Private sector should be in next EU cybersecurity simulation

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• Private sector should be in next EU cybersecurity simulation
• Half of all firms ban social network access from company PCs
• US data laws spur encryption take-up
• AOL launches social-network monitoring tool
• Senior adviser calls for stronger EU data protection laws
• Trend Micro releases free Stuxnet detection tool
• Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze for $152 million
• Anti-Firesheep Trick Protects Linux Users
• Microsoft delivers Windows 7 SP1 blocking tools
• Does Apple's Java move mean a less secure Mac?
• Trade group wants Congress to focus on tax credit, security

Private sector should be in next EU cybersecurity simulation Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Early assessments of the recent pan-European cybersecurity exercise conclude that the private sector should be included in the next simulation.

Half of all firms ban social network access from company PCs Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Half of all firms don't let staff visit social networks such as Facebook and Twitter from a company-owned PC or laptop, says Webroot.

US data laws spur encryption take-up Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Data security laws are now the main reason US companies take up encryption, for the first time surpassing even anxiety over data breaches, a new report by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Symantec has found.

AOL launches social-network monitoring tool Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST AOL has launched SafeSocial, a new tool that allows parents to monitor their children's activities on social networks.

Senior adviser calls for stronger EU data protection laws Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Europe needs strong and effective data protection, the European data protection supervisor said Monday.

Trend Micro releases free Stuxnet detection tool Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Trend Micro has released a tool that administrators can use to scan dozens of computers at a time for Stuxnet, the malicious software program that has raised widespread concern for its targeting of industrial systems made by Siemens.

Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze for $152 million Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Juniper Networks, as expected, has agreed to acquire and Belden's Trapeze Networks wireless LAN unit for $152 million in cash.

Anti-Firesheep Trick Protects Linux Users Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST The Firesheep plug-in for Firefox has done an admirable job of illustrating the insecurity of public Wi-Fi, just as its creators intended. Now that it's out there in the wild, however, the question for users is how to protect their sensitive information.

Microsoft delivers Windows 7 SP1 blocking tools Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Microsoft has issued tools that let enterprises block the distribution of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) when the upgrade launches next year.

Does Apple's Java move mean a less secure Mac? Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Security experts are split over whether Apple's decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users.

Trade group wants Congress to focus on tax credit, security Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST The U.S. Congress should focus on extending a research and development tax credit and on passing data breach notification regulations and other cybersecurity legislation during a brief session this month, a large technology trade group recommended.

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