
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is exposing businesses to new security risks says Fortinet
LinkedIn Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Password Breach
LinkedIn is facing legal action over the big password breach, but says lawyers are just trying to exploit the situation
Report: US And Israel Behind Flame
US and Israel were behind Flame, according to a report, just as many suspected
Google YouTube Targets MP3 Ripping Websites
Google is flexing its legal muscles against websites that extract MP3 audio from YouTube videos
BT Starts Blocking The Pirate Bay
BT becomes the sixth major UK ISP this year to block The Pirate Bay but there's plenty of ways to get around the bans
Assange Faces Arrest After Ecuador Asylum Bid
South American country considering application, but police say he has breached bail conditions