Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users
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Whistleblower Sticks Label Firm With Licence Payment
A label-making company has paid out nearly £25,000 after a whistleblower told the BSA of unlicensed software
Chinese Night Dragon Attack Hits Energy Companies
Since 2009, the Night Dragon attack from China has been spying on energy companies, says McAfee
AutoRun Worms Targeted By Latest Windows Updates
Microsoft has pushed out an update via its Windows Server Update Service to shut out AutoRun malware
Facebook Exploit App Toolkits Going Cheap
Websense uncovered a toolkit for building rogue "Who Tracks You" Facebook applications selling for £15
Ixia Tackles Network And Cloud Security Testing
IxLoad-Attack can generate malicious test traffic to show of how well site and cloud security holds up
Campaigning MP Claims Support For Online Smut Ban
A backbench MP has claimed that there is 'favourable consensus' on the need for Internet porn filters
Mobile Malware Threats See Steep Rise
An alarming growth of mobile malware threats in 2010 will continue throughout this year, predicts McAfee
ICO Hits Two Councils With £150,000 Fine
Two councils have been hit with hefty fines for losing unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal data
Safer Internet Day Highlights Gaming Risks
Safer Internet Day 2011 urges young web users to be resposible citizens in the digital world
Google Executive Helped Spark Egypt Protests
Google's head of marketing for the Middle East helped run a Facebook page used by Egyptian protesters
Assange Faces Court, Anonymous Defaces “FBI Snitch”
As WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces possible extradition, his supporters attacked an FBI informer online
Sophos Set To Launch Mobile Protection Platform
Sophos' Social Mobile Control will allow organisations to apply security policies to mobile devices
Hague Says UK Government Was Hit By Trojan
The UK government was infected by the Zeus information-stealing Trojan in December, William Hague has revealed
Yemen, Egypt Government Sites Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’
The activist group 'Anonymous' has attacked websites belonging to the Yemeni and Egyptian governments in support of protests
Study Exposes Weaknesses Of Risk-Based Security
An audit by the US Department of Energy has identified a major security weakness in the way that organisations identify critical assets
Nasdaq Network Breached By Hackers
Attackers have repeatedly penetrated the network that runs the Nasdaq Stock Market over the past year, but as yet have not compromised the trading system
Despite Closure, ACS:Law Founder Could Face Bill
Although ACS:Law and MediaCAT have closed down, the men behind them could still be liable for legal costs
Former Tech Workers Charged With Insider Trading
Former staff at Dell and AMD are facing further insider trading charges from US authorities
Microsoft To Patch 22 Vulnerabilities With Update
Microsoft is preparing a fairly substantial Patch Tuesday security update for next week
Home Office Adopts ‘Flawed’ EU Cyber-Crime Directive
James Brokenshire has signed the UK up to the EC cyber-crime directive despite major grey areas
Firewall Father Wants WikiLeaks Prosecuted
Cyber-threats should be taken seriously, and complex passwords should be dumped, says the father of the firewall, Bill Cheswick of AT&T
IPv4 Depletion Won’t Cause IPv6 Stampede
IPv4 address blocks are now depleted, but don’t worry about running out of new addresses just yet, says Wayne Rash
HP Acts To Resolve Faulty Intel Chipset Problem
HP offers customers refund or replacement for PCs containing flawed Intel chipset tied to Sandy Bridge SoC
Mozilla’s Attack-Aware Applications Resist Probes
'Attack aware' Mozilla applications will improve the detect and block hackers probing for weaknesses
House Of Lords Allows iPads
Will iPads and smartphones inform or distract in Britain's upper chamber of government?
Internet Blackout Costs Egypt £56m
The Egyptian government's decision to cut off the Internet amid protests cost the country £11m a day
Global Intelligence Is Driving Holistic Security
He couldn't talk about the impending acquisition by Intel, but McAfee's EMEA president, Gert-Jan Schenk was keen to talk about global intelligence
British Hacker Faces Jail After £7.5 Million Heist
A hacker has admitted to hacking into virtual gambling servers and making off with billions of gambling chips
WikiLeaks Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The whistle blowing website Wikileaks has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian MP