Schmidt: Proprietary code is more securely written 
Video Ex-White House adviser Howard Schmidt says the open-source community needs to catch up when it comes to securing code [11 Nov 2009]
Microsoft finds no flaw in November security updates
News The company's investigation found there is nothing in the latest Windows updates that should lead users to encounter a so-called 'black of screen of death' [02 Dec 2009]
US gov't agencies sued over Facebook surveillance
News After agencies failed to provide info requested on policies for using Twitter, Facebook and other social networks in investigations, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has sued [02 Dec 2009]
'Black screen of death' sparks Microsoft investigation
News The software maker is looking into reports that some users' systems are not working properly after installing the latest Windows security updates [01 Dec 2009]
Authentication risks all too human
Blog Risks to successful online banking identification and authentication using smartcards involve a mixture of human and technological factors, according to the European Network and Information... [27 Nov 2009]
Opera censors Chinese content
Blog Opera has updated the Chinese version of its mobile browser to stop users accessing restricted content. Opera Mini was updated on Friday from an international to a Chinese version, the BBC... [25 Nov 2009]
Government starts building ID card database
News The National Identity Register, which underpins the ID card scheme, has added more than 500 people since going live in October [25 Nov 2009]
- How long before we're all on it? - manek
Manchester ID card registration date announced
News People with a home or work address in Greater Manchester can register for an ID card later this month, the government has said [16 Nov 2009]
Home Office introduces a dozen ID card readers
News The UK now has 12 identity card readers as part of a pilot scheme, having had none earlier this year [16 Nov 2009]
Schmidt: Users need more browser control
Video As Web 2.0 apps become more prevalent, users need more control of how their browser interacts with operating systems, says Howard Schmidt [10 Nov 2009]
Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
News A security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers [05 Nov 2009]
South Korea plans to fingerprint visitors
Blog The South Korean authorities could fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors from 2012, the Korea Times reported on Tuesday. Barring diplomats and government operatives, all visitors over the... [03 Nov 2009]
Government agency loses farmers' data
News The Rural Payments Agency lost two tapes holding encoded personal information on farmers earlier this year but only informed its minister last week [02 Nov 2009]
The simplest of ideas
Blog I have been struck by how the simplest of ideas can make a substantial impact. I was using internet banking recently, and a couple of banks have started to submit the username and password from... [02 Nov 2009]
Tories: ID cards need 28m sign-ups to break even
News Half the British population would need to pay ID card fees before the government scheme becomes self-financing, according to the Conservatives [27 Oct 2009]
Project aims to devise Euro e-ID platform
News Chipmakers and smartcard manufacturers have joined forces to provide identity card technologies that conform to European standards [22 Oct 2009]
Attackers could steal crypto keys from mobile devices
News Security researchers have found a way to steal keys used for encryption and authentication on mobile devices by analysing electromagnetic signals and radio frequency emissions [21 Oct 2009]
IT managers told: Don't block social networking
News Analysts at the Gartner Symposium advised attendees that trying to lock down communications with the outside world is futile and not to be recommended [20 Oct 2009]
- No! - Tezzer
SonicWALL TZ 210
Review SonicWALL's feature-packed TZ 210 gateway security appliance is capable of protecting all kinds of networks at a very affordable price. It's easy to setup and manage, and sets a new price point in the UTM market. [15 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 holes plugged in record Patch Tuesday
News In its biggest Patch Tuesday ever, Microsoft issued fixes for two Windows 7 vulnerabilities plus a number of zero-day flaws elsewhere [14 Oct 2009]
Authorities reach agreement on travel card spec
News The move means councils can plan and implement additional services, following a period of uncertainty caused by changes to the accreditation requirements for cards [09 Oct 2009]
Firewalls failing to protect banks, says security expert
News Banks are spending more than they need on technology they would not miss, according to network security pioneer Nir Zuk [09 Oct 2009]
Government changes tack on ID card tech
News The Identity and Passport Service will not use the DWP database to store biographical data for ID cards, at least in the short term [08 Oct 2009]
Banks use Facebook despite security concerns
Blog According to a recent report, over half of CIOs reckon that users shouldn't be using social networking sites such as Facebook. The rationale is apparently that workers should be working not messing... [07 Oct 2009]
Police hunt down IT forensics expertise
News The Metropolitan Police Service is setting up a £32m framework to buy forensic analysis of electronic devices [02 Oct 2009]
Coders to hold Bletchley fundraiser
Blog A developer body is to hold a conference at Bletchley Park to raise money for the home of British WWII code-breaking. ACCU, which up until 2006 was known as the Association of C and C++ Users,... [28 Sep 2009]
XP Nerd Trick 2
Blog DANGEROUS TECHNIQUE DESCRIBED BELOW. THIS WILL MODIFY YOUR DESKTOP OR LAPTOP COMPUTER TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM. MAKE an... [07 Sep 2009]
Gov't says scrapping ID cards won't save it £3bn
Blog The Identity and Passport Service has said that getting rid of ID cards won't save the taxpayer £3bn over 10 years — as the costs are to be met by people who apply for passports and ID cards.... [14 Aug 2009]
HP darknet 'not for dissidents'
Blog Technology developed by HP to enable secure communications networks to be set up via a web-browser should not be used by dissidents, HP has said. One of the co-developers of HP's browser-based... [28 Jul 2009]
MP in Twitter security shocka
Blog Tom Watson MP, Labour's first blogger and Twitterer-in-chief, recently left an Apple store. We know this because, at 3:47pm, his Twitter account broadcast the message: "I've forgotten to log out... [15 Jul 2009]
