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Microsoft releases critical Windows patches
News The software maker has issued five operating-system related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday [09 Sep 2009]
WordPress blogs at risk from worm
News A worm is circulating that posts spam and malware to some blogs using old versions of WordPress. Users are being encouraged to upgrade immediately [08 Sep 2009]
Wigan loses unencrypted data on 43,000 children
News Wigan Council breached data-protection law by allowing unencrypted data on pupils to be downloaded to a laptop, according to the Information Commissioner's Office [07 Sep 2009]
Microsoft warns of attacks using IIS flaw
News A flaw that could attack Microsoft's web server software is now being used to attack machines, the software company reports [07 Sep 2009]
Scottish gov't plans personal data cull
News The proposed initiative would mean public sector organisations in Scotland will be banned from creating large databases of personal information [03 Sep 2009]
Flaw in O2 routers could lead to hijack
News O2 and router manufacturer Thomson are working on a fix for a potential cross-site request forgery flaw, flagged by a security researcher, in Wireless Box II and III routers [03 Sep 2009]
Microsoft issues advisory on IIS security problem
News No patch yet for Web server FTP flaw, but problem can be minimised by reconfiguration [02 Sep 2009]
Amazon's cloud gets multi-factor authentication
News Amazon Web Services customers will be able to buy a small device that adds extra security to their accounts, but the code-generators are currently only available in the US [01 Sep 2009]
IIS flaw under investigation by Microsoft
News An update may be required to patch a possible FTP vulnerability in IIS 5 and 6, the software maker has said [01 Sep 2009]
Alleged mastermind behind TJX hack pleads guilty
News Albert Gonzalez has agreed to a plea deal on 19 charges that he helped steal millions of credit card and debit card numbers in a hack of TJ Maxx and other US retail chains [01 Sep 2009]
Bletchley Park disappointed by funding rebuff
News The director of Bletchley Park Trust says the amount requested for the home of British World War II cryptography is modest [28 Aug 2009]
Flaw in Cisco WLAN opens up skyjacking risk
News The networking giant's WLAN equipment is at risk of denial-of-service attacks and data theft, according to a security company [28 Aug 2009]
Attack cracks Wi-Fi crypto in a minute
News Users who have been slow to upgrade are being urged to drop WPA with TKIP as a secure method of protection for their routers [28 Aug 2009]
E-crime victims uncertain where to turn
News The lack of a central reporting point for e-crime in the UK means businesses are often uncertain how to report such incidents, according to a report by the Association of Chief Police Officers [27 Aug 2009]
London police seek mobile ID checkers
News The Metropolitan Police Service has issued a tender notice for a framework agreement for the provision, support and integration of handheld mobile identification units [27 Aug 2009]
Home Office data loss included drug records
News The volume of data on a lost memory stick was much larger than originally reported, the Home Office has confirmed [27 Aug 2009]
Symantec withdraws Norton patch after error reports
News The security company is offering a fix after a faulty patch prompted error messages for Norton users [26 Aug 2009]
Google fixes severe Chrome vulnerabilities
News Maliciously crafted JavaScript and XML could let an attacker take over a person's computer through the stable version of Chrome, Google warns [26 Aug 2009]
Privacy watchdog raps Sutton over data losses
News The London Borough of Sutton has been told to encrypt mobile devices and train staff after a run of incidents in which it lost people's personal information [25 Aug 2009]
Pirate Bay sale under criminal investigation
News Financial questions about the company bidding for the BitTorrent tracker have cast doubt on whether a revamped Pirate Bay will launch anytime soon [24 Aug 2009]
UK to share fingerprints with Canada, Australia
News The three countries will share and check fingerprint data from asylum seekers and foreign criminals under an agreement that will later extend to the US and New Zealand [21 Aug 2009]
Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach
Analysis After Kevin Mitnick's mobile account was breached, AT&T allegedly said it was not at fault, and that it plans to drop his contract and not compensate for damages. Now he may sue [21 Aug 2009]
Facebook disables rogue apps, but more appear
News A handful of unwelcome applications were sending Facebook users to a phishing site, stealing passwords and then spamming users' friends [21 Aug 2009]
'Dirtiest' websites exposed by Symantec
News The security vendor has identified the top 100 infected websites as detected by its Norton Safe Web service, and found an average of 18,000 threats per site [20 Aug 2009]
Warning as rogue Facebook apps steal log-in data
News A handful of rogue apps that steal log-in details and spam victims' friends have been unleashed on the popular social networking site [20 Aug 2009]
