GCHQ supplier pans government file-sharing plans
News Intelligence-tech supplier Detica has said government plans to force ISPs to identify unlawful file-sharers are 'not necessary or proportionate' [27 Nov 2009]
- It certainly does. - hkommedal
Virgin Media to monitor traffic for file-sharing
News The ISP will begin a trial within days to monitor 40 percent of its network in order to gauge unlawful file-sharing levels [26 Nov 2009]
Fingerprint checks to begin at UK border controls
News In addition to usual checks at border controls, from the end of November overseas nationals arriving in the country will have their fingerprints scanned [30 Nov 2009]
- Time for your baggage to arrive, then - manek
- Speed is of the essence - PWF
Researchers break into BitLocker
News Unlike previous attacks against the Windows encryption, the technique developed by Fraunhofer SIT works even when a Trusted Platform Module is in use [07 Dec 2009]
Schneier: Steps to combat file-sharing are misguided
Q&A So-called 'three strikes' laws ignore due process and are technologically unfeasible to implement, according to security guru Bruce Schneier [09 Dec 2009]
India blocks service to millions of handsets
News Mobile phones without a valid identification number were blocked in India on Monday as part of a government security drive [01 Dec 2009]
Nasa hacker defence vows to fight on
News Gary McKinnon's legal team will seek a judicial review of the decision by home secretary Alan Johnson not to intervene to halt the hacker's extradition [27 Nov 2009]
Firefox, Adobe lead list of buggiest software
News The Mozilla browser is first and Adobe software knocks Microsoft out of second place on the list of products with the most reported flaws [18 Dec 2009]
- Flaws - Shibley R
IBM buys database security start-up Guardium
News Guardium's technology is designed to monitor databases for suspicious activity by authorised users as well as attackers [01 Dec 2009]
Adobe to plug zero-day Reader, Acrobat hole
News The company will release the patch on 12 January, allowing it to stick to its quarterly security update schedule. In the meantime, users can disable JavaScript [17 Dec 2009]
ID cards extended to north-west of England
News The scheme is being rolled out to people living in Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside from January [17 Dec 2009]
Government to share more data in fraud fight
News The government has announced a set of measures to increase data-sharing and encourage people to use public-sector services online [07 Dec 2009]
Botnet gangs collaborate on malware
News The criminal groups behind the Zeus and Avalanche botnets appear to have struck a deal to use each other's infrastructure [11 Dec 2009]
