David Blackman explains why English-speaking countries are dragging their feet when it comes to data recovery
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Turing Papers Saved for Bletchley Park
Lottery money is buying key papers of computing pioneer Alan Turing for the Bletchley Park museum
Business Worried About Virtual Disaster Recovery
Hybrid virtualised environments are causing businesses backup and recovery concerns reports Acronis
Assange Slams ‘Rubber-Stamp’ Extradiction Decision
Julian Assange has gone on the offensive after a British Judge approved his extradition to Sweden
Facebook May Sue Daily Mail Over ‘Sex Gang’ Headline
Legal action could follow a Daily Mail headline that linked Facebook to a paedophile gang
Microsoft Will Suffer For Windows Phone 7 Bug
The update which caused some Samsung Windows Phone 7 devices to crash is a minor problem - but could hurt Microsoft badly, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Update: Assange Extradited, 7 Days To Appeal
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has seven days to appeal, after a judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden
Doctored Apps Hide Android HongTouTou Trojan
New Android Trojans in repackaged popular apps running wild on Chinese app markets and forums
Encryption’s Weak Point Exploited By Data Scraping
Pervasive Data Scraping attacks encrypted data at its weak point and is increasingly being used by hackers
ICO Raps Local Council Over Lost Memory Stick
Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick
In A World Of Their Own
Workers who discuss sensitive data in public places are at risk of causing serious data breaches, warns Wendy Goucher
‘Generation Gmail’ Threatens Corporate Data Security
People under the age of 25 send work-related emails from their personal accounts and leak company information
Libya Internet Curfew Could Affect .ly Domains, Possibly
As strife-torn Libya interrupts Internet access, bit.ly users worry about the fate of their URL shortening service
Google Joins ISP-Level Anti-Phishing Scheme
Return Path is getting big backers for its Domain Assurance service designed to combat phishing scams
Kaspersky Security Suite Adds Android And BlackBerry
Kaspersky Lab adds privacy, malware and theft protection for Android and BlackBerry in Mobile Security 9
Bank SMS Passcodes Intercepted By Zeus Variant
The Mitmo Zeus Trojan has infected phones to intercept login SMS credentials and access bank accounts
AVG Continues SMB Focus With Online Security Audit
AVG is offering SMBs a free security audit to help in the ongoing fight against cyber crime
Government Cyber Crime Report Debunked
An IT security professor claims the government's cyber crime report is merely sales bumf for BAE
Controversial US Church In ‘Anonymous’ Row
An anti-gay US church has faked a letter threatening a DDoS attack, purporting to be Anonymous hacktivists
Report: The World Needs To Wake Up To SAAS
Despite software-as-a-service's potential to be the next wave of IT, it is still a client-server world
Nice Try Google, But Your Security Is Still A Chocolate Fireguard
Google’s move to add two-step authentication is laudable, but could lull users into a false sense of security, says Eric Doyle
India Pressures Operators For BlackBerry Intercepts
Local mobile operators are being pressured by the Indian government for access to BlackBerry emails
Libya Cuts Off Internet Service
Arbor Networks has reported that Libya's Internet connection has gone offline, with Bahrain also throttled
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SSD Data Purging Presents Security Difficulties
Californian researchers have found that fully erasing SSDs is more difficult than previously thought
Microsoft Investigates Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a possible zero-day vulnerability that affects Windows
Social Media Access May Cause Governance Problems
Gartner claims half of all companies, fearing prosecution, may attempt to block social networking site access
Terrorist Tracking Could Open Europe To US Spying
The US can access EU financial data under an agreement designed to track terrorist funds
Thieves’ Evolving Tactics Challenges Cyber-Detectives
Security experts survey security changes and how international collaboration is helping in the fight
Intel Boosts Management And Security For vPro 2.0
Intel is promising better and simpler security and management with its next version of vPro