Hackers have reportedly already cracked open the iPad. Meanwhile another report has suggested the device will hit UK shores on 24 April
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Adobe Issues Advice To Avoid PDF Security Attack
Adobe has issued a workaround for a PDF vulnerability that would allow hackers to exploit its PDF Reader
Google In Vietnam War Of Words Over Cyber Attacks
The Vietnamese government refuted accusations by Google of a cyber-attack targeting opponents of a Chinese-backed mining operation
Digital Economy Bill Gets Second Commons Reading
A handful of MPs debated the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which the government intends to force through before the end of this Parliament
Researcher Uncovers PDF Executable Vulnerability
A security researcher has discovered a new way exploit Adobe Reader and other PDF-viewing software, but without actually using a security vulnerability
Reject Microsoft Office Attachments Says Free Software Group
Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software campaigners
US Court Rejects Calls For Mobile Phone Cancer Labelling
Industry pressure forces changes to a proposed law that would have required cell phone makers to put labels on their devices warning consumers of possible brain cancer
Mandelson To Rap On Anti File-Sharing Single
Business secretary may be turning his talent for spin to the turntables
Chinese Yahoo Users Suffer Hacked Email Accounts
The Yahoo email accounts of some human rights activists and journalists in China and Taiwan have reportedly been hacked into
Microsoft Issues Fix For IE Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has patched a total of ten vulnerabilities for Internet Explorer, after issuing an emergency security update
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said
Google And Microsoft Push For Electronic Privacy
Companies ranging from Google to Microsoft to Salesforce.com have joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Google Searches Blocked In China
Chinese web users are complaining that standard searches on the Google Hong Kong website have been blocked
Digital Bill Protesters Plan April Fool Flashmob
Moves to push the Digital Economy Bill through parliament make a joke of democracy, says Open Rights Group
ICO Slams Council For Data Loss, Prepares For Fines
The Information Commissioner's Office has criticised a city council for the loss of voter information shortly before new powers to fine negligent companies come into force
File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped
A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
US Student Loan Contractor Admits Massive Data Breach
Millions of student loan records have been stolen in another massive data breach, this time from a US federal loan contractor
Facebook To Allow Third-Party Access To User Info
Facebook has announced another update to its privacy policy, allowing some third party applications access to users' information without prior consent
Protecting Your Business From Social Networking Suicide
The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant
Review: YouSendIt Enables Secure File Transfer — Maybe
YouSendIt makes emailing large, sensitive files secure and manageable by avoiding the pain of using FTP clients and servers
MI5 Laying Off ‘Bonds’ To Hire More Techie ‘Qs’
The Security Service has announced plans to lay-off some of its intelligence staff and replace them with more IT-savvy operatives
Data Breach Remains Top Security Worry
The ever-present threat of data breaches is keeping business executives awake at night, according to a new survey from IBM
YouTube Fails – But Not Because of China
A YouTube outage was due to a technical fault, not retaliation by the Chinese government, Google has said
Bletchley Park Gets £250,000 Government Funding
Second world war codebreaking centre Bletchley Park has been given a £250,000 government grant to pay for repairs to the site
Cyber-security Bill Gains Approval From Senate Panel
A bill that promises to introduce tighter cyber-security for the US government has passed its first hurdle in the US Senate
TJX Hacker Sentenced To 20 Years
The hacker mastermind behind the data breaches of TJX, Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax and other retailers has been sentenced to 20 years in prison
Apple iPads Will Be Used At Work
Users will take their iPads to work, despite the doubts of IT managers who still don't trust Apple's iPhone, a survey has found
Apple iPhone And Popular Browsers Exposed in Hacking Contest
The annual hacking contest at the CanSecWest security conference has once again exposed vulnerabilities, this time with Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as the Apple iPhone 3GS
Twitter Wages War On Spam
Twitter engineers have brought down the level of spam on the site to just one percent, while the GSMA is testing its own reporting service against mobile spam