Data breaches carried out by malicious insiders may be uncommon, but the damage they wreak can be catastrophic if detected too late
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Facebook Resists CEOP Panic Button
CEOP understands child protection, we know web design, says Facebook
Nasa Hacker’s Mother Standing In Election
Janis Sharp blames the former home secretary for backing the Extradition Act
Can Users Change The IT Climate Of Fear?
Security vendors always use fear to sell, but Peter Judge is pleased to hear more from end users in the real world
Facebook Execs To Meet Child Protection Agency
Buttons don't help, Facebook says to CEOP child protection body
Oracle Database Attack To Be Shown in Europe
This week's Black Hat Europe event will be shown how user credentials can be stolen from Oracle databases
Digital Economy Bill Welcomed By Supporters
The music industry welcomed it, the ISPs panned it. The Digital Economy Bill got Royal Assent and is now law
Adobe To Activate Silent Update Tool For Reader, Acrobat
Adobe Systems is to activate a new updater tool that requires no user interaction, in next week's security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Microsoft Readies Multiple Fixes For Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is to release fixes for 25 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office and Exchange on Patch Tuesday
Windows 7 SP1 Beta Leaked Online
A beta of Microsoft's upcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 has appeared on a number of Torrent websites
Government e-Borders Scheme Faces “Impossible” Schedule
The Home Affairs Select Committee has said in a new report that the Government's troubled e-Border's programme is 'impossible to achieve' in the current timetable
FBI Cracks Down On Global eBay Scam
Law enforcement officials arrested 70 people in a series of raids all over the world tied to an online scam targeting eBay user
Apple iPad Hacked And Slated For 24 April UK Release
Hackers have reportedly already cracked open the iPad. Meanwhile another report has suggested the device will hit UK shores on 24 April
Adobe Issues Advice To Avoid PDF Security Attack
Adobe has issued a workaround for a PDF vulnerability that would allow hackers to exploit its PDF Reader
Google In Vietnam War Of Words Over Cyber Attacks
The Vietnamese government refuted accusations by Google of a cyber-attack targeting opponents of a Chinese-backed mining operation
Digital Economy Bill Gets Second Commons Reading
A handful of MPs debated the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which the government intends to force through before the end of this Parliament
Researcher Uncovers PDF Executable Vulnerability
A security researcher has discovered a new way exploit Adobe Reader and other PDF-viewing software, but without actually using a security vulnerability
Reject Microsoft Office Attachments Says Free Software Group
Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software campaigners
US Court Rejects Calls For Mobile Phone Cancer Labelling
Industry pressure forces changes to a proposed law that would have required cell phone makers to put labels on their devices warning consumers of possible brain cancer
Mandelson To Rap On Anti File-Sharing Single
Business secretary may be turning his talent for spin to the turntables
Chinese Yahoo Users Suffer Hacked Email Accounts
The Yahoo email accounts of some human rights activists and journalists in China and Taiwan have reportedly been hacked into
Microsoft Issues Fix For IE Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has patched a total of ten vulnerabilities for Internet Explorer, after issuing an emergency security update
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said
Google And Microsoft Push For Electronic Privacy
Companies ranging from Google to Microsoft to Salesforce.com have joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Google Searches Blocked In China
Chinese web users are complaining that standard searches on the Google Hong Kong website have been blocked
Digital Bill Protesters Plan April Fool Flashmob
Moves to push the Digital Economy Bill through parliament make a joke of democracy, says Open Rights Group
ICO Slams Council For Data Loss, Prepares For Fines
The Information Commissioner's Office has criticised a city council for the loss of voter information shortly before new powers to fine negligent companies come into force
File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped
A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
US Student Loan Contractor Admits Massive Data Breach
Millions of student loan records have been stolen in another massive data breach, this time from a US federal loan contractor