Date: 08/07/11 Phone hacking and online campaign bring down the News of the World
News International has announced the closure of Britain's oldest and highest circulation newspaper, following voicemail hacking by journalists and an online campaign that saw advertisers shunning the title.
Date: 08/07/11 Hi-tech crime agencies set to employ information security professionals
Law enforcers in the UK may soon look to formalise ongoing relationships with information security professionals by offering permanent or temporary secondment positions within their ranks,
Date: 08/07/11 Sri Lanka to Establish National Passport Database to Increase Border Security
Along with plans to establish a Migration Intelligence Unit, the Sri Lankan Government expressed plans to also establish a “National Stolen and Lost Travel Document Passport Database” with real-time access to Interpol’s
Date: 07/07/11 South Korean web attacks might been war drill
Attacks that crippled South Korean government websites in July 2009 and again in March 2011 might have been cyber war drills conducted on behalf of North Korea, according to security software maker McAfee Inc.
Date: 07/07/11 Government facilities targets of cyber attack
Two U.S. government-funded research laboratories and a defense contractor were targets of a "highly sophisticated" cyber attack last week, representatives of the organizations said, the latest in a string of assaults on U.S. interests. The attacks struck Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington; Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory in
Date: 07/07/11 Consumers want internet security to be provided by banks
Consumers would choose their banks to provide them with the tools needed to secure their internet access above internet service providers or security vendors, according to new research.
Date: 01/07/11 Microsoft highlights evolving dangers as online identity data proliferates
Identity information of internet users is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to secure, according to a senior director at software giant Microsoft. Paul Nicholas, senior director, global security strategy and diplomacy
Date: 28/06/11 Anonymous Declares War On The City Of Orlando
The hacktivist group Anonymous may be setting its sights on the city of Orlando, Florida next, if an anonymous press release which has landed in our inbox is to be believed . The group is threatening to take down a different city-related website every day, starting with Orlando Florida Guide,
Date: 24/06/11 India passes law vs e-waste
The Indian government has clamped down on e-waste by introducing a rule that requires the environmentally sound management and disposal of electronic waste in the country.
Date: 23/06/11 Japan enacts anti-computer virus law
The Japanese parliament has passed a law, to take effect in July, which criminalises the creation or distribution of computer viruses. The new law would punish those accused of creating or distributing a computer virus without reasonable cause for up to three years in jail or a fine not exceeding 500,000 yen (US$6240), even when no harm has been inflicted.
Date: 20/06/11 US builds net for cyber war games
The United States government is building its own "scale model" of the internet to carry out cyber war games. Several organisations, including the defence company Lockheed Martin, are working on prototypes of the "virtual firing range".
Date: 14/06/11 Senate Website Gets Hacked
A hacker group that has claimed attacks on media and law-enforcement affiliates extended its month-long cyber mischief Monday, boasting that it had cracked the U.S. Senate's website. The group, Lulz Security, posted on its own website a configuration file for the Senate's main website. The material in the file suggests sensitive information was not breached, but does indicate Lulz Security infiltrated the Senate's website.
Date: 14/06/11 Vietnam aims to lead in e-government
In September 2010, the Prime Minister of Vietnam approved the vision for Vietnam to become a leading country in the area of IT and e-government implementation. Dr Nguyen Minh Hong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications, highlights that to achieve this, a lot of frameworks and regulations need to be put in place, in areas such as information security and infrastructure building.
Date: 13/06/11 Australian police pushes cyber safety education
New South Wales educational institutions were schooled on cyber security through an Australian Federal Police programme that promotes internet safety education in primary and secondary schools.
Date: 01/06/11 Cellphone Use May Raise Cancer Risk
Using a cellphone may increase the risk of a certain type of brain cancer, an international panel of experts have said recently, adding to a growing debate about whether a now nearly ubiquitous form of communication poses health risks
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