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Security talk pulled after ATM vendor complains
News Juniper Networks has cancelled a researcher's talk at the Black Hat and Defcon conferences following a complaint from a vendor [02 Jul 2009]
Government under fire over ID cards
Analysis The home secretary's announcement that carrying an ID card will never be compulsory for British citizens has prompted many to question its future [02 Jul 2009]
Botnets lead way in spam charge
News Over 83 percent of spam in June was sent from botnets, says a new report, while instant messages with malicious links and web-based malware are also on the rise [01 Jul 2009]
GCHQ takes on gov't IT security training
News Government IT security training co-ordination will shift from the Cabinet Office to GCHQ [01 Jul 2009]
Gov't U-turns on compulsory ID cards for pilots
News Pilots will not be required to have national ID cards, while pensioners over 75 will be given the cards free under new Home Office plans [30 Jun 2009]
Scottish minister urges end to ID cards
News Fergus Ewing, minister for community safety, has written to the UK home secretary reiterating the Scottish government's opposition to national identity cards [30 Jun 2009]
G20 protesters hit gov't with email attacks
News The government was subjected to targeted email attacks during the G20 protests in April, according to official email provider MessageLabs [29 Jun 2009]
Tory think tank proposes new data model
News A Conservative policy group has proposed an alternative model for managing personal data used in public services [29 Jun 2009]
UK cybersecurity push to pull in SMEs
News One priority of the UK's new cybersecurity strategy will be to get small businesses involved in the collaboration between government and industry [26 Jun 2009]
Green Dam exploit in the wild
News A buffer overflow exploit for the Chinese censorware is circulating online, as university researchers warn the software remains vulnerable to a flaw [25 Jun 2009]
UK launches dedicated cybersecurity agency
News A new government agency will coordinate national IT security defence and response, including launching DDoS attacks and cyber-espionage [25 Jun 2009]
US asks China to drop filtered software
News The US trade representative says China's software filtering requirement for PCs poses a serious barrier to trade [25 Jun 2009]
Pentagon moves to protect military networks
News The Pentagon has approved the creation of a Cyber Command to oversee the US military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace [24 Jun 2009]
Mitnick: From 'computer terrorist' to consultant
Q&A Kevin Mitnick describes his transformation from notorious hacker to security consultant [23 Jun 2009]
Schneier: Security neglected in economic gloom
News While it may seem logical to downgrade security, Bruce Schneier argues that security should be maintained or boosted, as systems become more business critical in a recession [22 Jun 2009]
Experts: Don't clamp down on social media
News Iranian news leaking out via Twitter shows that people will get around communication roadblocks, and experts have say businesses can learn lessons from this [19 Jun 2009]
Microsoft readies free anti-malware beta for launch
News The service, which is replacing Microsoft's subscription-based suite, will be available for public beta on Tuesday [19 Jun 2009]
Tech giants back ID interoperability project
News The Kantara Initiative, which aims to harmonise ID management technologies and standards, has attracted the backing of companies such as BT, CA, Intel, Novell, Oracle, PayPal and Sun [18 Jun 2009]
Apple stamps out 46 iPhone bugs
News Many of the long list of flaws in iPhone and iPod could have let an attacker run code on the handset, and some have been rated 'highly critical' [18 Jun 2009]
Experts: Gov't web-monitoring plan is unworkable
News Experts from the London School of Economics say a government plan to record traffic details of all UK web communications is 'an impossibility' [18 Jun 2009]
Tories urge contractors to shun ID card deals
News The Conservatives say contractors should not engage in the 'hugely expensive' tendering process for work on ID cards, when the scheme could be scrapped after the next election [17 Jun 2009]
Date set for Nasa hacker high court hearing
News The high court will hear Gary McKinnon's application for a judicial review of a CPS decision not to prosecute him in the UK [16 Jun 2009]
China orders plug for hole in Green Dam
News The Chinese government has ordered the makers of Green Dam censorware to rush out a patch, after researchers discovered gaping security flaws in the program [16 Jun 2009]
Apple fixes months-old Java bug
News The Mac OS X patch fixes a serious Java vulnerability that was made public six months ago and that has already been remedied by most other operating-system vendors [16 Jun 2009]
Experts: Chinese censorware carries botnet risk
News The Green Dam blocking software has errors that could be used to build a botnet and allow uploading of programs by an outsider, according to University of Michigan researchers [12 Jun 2009]
