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Icann: Coders and ISPs vital to net security
News The internet watchdog says DNSSEC encryption, which makes it harder for hackers to subvert web traffic, will only work if developers and ISPs get behind it [08 Jun 2009]
Lawyer: Home Office unlikely to U-turn on hacker
News A change of home secretary is not likely to alter the government's position on Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US, according to McKinnon's solicitor [08 Jun 2009]
Report: China wants censorship software on PCs
News The Chinese government plans to require all PCs sold in the country to be shipped with software that blocks access to certain websites, according to The Wall Street Journal [08 Jun 2009]
Hacker joins US Homeland Security in advisory role
News Defcon founder Jeff Moss has joined former FBI and CIA directors on the US Homeland Security Advisory Council [08 Jun 2009]
Crypto project to lock down net security
News VeriSign and Icann have joined with two US government agencies to encrypt one of the fundamental internet protocols [05 Jun 2009]
Hacked ATMs let criminals steal cash, PINs
News Hidden code on Windows XP-based ATMs has given criminals two years to use special cards to steal account data and money from the cash-dispensing machines [05 Jun 2009]
Microsoft readies 10 security updates
News The software maker will issue six critical security updates and four others for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Word and Excel as part of next week's Patch Tuesday [05 Jun 2009]
First standard set for UK data protection
News In the light of numerous security breaches, the BSI has formulated a data-protection standard that organisations can use for UK DPA compliance [04 Jun 2009]
BCS attempts cultural shift in data protection
News New data-protection guidelines aim to encourage private companies and government departments to take better care of personal details [02 Jun 2009]
Obama to appoint US cybersecurity co-ordinator
News The president has warned that the US government is 'not as prepared' as it should be to respond to disruptions caused by cyberattacks [01 Jun 2009]
US army servers breached by Turkish hackers
News Investigators believe hackers used an SQL injection attack to break into US army servers and redirect visitors to other sites, according to InformationWeek [01 Jun 2009]
Symantec warns of spam 'triple threat'
News Spammers are combining their circumvention techniques to increase the efficacy of attacks, according to security company Symantec [29 May 2009]
Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn
News The website compromise attack adds new domains, steals data and continues to propagate after infections are cleaned up, making it worse than Conficker, ScanSafe says [29 May 2009]
Microsoft to patch DirectX hole
News The vulnerability in DirectX could allow an attacker to take control of a computer, if the user visits a site and runs a maliciously crafted QuickTime file [29 May 2009]
Sun CTO to form cloud security forum
News Wayne Horkan, Sun's UK chief technology officer, is to form a cross public and private sector organisation to address cloud security issues [26 May 2009]
Privacy watchdog cracks down on NHS breaches
News The Information Commissioner's Office is asking the Department of Health to tighten up data protection after a series of breaches [26 May 2009]
Microsoft warns of SharePoint bug
News The software maker has said there is a glitch affecting a recent service pack of the portal software [26 May 2009]
Facebook, Twitter hit by fresh phishing scams
News A new scam on Facebook sends users to a website designed to steal their log-in information and download malware, while Twitter suffers its own phishing attack [22 May 2009]
ICO to launch web data-protection code
News The Information Commissioner's Office will launch a data-protection code of practice for web businesses next year [22 May 2009]
Malware hits 8pc of Commons computers
News Nearly 400 computers at the House of Commons needed attention after malware attacks during the past 12 months [21 May 2009]
Mac OS X vulnerable to critical Java bug
News Apple's operating system is vulnerable to a security flaw in Java that was made public in December, according to a security researcher [20 May 2009]
Security groups link up in Chain of Trust
News The Anti-Spyware Coalition, the National Cyber Security Alliance and StopBadware.org join forces to provide a stronger response to malware [20 May 2009]
Number 10 will not investigate Phorm
News The Prime Minister's Office has said it will not investigate whether Phorm is legal under UK privacy laws, leaving enforcement to the ICO [20 May 2009]
Chink in encryption armour discovered
News An underlying flaw in the OpenSSH encryption protocol has been revealed by academics from Royal Holloway, University of London [19 May 2009]
ID database will retain fingerprint images
News The Home Office has revealed more details about the workings of the biometric database that will support the National Identity Scheme [19 May 2009]
