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Blunkett on the 'massive drop' in ID card confidence 
Video Former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK why there has been a marked decline in public confidence in ID cards over the past two years [05 May 2009]
Blunkett: UK losing faith in ID cards
News A single, compulsory document combining passport and driving licence would prove more popular than the proposed ID card, according to David Blunkett [01 May 2009]
Blunkett warns of broadband fallout
Video At Infosecurity 2009, David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that increased broadband access will lead to more cybersecurity issues [01 May 2009]
Tories highlight flaw in gov't comms data plans
News The Conservatives have raised concerns about who will have access to communications-traffic data, but welcome a halt to plans for a single, centralised database [01 May 2009]
Facebook fends off two days of phishing attacks
News After fighting off two days of attacks from phishing worms designed to steal people's usernames and passwords, the site is investigating whether the incidents are related [01 May 2009]
International experts launch anti-cybercrime plan
News At Infosecurity 2009, US and European government security agencies announce a high-level plan to tackle cybercrime [29 Apr 2009]
Blunkett: Olympics 2012 could bring security storm
Video At Infosecurity 2009, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that a co-ordinated attack on systems linked to the Olympics could have serious repercussions for Britain [29 Apr 2009]
Microsoft boosts Windows 7 security for USB drives
News Windows 7 will not automatically launch programs using AutoRun when USB drives are inserted, the company says [29 Apr 2009]
Adobe Reader JavaScript security flaw emerges
News A security vulnerability in Adobe Reader prompts experts to recommend switching off JavaScript in the PDF reader [29 Apr 2009]
Blunkett: Digital Britain will increase security risks
News Speaking to ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity 2009 conference, David Blunkett says the provision of universal broadband for all will bring more cybercrime activity [28 Apr 2009]
Beware Olympic cybercrime chaos, says Blunkett
News Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference, former home secretary David Blunkett tells ZDNet UK that attacks are taking place but not being talked about [28 Apr 2009]
Think tank urges co-ordinated cybercrime response
News International-affairs think tank Chatham House says the government should pool and disseminate knowledge to tackle cyberthreats [28 Apr 2009]
Police eye tech for reporting live crimes via video
News Police are looking into technology that will allow witnesses to report criminal activity simply by uploading videos taken from their mobile phones [27 Apr 2009]
Google tackles severe Chrome security flaw
News A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google's browser could let an attacker use a different browser to make Chrome do his bidding [24 Apr 2009]
Gov't committee launches ISP regulation inquiry
News The All Party Parliamentary Group on Communications will consider whether ISPs should be regulated over issues such as internet crime and privacy [23 Apr 2009]
Microsoft exec outlines Windows 7 security
Video Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division, explains how it will be safer, easier and faster to sign in remotely to a business network [23 Apr 2009]
Botnet expert: Cut cash flow to cybercriminals
News Stopping the flow of money to cybercriminals could be the best way to tackle them, a top botnet researcher says [23 Apr 2009]
Firefox update targets 12 security flaws
News The web browser's third update this year fixes 12 vulnerabilities — four rated critical — and comes as its open-source developers ready the fourth beta [23 Apr 2009]
Finjan finds botnet of 1.9m infected computers
News The security firm claims to have uncovered a huge botnet that appears to be controlled by an Eastern European gang. Police are investigating [22 Apr 2009]
US official: We are under cyberattack all the time
News The US defence secretary has responded to a report that hackers stole information about $300bn fighter jet programme [22 Apr 2009]
Microsoft tests 'Geneva' identity tech in schools
News The software maker is taking its 'End to End Trust' mission to schools in a proof-of-concept trial featuring information cards on small notebook PCs handed out to students [22 Apr 2009]
Cryptography experts debate cloud-computing risks
News During an RSA 2009 panel, the world's top cryptographers disagree on the risks inherent in cloud computing and downplay the possibility of a digital Pearl Harbor [22 Apr 2009]
Cisco set to boost security in the cloud
News The company plans to round out hosted security offerings with Security Cloud Services, updated intrusion prevention and botnet filtering software, and WebEx services for secure online meetings [21 Apr 2009]
High-profile New Zealand websites hacked
News A number of high-profile New Zealand sites belonging to companies such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Xerox have been defaced by hackers appearing to hail from Turkey [21 Apr 2009]
Symantec scoops up web-security firm Mi5
News The company has bought web-security appliance maker Mi5 and plans to announce two new enterprise suites at the RSA 2009 conference in San Francisco [21 Apr 2009]
