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Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (IDG News Service staff — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The story "Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches," posted on the wire Thursday, incorrectly stated the location of Onapsis in the second paragraph.

UK cybersecurity professionals are ‘too old’, says Baroness Neville-Jones

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:06:00 GMT

The UK needs more young people entering the IT security profession if it is to avoid a skills shortage in the near future, according to the government’s special representative to business for cyber security.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:37:00 GMT

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT

Researchers propose TLS extension to detect rogue SSL certificates

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:35:00 GMT

A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block fraudulently-issued SSL certificates.

Judge orders drug evidence suppressed in warrantless GPS tracking case

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Jaikumar Vijayan — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:00 GMT

A federal judge in Kentucky this week upheld a lower court's decision to throw out crucial evidence in a drug case because the evidence was gathered with the help of a GPS tracking device installed without a warrant.

Google gives search users final DNSChanger warning

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:57:00 GMT

Google has embarked on a final campaign to warn the remaining half million PCs it reckons could still be infected with the DNSChanger malware that they risk losing Internet connectivity on 9 July.

European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Sayer — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:42:00 GMT

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Yahoo leaks private key, allows anyone to build Yahoo-signed Chrome extensions

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Yahoo was forced to release a new version of its Axis extension for Google Chrome after the original one contained a private key that allowed anyone to digitally sign extensions in Yahoo's name.

Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:37:00 GMT

More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not been applied, according to a researcher.

Windows 8 to Run Adobe Flash Only on Some Websites

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:46:00 GMT

The touch-centric Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 is plug-in free, but the browser may still be able to run Adobe Flash video, according to an online report. Microsoft is reportedly taking the Google Chrome approach with IE10 and building Flash capability directly into the touch-friendly browser. But Flash won't be available for every site on the Web in Metro IE10. Instead, Microsoft will only extend the capability to select popular sites, according to Windows bloggers Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera.

Confidential data: Delete it or eat it, say security experts

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:21:00 GMT

Hoarding sensitive information is easy and inexpensive, but as the collected information grows, so do the risks

NASA and cybersecurity: Ground control to Major Tom?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

Latest claimed attack by Iranian students piles on to 47 attacks in fiscal year 2011, with 13 compromising the agency's computers

Bug bounty hunters reveal eight vulnerabilities in Google services

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:56:00 GMT

Security researchers unveiled eight vulnerabilities in Google services during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday -- but they claim to have discovered more than 100 such bugs over the past few months.

European firms allow BYOD despite security concerns

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:00 GMT

Despite security concerns, more than two-thirds of enterprises in Europe allow their staff to use their own devices for work, according to research.

LulzSec MilitarySingles data breach caused by weak security

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:51:00 GMT

The major LulzSec data raid on the MilitarySingles.com dating site in March was caused by a catalogue of security problems including poor web application design and the use of weak encryption, an analysis from Imperva has claimed.

Malware Threat Level Hits 4-Year High

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John P. Mello Jr. — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:41:00 GMT

Surfing the Internet is becoming more dangerous than ever, according to a report released Wednesday by cyber security software maker McAfee.

McAfee reports big spike in malware

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:08:00 GMT

PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.

Cloudforce: News International trusts customer data to the cloud

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:00 GMT

Newspaper publisher News International is using cloud-based solutions from Salesforce.com. CloudSense and Zuora to fulfil product orders, monitor customer preferences and process payments.

Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT

The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations.

'Clueless' boards risk lawsuits, threaten national security

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Taylor Armerding — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:44:00 GMT

Energy/utilities sector ranks last on four of the best practices for cybersecurity, report exposes

Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:42:00 GMT

Listed on AppExchange, Cloud SSO has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com applications

Microsoft takes Bing Streetside offline in Germany after privacy complaints

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:00 GMT

Microsoft has taken its Google Street View-like service Bing Streetside offline in Germany after German citizens expressed their worries about how Microsoft handles requests for blurring of images, the company said on Tuesday.

Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Physicians who use social networks to share clinical experiences risk violating patient privacy. A niche industry of private social network providers has cropped up to address the desire to communicate.

Anonymous claims it hacked a DOJ site

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:43:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday it was looking into the unauthorized access of a website server in its statistics wing, after hacker group Anonymous claimed to have collected and released 1.7GB of data from it.