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A Million Users Hit By Android Malware In 2011
Android phone users are regularly being hit by numerous malware varieties, according to a Lookout report
UK Government’s IP Changes Will Legalise CD Ripping
The Digital Opportunity report is set to shake up intellectual property laws to make them fit the digital age
Cybercrime Costs Rise Despite Awareness, HP Finds
A new report from HP has found the typical cost of cybercrime to some organisations is £3.6m per year
Sony Features Strongly At Pwnie Awards Ceremony
Nominations for the Black Hat Pwnie Awards celebrate Sony, for poor security, and cyber-mayhem makers
Five Year Cyber Attack On US And UN Revealed
Is China behind attacks on the US, South Korea, the Olympics Committee and others, exposed by McAfee?
Research Uses Face Recognition To Find Personal Data
Researchers have shown off the ability to discover personal data using simple face recognition software
Will HTML5 Replace Flash? Not Just Yet
Adobe has launched an HTML5 tool - but there are still plenty of reasons why Flash will continue, says Peter Judge
Sun Readers’ Data Leaked Online
The Sun has admitted it may have lost thousands of readers' personal information in July hack-attack
Advanced Attacks On The Rise For Larger Companies
The number of advanced persistent threats has quadrupled since the beginning of the year, according to Cisco
Black Hat Experts To Hack Chrome OS, Cars, Printers
At the Black Hat security conference this week researchers will look at a wide range of attacks
Huawei Hires John Suffolk, Former Government CIO
Chinese networking giant Huawei has appointed the former Government CIO as its cyber security boss
Alleged Lulzsec Spokesman Released On Bail
Jake Davis, 18 and from the Shetland Isles has been bailed after being charged over Lulzsec hacks
Why Big Vendors Can’t Completely Rule Security
Despite the best efforts to dominate, the security giants reign over a fragmented market. Eric Doyle believes this will always be true
Enisa Details HTML5 Threats
New analysis by the EU cyber-security agency details 51 security issues with upcoming web standards such as HTML5
Lulzsec Suspect Named And Charged With SOCA Hit
Scottish teen Jake Davis charged with attacking police SOCA site, but is he Lulzsec's spokesman Topiary?
Facebook Offers Bug Bounties
Facebook has followed Mozilla, Google and others in offering cash for the disclosure of security flaws
Anonymous Continues FBI Attacks
Anonymous' latest attack on the FBI has apparently hit security contractor ManTech International
Social Networks Pose Fresh Scam Threat
Social networks are making it increasingly easy for scammers to research a detailed profile of their targets
Researchers Uncover More Apple Mac Malware
Microsoft researchers have found a new Mac backdoor, although doubts remain over its seriousness
Symantec Beats The Street Thanks To Security Threats
Symantec has posted a strong set of quarterly results thanks to strong demand across its portfolio
Korean Social Network Suffers Massive Breach
Three quarters of the South Korean population may have had their personal details hacked
Did The Met Nab Voice Of LulzSec In Shetlands Raid?
LulzSec suspect Topiary was arrested in the Shetland Isles but the word on the web is he was framed
Hollywood Wins BT Block On Newzbin2 Pirate Website
BT has been ordered to stop its customers from accessing file-sharing website Newzbin2
Cloud Infrastructure Catalogue Refresh For CA
CA revamps product range and adds new software to plan, design, deliver and secure cloud lifecycle
Schneier Warns Of Duplicate Key Threat From Photos
Researchers have come up with a way to make duplicate metal keys with just a photograph as a guide
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
Large Silver Lining For Corporate Cloud Strategies
A Verdantix report claims cloud computing can massively reduce carbon emissions but security is a worry
Google+ Names Policy Is Key To Its Ad Model
Will the changes to Google's name management policy satisfy users, while letting the company deliver targeted ads, asks Clint Boulton
Sleeping Macs Leak Passwords Through FireWire
Researchers using a FireWire device managed to obtain passwords saved on a Lion-based Mac in sleep mode