EU upset by Microsoft warning about US access to EU cloud

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• EU upset by Microsoft warning about US access to EU cloud
• Private industry group leaps into the cybercrime fight
• Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week
• Mobile payments, PCI DSS compliance: Some clarity
• Safer mobile transactions
• How to live with malware infections

EU upset by Microsoft warning about US access to EU cloud Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:28 AM PDT Members of the European Parliament have demanded to know what lawmakers intend to do about the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the United State's Patriot Act.

Private industry group leaps into the cybercrime fight Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:47 AM PDT A consortium of eight companies launched a campaign on Tuesday to provide better training for law enforcement agencies in order to tackle cybercrime, which costs the U.K. economy tens of billions of pounds annually.

Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:38 AM PDT Microsoft is set to retire 2001's Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week.

Mobile payments, PCI DSS compliance: Some clarity Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:32 AM PDT Those hoping for mobile payments PCI compliance answers will have to wait a bit longer, the security council says.

Safer mobile transactions Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:00 AM PDT Last week ("More on biometrics") I recommended "biometric recognition as well as using passwords and SMS codes" for more secure mobile banking transactions. Long time reader Patrick O'Kane (he's chief architect for identity and access management services at Unisys) pointed me to a solution that does just that.

How to live with malware infections Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:10 AM PDT Get used to it: Malware can't be completely blocked or eliminated. But you can manage your PCs, mobile devices, and networks to function despite being infected

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