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Article | 14/06/2013 Does encryption really shield you from government's prying eyes?
If you're thinking about encrypting email in light of revelations about U.S. government spying, you may be wasting your time.
Article | 14/06/2013 EU justice commissioner on Prism: EU citizens' rights are not negotiable
Europe’s Justice Commission said Friday that she would not sacrifice European citizens’ rights for United States’ national security.
Article | 14/06/2013 Oracle to ship 40 security fixes for Java SE
Oracle is set to release a patch set for Java SE that targets 40 security vulnerabilities.
Article | 14/06/2013 Some foreign-backed US phone companies reportedly excluded from NSA surveillance program
At least two U.S. mobile operators, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, reportedly do not participate directly in the U.S. National Security Agency's ca...
Article | 13/06/2013 Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthor...
Article | 13/06/2013 US FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity
Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
Article | 13/06/2013 New EU law mandates eCall in all new cars
From October 2015 all new cars in the European Union will have to be fitted with an eCall device according to new draft legislation announced Thursday...
Article | 13/06/2013 Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches
Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were very concerned ...
Article | 13/06/2013 Microsoft protects Cloud with directory-integrated two-factor authentication
Microsoft is upping the security on Azure with Active Authentication, a new service now in preview which allows enterprises to secure access to hosted...
Article | 13/06/2013 Google detects phishing attacks in Iran ahead of elections
Google has detected large-scale phishing attacks targeting users in Iran, ahead of presidential elections in the country.
Article | 12/06/2013 US charges eight with multimillion-dollar cybercrime
U.S. federal prosecutors charged eight people on Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud that siphoned money from hacked accounts at ...
Article | 12/06/2013 European commissioner demands Prism answers from US attorney general
Europe's justice commissioner has given the U.S. attorney general until Friday to explain how far the so-called Prism program went in collecting Europ...
Article | 12/06/2013 Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests
Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have joined Google in asking for greater transparency in surveillance requests, following widespread criticism of the ...
Article | 11/06/2013 Microsoft patches critical IE vulnerabilities and actively exploited Office flaw
A new batch of security updates released by Microsoft on Tuesday address a total of 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows and Microsoft Off...
Article | 11/06/2013 ACLU files lawsuit challenging NSA surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program targeting cust...