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Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
DOJ Claims AT&T Let Nigerian Crooks Abuse Programme For The Deaf
The US Justice Department is suing AT&T fo failing to act against Nigerian crooks abusing a programme for hearing-impaired users
European Project Probes Attitudes To Privacy
European attitudes to the trade-off between privacy and security are to be examined by a group of researchers
Symantec Warns Of New Duqu Variant In Wild
Security vendor Symantec is warning that it has discovered a new version of the Duqu worm in the wild
Agency Officials Say Spies Have ‘Penetrated’ US Networks
Security experts warn Senate to assume that federal networks have been compromised by spies
Enigma E2 Is World’s Most Secure Phone
Encrypted calls have a possible 10 to the power of 77 possible authentication codes on feature-frugal phone
Carpathia Host Wants To Delete Megaupload Data
Storage company Carpathia Hosting claims that storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs it $9000 a day
Norwegian Government Site Crashes, Logs Everyone In As Kenneth
Site users got access to real Kenneth's financial details in one of the weirdest data breaches ever
ZTE Sold Surveillance Equipment To State-Owned Iranian Telco
ZTE reportedly signed a deal in 2010 to provide broad monitoring equipment to Iran
Cory Doctorow: How Privacy Can Make Money
Privacy is a business opportunity, given the right technology foundations, says science fiction writer and activist Cory Doctorow
IBM X-Force Security Report Balances Good News With Bad
Application vulnerabilities and spam are down, but attackers are finding new opeinings, according to the annual X-Force report
Hacktivists Pilfered More Data Than Cyber Criminals in 2011
Anonymous, LulzSec and the AntiSec crew stole more data than money-hungry cyber criminals in 2011
Vint Cerf ‘Puzzled’ by Google Privacy Furore
Google's Vint Cerf defends the new privacy policy, but admits it wasn't presented well
Cisco Touts Virtualised Video Surveillance On UCS
Cisco Systems is virtualising its Video Surveillance software, integrating it into the UCS converged platform
Scammers Demand Piracy Payouts From Megaupload Users
A fake German law firm is demanding compensation from former Megaupload users for alleged copyright infringement
Student Loans Company Red Faced Over Mass Email Blunder
The SLC sends out thousands of email addresses to the wrong people
Kaspersky Lab Discovers Invisible Memory-Only Bot
The clever Russian malware hides in RAM and spreads trough banners on news websites
Report: Super Dangerous Russian Cyber Gang Arrested
To capture the gang, Russian special forces had to come in through a window on the 16th floor
UK Data Breach Cost Drops To £1.75 Million
Ponemon research shows businesses are getting better at preparing for breaches
Symantec To Complete Mobile Security Acquisition
Symantec to expand mobile security platform with takeover of Nukona
French Watchdog’s 69 Probes Latch Onto Google’s Privates
French regulator CNIL reveals the 69 questions it asked on Google's privacy policy
China ‘World’s Biggest’ Cyber Attack Victim?
A report claims that the world’s most populous country is also the world’s biggest victim of hacker attacks
Google Defends Hotfile’s Right To ‘Safe Harbour’ Under DMCA
Search giant claims MPAA misled the court in summary judgement filing
The Real Cyber Challenge: Getting The Right People Into IT Security
The Cyber Security Challenge is more than a competition. It is a revelation of why there are so few IT security job applicants, says Eric Doyle
Android Malware Surge Needs Vendor Action, Says Report
A surge in malware targeting Android devices has apparently surpassed the popularity of the mobile operating system
Government Agrees To Indian Move For British Driver Data
The government agrees to allow IBM to undertake a 'Passage to India' for personal data belonging to British drivers
New iPad Jailbroken By Three Different Methods
Three days after its launch, the new iPad had been hacked in three different ways
Lulzsec Suspect Appears In Magistrates Court
Ryan Ackroyd of South Yorkshire set for Crown Court appearance in May
Duqu’s Mystery Language Decoded
The Objective-C language used by many Mac OS developers was used to communicate with Duqu's operators