Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites
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Don’t Let The Right To Be Forgotten Be Forgotten
We should look at ways to forge opportunities from the right to be forgotten, says Tom Brewster.
MasterCard And Visa Warn Banks Of Credit Card Data Breach
Sources say that more than 10 million credit card numbers may be compromised
NewsCorp Denies Hacking ONdigital Smartcards
Rupert Murdoch’s company says NDS was fighting piracy, not facilitating it
iTunes, Amazon Fraud Gang Members Jailed
Apple and Amazon lose £1 million, but the crooks are caught and jailed
Making Android Malware in a Limo
Websense invites us into its lab in a limo to show us how quick it can make Android malware whilst on the move
UK Loves The Internet, Says Ofcom
The British feel safer online, but don’t protect private information, says research by Ofcom
Execs Use Public Cloud To Flout IT Policy
Execs want the cloud to get round the IT department - even though they know it's wrong
Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links
German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files
Researchers Warn of Mac OS X Targeted Attacks
Mac-targetted Trojan hits pro-Tibetan campaigners
ZTE Cuts Business In Iran After Spy Kit Embarassment
ZTE partners want to know if the company shipped their gear to the Iran
Swedish App Cracks iPhone Passcode In Minutes
A new app is able to crack the password protection of Apple iPhones and Android devices within minutes
Six Anonymous Suspects Arrested In Dominican Republic
Four alleged Anonymous members are sent to prison with no charges filed
Kelihos II Crippled by Kaspersky and Co
The crooks running the second version of the Kelihos botnet abandon ship after their operation is sinkholed
Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Google, Facebook Single Sign-On
Research from Microsoft and Indiana Universtiy Bloomington finds a range of ways to hijack the single sign-on systems used across the web by Google, Facebook and others
Draft EU Law Proposes 2 Year Minimum Sentence for Hackers
The changes could see tougher laws introduced in the UK and across the EU
Oxford Uni Opens Cyber Security Centre
Several Oxford departments will collaborate on anticipating and mitigating cyber-attacks on individuals, organisations and governments
ICO Sony Data Breach Decision Coming in Six Weeks
The deputy Informatino Commissioner reveals a decision on last year's Sony breach is imminent
AVG Offers Do-Not-Track Feature And Security BootCamp
AVG is offering a do-not-track feature to prevent ad networks tracking users, and has launched an online security BootCamp
LulzSec Claims Hack Of Military Dating Website
LulzSec has bounced back from the recent arrests and hacked a dating website for single people in the military
O2 Must Hand Over Details Of Alleged Porn Users
O2 Broadband must give details of over 9,000 alleged filesharers to pornographer Ben Dover - but it doesn't mean they are guilty
News Corporation ‘Hacked’ Sky Rival’s Smart Cards
The latest NewsCorp scandal finally involves some real hacking
McAfee Offers Free MySQL Security Tool
McAfee's open source security audit plug-in for MySQL s aimed at cloud deployments and businesses
MPs Threaten New Laws If Google Won’t Censor Searches
Cross-party committee tells government to consider legislation if Google does not develop filtering technology to preserve privacy
US Regulators Demand Consumer Privacy Protection
The US' Federal Trade Commission is putting pressure on Congress and IT companies to better protect user privacy
Data Centre Virtualisation Held Back For Want Of Security Skills
The race to cut costs and streamline data centres is leaving security issues behind as the challenges outstrip the native skills of the implementers, says Eric Doyle
Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit
Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack
Microsoft Raids Hit Zeus Botnets
Operation b71 has brought down two major Zeus botnets but Microsoft warns that the Trojan is not dead
Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links In Live Messenger Chat
Live Messenger links to Pirate Bay blacked out by Microsoft
Contactless Cards Put Barclays Customers At Fraud Risk
Investigation reveals that 13 million Barclays contactless card users may be at risk of fraud