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  • Apple admits second iCloud mail outage affecting 15 mil users

    The online mail service was out of action for up to 15 million users on Monday

  • Hackers steal £56,000 in bitcoins from exchange site Bitcoinica

    Bitcoin exchange site Bitcoinica suspended its operations on Friday after hackers managed to steal 18,547 bitcoins - valued at about £56,000 (US$90,000) - from its online wallet. The user database probably was compromised as well, Bitcoinica's administrators said in an announcement posted on the site's home page.

  • Facebook proposes further privacy policy changes

    Facebook intends to make further changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government, but privacy advocates saw the move as an inadequate attempt to quell privacy concerns prior to Facebook's planned initial public offering.

  • FBI issues warning about using hotel Internet connections

    The FBI today warned travelers there has been an uptick in malicious software infecting laptops and other devices linked to hotel Internet connections.

  • Apple patches Safari, blocks outdated Flash Player

    Apple has patched four security vulnerabilities in Safari and blocked outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player from running in its browser.

  • Tech experts rubbish government web snooping tactics

    The UK government's proposal to separate communications data from content as part of new plans to allow intelligence services to monitor all internet activity is unfeasible, according to a panel of technology experts.

  • Facebook to make profile URL usernames and email handles the same

    Facebook offers members the option of having a Facebook.com email address so that they can receive messages within Facebook that were sent from external email services, such as Gmail or Yahoo. People can also send email messages from their Facebook.com address to non-Facebook recipients.

  • Apple enhances App Store security with new measures

    Users are confronted with a ?Security Info Required? prompt and asked to provide answers to their choice of three security questions. Users are also asked to provide a second email address that can be used if the one associated with their Apple ID is compromised.

  • Whoops! Check Point lets their domain name expire

    It's got to be a little embarrassing for a security company steeped in paying attention to details like opening and closing firewall ports and monitoring whether applications are behaving oddly to overlook an arguably major item like maintaining the company's domain name, but it happened to Check Point Software.

  • Hacker jailed for stealing identities of 8 million UK citizens

    A UK man has been given a two-year jail sentence for a stunning 20-month hacking spree during which he stole the personal details of millions of Britons, including several thousand credit card numbers.

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  • Top 15 cloud storage tips and tasks

    No single cloud service can do everything. Some shine when it comes to streaming a cloud music collection from the Web, but stink at syncing desktop folders. Other cloud services are great for sharing photos, but useless for reviewing a document's revision history.

  • Google and the privacy Richter scale

    Google's consolidation of its many privacy policies hasn't shaken the foundations of individuals' privacy rights enough to bring them tumbling down.

  • The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st century

    Data security breaches happen daily in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? For some perspective, we take a look at 15 of the biggest incidents in recent memory. Helping us out are security practitioners from a variety of industries, including more than a dozen members of LinkedIn's Information Security Community, who provided nominations for the list.

  • Five ways to mix business and personal data on your smartphone

    Smartphones now make up almost half of all phone sales, and many millions of people use them for personal communications as well as work-related tasks. Yet, few people want to carry multiple phones at all times just to separate the workday from their home life. Here are five ways you can access your business and personal accounts without having to carry two phones.

  • Google privacy policy letter to Congress - Five key points

    Google sent a 13-page letter to the US Congress this week that can be summarised in a single sentence: "We're not being evil."

  • Six security companies you should watch

    Here are brief descriptions of a half-dozen security companies to watch, what they can do for enterprises and why they are worth keeping an eye on.

  • The worst Internet privacy scandals of all time

    In honour of National Data Privacy Day, we've put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time.

  • 10 up-and-coming open source projects you should know about

    With so many open source software projects under way at any given moment, it can be difficult to keep tabs on all that's going on.

  • Online shoe retailer Zappos hacked: What we can learn from this

    Zappos.com - the online source for shoes - was the victim of an attack that compromised account information for millions of customers. Zappos customers need to understand what is at stake, and be on alert for suspicious or malicious activity resulting from the attack.

  • Seven Android apps to help with your business needs

    Can the tablet completely replace a tablet for your business needs? Here are a selection of apps that will let you use your Android-based tablet, such a Samsung Galaxy Tab, for to-do lists, email, and document reviewing.

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