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Microsoft warns of new server vulnerability
News The software maker says an unpatched flaw in its web-serving software could offer a hole for malicious code to attack systems [19 May 2009]
Facebook comes under phishing attack again
News Hackers successfully gathered passwords from users of the social-networking site, which came under a similar attack only two weeks ago [15 May 2009]
MoD loses 28 laptops this year
News Defence minister Bob Ainsworth has said the MoD has lost the laptops, 20 USB sticks, and 4 PCs this year [15 May 2009]
Government may revive data-sharing plan
News The government may try to give itself more data-sharing powers through primary legislation, according to justice secretary Jack Straw [15 May 2009]
Acpo: Police swamped by CCTV data
News The director of information for the Association of Chief Police Officers has said the overwhelming volume of CCTV data could threaten public safety [15 May 2009]
Soca puts a clamp on cybercrime
News The agency, which is charged with fighting e-crime, says it has prevented losses millions of pounds as a result of its efforts. [15 May 2009]
Adobe patches zero-day bugs in Reader, Acrobat
News Updates put paid to JavaScript flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, which was under threat from exploit code circulating on the internet [13 May 2009]
Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet
News A Trojan horse embedded in a pirated version of the latest Windows OS has already created tens of thousands of bots, according to security researchers [13 May 2009]
Staff could undermine gov't database security 
Video Centralised access will make government databases vulnerable to inappropriate access, according to Lord Erroll, speaking at Infosec 2009 [13 May 2009]
RFID tagging tech gets EU privacy code
News The European Commission has recommended principles for the track and trace of the RFID technology and for providing consumers with information about the use of data [13 May 2009]
Microsoft patches vulnerable PowerPoint hole
News The critical vulnerability in PowerPoint has been targeted by hackers recently and was the subject of a Microsoft warning last month [13 May 2009]
Microsoft introduces new Geneva beta
News Microsoft has launched the second beta of its identity-management server platform, with new features including compatibility with SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft Federation Gateway [12 May 2009]
ID card scheme costs rise to £400m annually
News Adding fingerprints to passports and recording individual biometric data, plus additional government costs, have sent the price tag on ID cards to well over that of current passports [11 May 2009]
Microsoft to issue patch for critical PowerPoint hole
News Patch Tuesday will feature a fix for a critical hole in Office PowerPoint that could be the same vulnerability the company said was targeted in attacks last month [08 May 2009]
Report: US air-traffic control systems hacked
News Breaches exposed sensitive FAA employee data, forced the shutdown of part of a network, and could have allowed hackers to disrupt the agency's mission-support network, a US government report says [08 May 2009]
Windows 7 to feature new anti-piracy tech
News With previous software verifications frustrating users, Microsoft is using Windows 7 as an opportunity to change the way it deals with piracy [07 May 2009]
FBI agent reveals details of cybercrime sting
Q&A FBI agent J Keith Mularski spent two years undercover, infiltrating the DarkMarket internet forum, which was notorious for identity fraud [07 May 2009]
Experts question high-street ID card enrolment
News The sheer number of outlets could lead to more data breaches, say experts, but the Identity and Passport Service is putting its faith in data-security standards [07 May 2009]
Oasis group aims to simplify crypto-key management
News Major security and encryption players, including IBM and PGP, have come together through open-standards consortium Oasis to devise a way for encryption products to interoperate easily [07 May 2009]
High-street plan for ID card enrolment
News High-street outlets such as the Post Office are talks to scan fingerprints and photos for the cards, but security experts have concerns over the safety of these details [06 May 2009]
McAfee websites found to contain security holes
News Researchers warn that holes on the security vendor's sites could lead to phishing and other attacks on customers, while McAfee reports that most of the vulnerabilities have been fixed [06 May 2009]
Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw
News Like its predecessors, Windows 7 contains a Windows Explorer feature that can be exploited by virus writers, according to Finnish security company F-Secure [06 May 2009]
Manchester rollout for first public ID cards
News Manchester will be the first place where the public can volunteer for an identity card, with other cities set to follow its lead in a strategy to stagger the national rollout [06 May 2009]
Adobe promises fixes for Reader and Acrobat
News Critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat will be fixed in product updates in a week's time, the company has said [05 May 2009]
GCHQ denies developing mass surveillance tech
News Security experts point out that while GCHQ denied intercepting and recording content, it avoided saying anything about traffic data [05 May 2009]
