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EDL Backers Warned To Stay Vigilant After Hack
EDL members are advised to be on full alert after members' confidential information was stolen by hackers
Facebook Revises Bug Disclosure Policy
In an effort to ease fears that bug submitters could be subject to legal action, Facebook has re-worded its vulnerability disclosure policy
Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court
One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court in Sweden
Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted
Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK
ISPs: Internet Porn Block Not Viable
Blocking porn sites from home computers is not plausible, say ISP chiefs in response to the government’s censorship request
FBI Arrests Four Over Apple, Dell Insider Trading
The FBI has arrested four men who allegedly sold the trade secrets of IT giants such as Apple, Dell and AMD
Gawker Outlines Tighter Security Methods
Gawker Media's CTO has outlined new methods for securing Gawker sites from future database attacks
VMware Outlines Hypervisor Security Plans
VMware is to move antivirus and antispam processing off of virtual machines and insert it directly into the hypervisor
Researchers See Rise In Malware Posing As Desktop Utilities
Fake anti-virus scareware has recently given way to malware variants pretending to be disk utilities such as defragmentation tools
WikiLeaks Spurs MoD To Step Up Cyber Defences
The Ministry of Defence has allocated funds to improving its defences against cyber attacks and information leaks following the WikiLeaks debacle
Report: Intel McAfee Deal May Face EC Probe
The European Commission has expressed concerns over Intel's $7.68bn deal to acquire McAfee
UK Government Plans To Block Internet Porn
ISPs are asked to block porn sites as the government attempts to protect children from exposure to adult material
Google Defends Chrome OS Cloud Model
Google has gone on the defensive following Richard Stallman's criticism of the cloud's privacy shortcomings
All Not-So-Quiet On The WikiLeaks Front
WikiLeaks-related issues have quietened down, says Eric Doyle. This is just the lull before a storm that will ring in the New Year
Quieter Storage With Synology DS211+ NAS Server
The special material used for its snap-on front cover absorbs hard drive vibrations to offer quieter operation
Assange Defence Fund Backed By Pilger And Others
A legal defence fund for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been set up, backed by journalist John Pilger
WikiLeaks’ Assange Released On Bail
At the hearing that confirmed Julian Assange's release on bail, the judge banned live Twitter updates
Twitter And LinkedIn Users Urged To Change Passwords
The hack of Gawker Media over the weekend has prompted other major sites to advise users to change their passwords
Scotland Yard Has Been After Anonymous for Months
Scotland Yard has confirmed it has been investigating Anonymous since before the WikiLeaks wars broke out
FBI Fingered For Installing OpenBSD Backdoors
A former government contractor has gone public and accused the FBI of planting a number of back doors into the encryption software used by OpenBSD
Government Willing To Bend Security In Cloud Adoption
UK government and IT security experts are willing to relax governance in order to gain cloud benefits
Facebook Crimes Soar Over 100,000 In Five Years
Facebook is a hotbed of crime, linked to 100,000 calls to police in the UK, according to a report
Advisor Warns Of WikiLeak Attacks On Government Websites
National security advisor Sir Peter Ricketts says WikiLeaks supporters may attack government sites
WikiLeaks Judge Allows Tweeting In Court
The judge who granted bail to Julian Assange yesterday allowed reporters to tweet from the courtroom
What Can We Learn From Gawker’s Stupidity?
Gawker was stupid to run with poor security and antagonise hackers, says P. J. Connolly. Now he is picking up the pieces
Cyber Security Challenge Won By Actor
A jobbing actor with 'intellectual curiosity' about computer security has won the first competition in the 2010 UK Cyber Security Challenge
NSS Says IExplorer Malware Protection Leads Rivals
A test claims Microsoft IE8 and IE9 have boosted malware protection beyond Google, Apple and others
Symantec’s Machine Learning Prevents Data Loss
Symantec Data Loss Prevention 11 will feature "vector machine learning" to help define sensitive data policies
FBI Begins Official Probe Into Gawker Hack
The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into the hack that compromised Gawker Media's websites