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Zero-day flaw found in web encryption

News A security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers [05 Nov 2009]

Government curbs councils' Ripa powers

News Local councils will need authorisation from senior executives, rather than junior managers, to conduct surveillance on citizens [04 Nov 2009]

Microsoft releases unscheduled fix for IE update

News The software maker has released a fix that addresses problems introduced by its last scheduled update for the Internet Explorer browser [04 Nov 2009]

Online bank fraud targeting corporate accounts

News Small and medium-sized businesses, governments and school districts are targets of online fraud involving malicious emails, key loggers and money mules, FBI says [04 Nov 2009]

Google: Data is more secure in the cloud

News A Google Apps exec compares storing data in the cloud to keeping money in a bank rather than stashing it nearby [03 Nov 2009]

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Pirate Bay closure sparks rise in P2P sites

News The temporary shutdown of the popular file-sharing site in August saw an increase in alternative torrent trackers, according to security company McAfee [03 Nov 2009]

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Former YouSendIt chief accused of DoS attack

News Khalid Shaikh has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly launching four denial-of-service attacks against his ex-employer [02 Nov 2009]

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Wi-Fi firms put onus on users for hotspot security

News Hotspot operators say it is up to customers to use encryption, after the BBC's Watchdog programme hacks into emails sent over public Wi-Fi [02 Nov 2009]

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Government agency loses farmers' data

News The Rural Payments Agency lost two tapes holding encoded personal information on farmers earlier this year but only informed its minister last week [02 Nov 2009]

'Krab Krawler' tool detects malware in Twitter links

News Kaspersky has unveiled a tool that looks at Twitter posts, extracts any URLs in them, and analyses the web page they lead to [30 Oct 2009]

UK failed to protect privacy over Phorm, says EC

News The European Commission is pursuing privacy-infringement proceedings against the government, saying UK privacy law does not comply with European legislation [29 Oct 2009]

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Mid-sized firms see rise in security threats

News Despits the rise, smaller companies are making cutbacks in security spending, which adds to the risks, according to a new study from security vendor McAfee [29 Oct 2009]

Public mistrust grows over gov't data policy

News Research finds 62 percent of adults think the government cannot be trusted to protect their personal information [29 Oct 2009]

Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan

News A researcher warns that users of the social networking site are being tricked into giving up their passwords and downloading a Trojan that steals financial data [29 Oct 2009]

Spike seen in web-based malware infections

News Nearly six million web pages are infected with malware, double previous estimates earlier in the year, Dasient says [28 Oct 2009]

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BlackBerry PhoneSnoop app can spy on calls

News US-Cert has warned users about the PhoneSnoop program, which could be used to remotely eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls [28 Oct 2009]

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Tories: ID cards need 28m sign-ups to break even

News Half the British population would need to pay ID card fees before the government scheme becomes self-financing, according to the Conservatives [27 Oct 2009]

Trend Micro to protect cloud servers

News An updated version of Deep Security includes features aimed at virtualised servers hosted in third-party datacentres, including support for VMware's VMsafe API [27 Oct 2009]

Guardian site hack may affect half a million

News The Guardian has confirmed the name of the third-party contractor responsible for the site, but no technical details have been made available yet [26 Oct 2009]

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Botnet click fraud hits a high

News Fraud designed to scam advertisers is becoming more automated, according to an ad auditing firm [23 Oct 2009]

Experts: Windows 7 security tool still a concern

News Though Microsoft has made changes in the UAC feature, which alerts users to when changes are made to their system, it still poses a security risk, experts have warned [23 Oct 2009]

Project aims to devise Euro e-ID platform

News Chipmakers and smartcard manufacturers have joined forces to provide identity card technologies that conform to European standards [22 Oct 2009]

Soca: Russian cyber-gang bribed police

News The Russian Business Network paid local police and judges so it could carry on its internet crime business, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency [22 Oct 2009]

Microsoft criticises privacy in Chrome 3.0

News The latest version of the browser logs every search keystroke and sends it back to Google, a Microsoft executive has pointed out [21 Oct 2009]

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Attackers could steal crypto keys from mobile devices

News Security researchers have found a way to steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analysing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions [21 Oct 2009]

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US jury finds SMIC stole trade secrets

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Dell finalises offer for takeover of P...

Dell announced on Tuesday that it has completed its $3.9bn (£2.3bn) offer to buy technology and business solutions provider Perot Systems.... More

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