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Supreme Court to review ACLU challenge to warrantless wiretappingSupreme Court to review ACLU challenge to warrantless wiretapping

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups have standing in challenging the constitutionality of the US government’s warrantless wiretapping of overseas phone calls and emails.
22 May 2012

A new solution for authenticating BYOD

New start-up SaaSID today launches a product at CloudForce London that seeks to solve a pressing and growing problem: the authentication of personal devices to the cloud.
22 May 2012

AMTSO has credibility gap for anti-virus testing standards

The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) has a credibility problem that needs to be addressed for the organization to have an impact on the anti-virus software testing communities, observed David Harley, ESET senior research fellow.
22 May 2012

Supreme Court refuses to reduce $675,000 file sharing fineSupreme Court refuses to reduce $675,000 file sharing fine

The US Supreme Court has let stand a $675,000 file sharing verdict levied by a jury against Joel Tenenbaum for downloading songs and making them available on a peer-to-peer network while a student at Boston University.
21 May 2012

US lawmakers applaud Twitter’s decision to implement Do Not Track policy

A number of US lawmakers are applauding Twitter’s decision this week to implement a Do Not Track (DNT) policy.
18 May 2012

DHS warns about patient data risk from wireless medical devices

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning healthcare organizations about the security threat posed to patient data and networks by insecure wireless medical devices (MDs) and mobile communication devices.
18 May 2012

Americans & Aussies sign accord to expand cybersecurity cooperation

The US and Australian governments have signed a cybersecurity agreement that will enable greater cooperation on combating cyber threats.
18 May 2012

PCI explains how merchants can securely accept mobile payments

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released a fact sheet this week outlining how merchants can securely accept payments using mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets.
17 May 2012

UK council objects to ICO fine for data loss resulting from burglary

A UK council is objecting to a 70,000-pound fine levied by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for losing sensitive data as the result of a theft at an employee’s home.
17 May 2012

25 civil servants reprimanded weekly for data breach

Government databases are full of highly prized and highly sensitive personal information. The upcoming Communications Bill will generate one of the very largest databases. The government says it will not include personal information.
17 May 2012

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