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Kaseya Advises Caution On Government’s BYOD Strategy
Liam Maxwell announces government initiative to implement Bring Your Own Device, except in high security areas
Iran Begins Blocking Sites Using HTTPS Protocol
Reports suggest that Iran is clamping down on sites in the build-up to the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
App Developers Apologise For Sharing Users’ Address Books
iPhone apps Hipster and Path move to fix security flaw, with a summit planned to discuss a 'privacy pledge'
IBM Launches Free Online Security Training Tools
IBM releases downloadable training kits designed to help students, parents and teachers improve their Internet security
Mozilla Asked To Revoke Trustwave Certificates For Allowing SSL Eavesdropping
Although Trustwave revoked a certificate allowing a company to eavesdrop on users, Mozilla's community wants the CA removed as a trusted authority
UK Police Launch Regional Cybercrime Hubs
The Association of Chief Police Officers unveil three cybercrime units in Yorkshire and the Humber, the north-west and east Midlands
Turing Pardon Rejected As Bletchley Park Turns To Finding Colossus Sponsors
Alan Turing's pardon has been rejected by the government. Bletchley Park seeks sponsors for a virtual rebuild of the historic Colossus computer
Adobe Offers Flash Sandbox Protection For Firefox
Adobe has released a beta Firefox plugin of Flash Player to protect users from malicious Flash code
Opposition To ACTA Grows As UK Braces For Protests
Two European countries have frozen work on ratification, and a day of protests is planned for 11 February
Brazil Sues Twitter Over Speed Trap Tweets
Brazilian government demands Twitter block accounts which warn users about traffic checkpoints and speed traps
Anonymous Hackers Claim To Release Symantec Source Code
'Anonymous' hackers release source code despite Symantec offering $50,000 to prevent the leak
TalkTalk Makes New Customers View Parental Controls
TalkTalk says new customers will have to make an active choice whether or not to filter a number of content categories,
Motorola Admits Selling Xoom Tablets With User Data
Motorola has admitted a data breach incident after it accidentally resold 100 Xoom tablets containing user data
Facebook And Google Remove ‘Offensive’ Material From Indian Sites
Indian court orders 21 major internet firms to prevent 'anti-religious' or 'anti-social' content from appearing on their sites
The Dangerous World Of Bring Your Own Devastation (BYOD)
A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle
Public And Private Sectors To Share More Customer Data In Fraud Clampdown
The government is expected to announce plans for more efficient data sharing to prevent £21 billion fraud each year
Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against ‘Inequality’
Some of Brazil's biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected
BitTorrent Site BTjunkie Closes In Megaupload Aftermath
BTjunkie, one of the world's most popular BitTorrent sites, has voluntarily shut down following recent anti-piracy moves
Anonymous Posts Security Call Between FBI And UK e-Crimes Unit
A routine update call on hacking arrests between US and UK police officials was secretly recorded by the hacking group they were talking about
Adobe Urges Security Researchers To Focus On Defence
Researchers are spending too much effort finding bugs and not enough on making exploits difficult to create, according to Adobe
Researchers Voice SCADA Concerns
Security experts have painted an alarming picture of the state of security for industrial control systems
FBI To Shut Down DNSChanger Botnet Servers
The FBI is preparing to shut down servers for the DNSChanger botnet, which will leave thousands of infected computers unable to access the Internet
Cyber Security for Chemical Industry Europe
The Cyber Security for Chemical Industry Europe will bring together leading c-level practitioners and senior IT Security Managers from across Europe to discuss how you can ensure that your business is not vulnerable to attack.
Apple Releases Large Security Patch For OS X
Apple has shipped a hefty security patch update that will fix 52 bugs and vulnerabilties in OS X Lion
Oracle Halts Denial Of Service Threat With Patches
Oracle has issued patches to close down a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service in some products
Google Privacy Policy To Be Investigated By EU Regulators
Turns out making things simpler is not that simple
Google To Censor Blogger Sites On Country-By-Country Basis
Google follows Twitter's lead and will use country-code top level domains to censor content as required
Report Reveals VeriSign Was Repeatedly Hacked In 2010
Quarterly report from last November reveals that the network infrastructure provider was hacked and had data stolen multiple times in 2010
Met Police Alerts ICO After It Shares 1,000 Victims’ Email Adresses
The Metropolitan Police apologises after it sends 1,136 emails while sending out a survey