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Article | 3/12/2011 Data Protection Convention undergoes a rewrite
A 30-year old international treaty covering data protection is undergoing a partial rewrite to reflect new concerns in the age of the Internet.
Article | 2/12/2011 European distrust of US data security creates market for local cloud service
Concern in the European Union that U.S. data protection laws are too lax has created a new market for European cloud computing services.
Article | 30/11/2011 EU seeks to simplify cross-border data protection compliance
To make it simpler for businesses to comply with the multiplicity of data protection regimes across Europe, Viviane Reding envisages letting European ...
Article | 24/11/2011 Google protects its current HTTPS traffic against future attacks
Google has modified the encryption method used by its HTTPS-enabled services including Gmail, Docs and Google+, in order to prevent current traffic fr...
Article | 4/11/2011 Study: IT's future lies with cloud computing, security and mobile
Cloud computing, security and the mobile space hold the most growth potential in the coming years, according to IT professionals surveyed by tech staf...
Article | 2/11/2011 Duqu exploits zero-day Windows kernel vulnerability to infect computers
Security researchers from the CrySyS laboratory in Hungary have located an installer for Duqu, the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/arti...
Article | 2/11/2011 Biden, Cameron hit out at Internet censorship, hacking
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday condemned efforts by some countries to censor their citizens' use of...
Article | 26/10/2011 Exploit-powered Android Trojan uses update attack
A new variant of the DroidKungFu Android Trojan is posing as a legitimate application update in order to infect handsets, according to security resear...
Article | 25/10/2011 New tool to help small businesses plan for cyberattack
With hackers increasingly setting their sights on small businesses, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Monday it will provide an online t...
Article | 30/09/2011 Facebook faces complaints over data retention practices
Facebook's data retention practices are under investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner following a series of complaints filed by a Euro...
Article | 30/09/2011 Data breach affects 4.9M active, retired military personnel
Sensitive data including Social Security Numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers and personal health data belonging to about 4.9 million active and r...
Article | 29/09/2011 Mac OS X Lion: Losing its security pride
The past couple of weeks have not been the best for Mac OS X's security reputation.
Article | 23/09/2011 'Lurid' malware hits Russia, CIS countries
The latest espionage-related hacking campaign detailed by security vendor Trend Micro is most notable for the country it does not implicate: China.
Article | 9/09/2011 9/11: Attacks changed the way companies view IT
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks led to scores of changes in how U.S. residents live and do business, and the IT industry was not spared.
Article | 6/09/2011 Comodo hacker claims credit for DigiNotar attack
The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned on Monday that he would "strike ...