European lawmakers still worried about banking data security

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• European lawmakers still worried about banking data security
• UK banks report lower online banking and card payment losses
• Apple patches critical Mac bugs with Java updates
• Big Data mining: Who owns your social network data?
• Tests find security programs fooled by attack vector
• Defense contractor charged with stealing secrets on laptop
• Google issues last-minute Chrome fixes before Pwn2Own
• Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug
• Trade, civil liberties groups urge cybersecurity incentives
• Botnets: Size isn't everything, says new report
• 3 simple reasons VoIP abuse will grow
• How Google and Android users can make secure mobile market
• Android Security: Six Tips to Protect Your Google Phone

European lawmakers still worried about banking data security Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:47 AM PST Europe's police force, Europol, has approved requests to send private citizens' banking data to the U.S. Department of Treasury without sufficient consideration for data protection laws, according to an internal report.

UK banks report lower online banking and card payment losses Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:58 AM PST U.K. banks reported sharply lower levels of online banking fraud and counterfeit cards in 2010, a sign the industry may be getting better at deflecting attacks from cybercriminals.

Apple patches critical Mac bugs with Java updates Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:05 AM PST Apple Tuesday shipped its first Java update for the Mac OS since last fall, when it also disclosed plans to "deprecate" the Java runtime in Leopard and Snow Leopard.

Big Data mining: Who owns your social network data? Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PST An attractive application of Hadoop and other Big Data technologies is to analyze users' social activities, sometimes without their express knowledge

Tests find security programs fooled by attack vector Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:02 PM PST A new round of antivirus testing found some products fail to detect malware that tries to infect a computer via a different attack vector, such as through a local network fileshare or a USB drive.

Defense contractor charged with stealing secrets on laptop Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:22 AM PST A former engineer with U.S. military contractor L-3 Communications is facing as much as 20 years in prison on charges that he illegally exported military data to China.

Google issues last-minute Chrome fixes before Pwn2Own Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:23 AM PST Google patched 25 vulnerabilities in Chrome today in one last update before the Pwn2Own hacking contest starts Wednesday in Canada.

Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:39 PM PST Microsoft today shipped three security updates that patched four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but did not patch IE ahead of the Pwn2Own hacking contest that begins Wednesday.

Trade, civil liberties groups urge cybersecurity incentives Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:27 PM PST Tech-related trade groups call for new incentives for companies to protect cybersecurity.

Botnets: Size isn't everything, says new report Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:15 PM PST Published figures estimating the size and scope of botnets are often inaccurate and do not reflect the threat these compromised networks pose to security, according to research released this week by ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency.

3 simple reasons VoIP abuse will grow Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:04 PM PST In its recent annual security report, Cisco predicted VOIP abuse as a potential area for cyber crime growth.

How Google and Android users can make secure mobile market Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:38 PM PST Android has a lot going for it, but as the last week has shown its approach to selling and distributing applications is going to need some improvement. Ever since launching Android in 2007, Google has gone out of its way to making the mobile operating system the most accessible and app-friendly in the industry.

Android Security: Six Tips to Protect Your Google Phone Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:14 PM PST Google's Android Market mobile software shop was hit last week with its first major malware attack; a popular application called "DroidDream" proved to be infected with malicious code that could steal users' personal information, and Google was forced to use a built-in Android "kill-switch" to do away with the problematic app--but not until after it had already infiltrated thousands of Android smartphones.

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