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EFF Sues US Department Of Justice Over Twitter Searches
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have sued the Department of Justice and five other government organisations for cloaking their policies for using Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to i ...
Microsoft Leaves Users Hanging Following Black Screen Of Death
Microsoft has been reluctant to take responsibility the Black Screen of Death case, leaving users to deal with softaware and hardware problems on their own
Cameroon Is Most Dangerous Web Domain, Says McAfee
Attackers are using Cameroon's .cm domain name as part of typo-squatting schemes to infect users with malware, according to McAfee's Mapping the Mal Web report
Ten Ways To Stay Safe This Christmas
Christmas may be a time of goodwill towards all men, but Unisys has come up with ten ways to beat the cheats and stay safe during the festive period
Cisco Expands SMB Push With New Offerings
Cisco continues to chase the SMB sector after expanding its small business portfolio with new networking, security and collaboration solutions
Mandelson’s Cut-Off Plan Could Hold Back Innovation
Content producers should be pushed to embrace legitmate downloads or risk undermining the roll-out of UK broadband, says Andrew Donoghue
Home Secretary Accused Of ‘Spineless’ McKinnon Decision
Gary McKinnon's Conservative MP has attacked the Home Secretary's decision to allow the extradition of the hacker who is "suicidal and sectionable"
Security Company Accepts Updates Unrelated To Windows Black Screen
Prevx has backed off of claims that Microsoft patches are contributing to a Black Screen of Death condition being experienced by some Windows users
Climate Unit Appoints Replacement Director
As Professor Phil Jones steps down from the beleagured Climatic Research Unit, the new acting director tells eWEEK the work will go on
Microsoft Denies Security Patches Caused Black Screen Of Death
Microsoft is contending that the reports circulating of a Black Screen of Death are not due to the security updates the company issued in November
Developer Ponders Release of Linux Malware
The lack of malware on Linux may be about to change after a developer admitted he has developed a 'package of malware for Unix/Linux'
Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn
UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and open source - according to a leaked five-year plan
IBM Confirms Guardium Security Acquisition
After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium
Wi-Fi Security: Home Nets Are Wide Open, Pub Gets £8000 Fine
Nineteen percent of Brits don't password-protect their home Wi-Fi, and a pub landlord has been fined £8000 for a customer's illegal download
University To Release All Climate Research Data
The Climatic Research Unit whose emails were leaked to bloggers has said all data will be released to defuse the furore
EU Agency Warns Of ID Card Security Risk
A European security agency has highlighted the security risks posed by European ID cards when used as identification for online banking
McKinnon Is Suicide Risk Following Appeal Rejection
Notorious hacker Gary McKinnon has been labeled a suicide risk after Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he could not prevent extradition to the US
UK Citizens Aren’t Savvy Online, Says BCS
Only twenty percent of Britons are aware of how to protect their data online, according to the Savvy Citizens site, launched by BCS
Security Risks In 2010: Pirates, Malicious Networkers And Cloud Criminals
Researchers from IBM and Sophos take a look at the top security risks for enterprises and consumers alike in 2010
Virgin Media Trials File-Sharing Monitoring Tool
One of the UK's leading ISPs has broken ranks with its fellow service providers and is trialing a tool that can monitor illegal file-sharing over the internet
iPhone Hacker Proves That Crime Can Pay
The Australian hacker who developed the first worm for the iPhone has been rewarded for his efforts with a job at an iPhone application development company
Hacker Embarrasses Symantec website
Security vendor Symantec has been embarrassed after one of its websites was hacked to reveal sensitive customer data
Two In Five Office Workers Steal Sensitive Data
The recession has caused an increase in the amount of data theft from within companies, with 41 percent of workers admitting to stealing sensitive data
GE Combating Identity Theft With Plastic Holographic Storage Advance
GE claims it is able to mesh holographic material with the plastic of ID cards to produce an animated image of the user's face, in a move designed to help the authorities combat ID theft
Microsoft Admits To Zero-Day Flaw In IE 6 And 7
Microsoft confirms the existence of proof-of-concept attack code for a flaw affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Security Firm Unearths Malicious iPhone Worm
Security firm F-Secure has discovered a malicious worm which recruits jailbroken iPhones for botnets
The Climate Email Hack Won’t Change the Regulations
Critics are trying to use hacked emails to discredit climate change scientists - but however that campaign plays out, UK companies will still have to deal with carbon credits next year, says Peter Judge
Climate Researchers Respond To Email Hack
The Climatic Research Institute says that some of the hacked emails may not be genuine while others are being taken out of context
Climate Change Deniers Quote Hacked University Data
Hacked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit are being used to criticise climate scientists in the run-up to the Copenhagen summit