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Survey: Administrators Fail To Manage Firewall Rules
Because firewall management is not automated, admins are cheating on audits, a study says
Cloud Security Compliance List Attracts Star Players
Google, Microsoft and others have signed up to the CSA's Star list of security-compliant cloud providers
Ruling Allows US Authorities Unwarranted Access To Any Stored Data
A court ruling ordering Twitter to hand over an Icelandic MP's private data has broader repercussions
Cryptocard Buys GrIDsure Tokenless Patents
Tokenless authentication patents to help Cryptocard grow in SMB market
Cyber-Crime Data Slips Through The Met
Cyber-crime data is lost because victims refuse to report breaches, Metropolitan Police told Commons
nCircle Opens PureCloud Security Scanning Service
The service automatically discovers systems and devices on the network and scans for exposures to risk
Microsoft Removing Painful Updates With Windows 8
Microsoft is promising users fewer annoying restarts after revamping its update policy for Windows 8
Kindle Fire Tablet Rooted By Android Coders
Android coders have successfully rooted the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet to allow for its customisation
The US SOPA Is Our DEA In Cowboy Boots
Britain has had two years of legal debate about the online copyright isssue, says Peter Judge. Why has the US not learnt anything?
Websense Predicts Explosive 2012 For Cyber Crime
London Olympics, US presidential elections, and Mayan calendar will lead to broad attacks by criminals
Cyber Security Challenge Gains Support And Patron
Baroness Neville-Jones is the CSC's first patron and four new sponsors join the group
Nursery School Loses Pupils’ Data… On Tape
The ICO has slammed a Wolverhampton nursery school which lost records on a tape
SOPA: An Act That Would Break The Internet
The US House Of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act would break e-commerce and still fail to prevent piracy, says Wayne Rash
South Korea Wants ISPs To Take Anti-Spam Measures
The South Korean government's "Block 25" plan could also block legimiate traffic and suppress dissidents
UK Companies Don’t Encrypt Enough, Says Survey
Despite breaches, half of the UK's organisations are risking breaches from laptops and USB sticks
Facebook Pursues Attackers After Porn Spam Attack
Facebook said it has identified the people who used a cross-site scripting vulnerability to spam users
Kaspersky Reveals Duqu Origins, Claims Iran Knew
Kaspersky revealed that elements of Duqu have been around since 2007, and Iran knew but didn't tell
Google: Why Is Wi-Fi Location Opt-Out, Not Opt-In?
Opting out of Google's Wi-Fi location system for privacy is not easy. Wayne Rash says it should have been an opt-in system
Google Offers Opt-out For Location Services
To keep off Google Maps, change your Wi-Fi SSID - but critics say this is too complicated
Symantec Buys Out Of Huawei Joint Security Venture
Symantec agrees to sell its stake in Huawei Symantec Technologies to its partner for $530 million
Symantec IM Security Cloud Addresses Compliance
IMS.cloud blocks messages that are malicious or violate corporate policy and the user is notified
Link Between TDSS Rootkit And DNSchanger Found
Trojan may be planted by the TDSS rootkit, the hard-to-remove malware behind numerous attacks
Valve Admits Steam Gaming Service Hack
Another gaming service has suffered a damaging hacking attack, but this time it is Valve's Steam not Sony
ICO Demands Jail Sentence For Web Gambling Sting
The Information Commissioner has fined a man for selling the personal details of online bingo players
Banks Battle Increased Cyber-Attacks
Cyber-criminals are using malware and man-in-the-middle tactics to transfer cash from bank accounts, even with two-factor authentication in place
Porn and Violence Floods Facebook Newsfeeds
Users have complained of violent and sexual images appearing on their profiles
Cyber Security Summit 2011
W3C Publishes Online Privacy Drafts
Web standards maker W3C proposes a standard for "do not track" features in browsers
Search Engines Can Expose Open Source Holes
Tools such as Google Code Search can provide hackers with a wealth of information hidden in open source code, writes Eric Doyle