Who really was behind the SOPA protests?

Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have trumpeted the grassroots nature of the protests. [...]

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Social media firms spur anti-SOPA protests – The Hill (blog)
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Amid protests, Egypt’s tech chief goes to work
As protests in Egypt continue, the head of the government agency charged with developing the nation's...
Anti-SOPA, PIPA protests to continue
Wikipedia and others who participated in an unprecedented Internet blackout Wednesday have brought their...
Facebook may draw tech workers to NYC
Facebook's decision to establish an engineering office in New York City may make it easier for other...

Managing the unmanageable

Cloud firewall management vendors unleash new wares aimed to taming virtual firewall sprawl. [...]

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NSS Labs today is expected to say four out of five vendors -- Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Fortinet and...
Dome9 launches automated firewall management service
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Security start-up offers free, cloud-based firewall, server-vulnerability services
Security start-up CloudPassage is offering two free services to protect cloud-based virtual servers by...
Engineers fix the shortcomings of the traditional firewall
Do you find yourself putting a Band-Aid solution on a legacy firewall, such as strapping on an intrusion-prevention...

Leaked EU memo highlights concerns over data retention law

Digital rights groups in Europe have called for a ban on blanket data retention after a leaked internal memo from the European Commission admitted that there are significant problems with the current E.U. Data Retention Directive. [...]

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Civil liberties groups slam EU data retention as unnecessary
A large group of digital rights organizations has demanded proof from the European Commission that the...
Groups to urge abolition of EU data retention directive
On Saturday a large number of civil liberties groups will gather in Brussels to call for the abolition...
Data watchdog hits out at EU data retention directive
The European Union's data protection watchdog has called the Data Retention Directive the most privacy...
International group calls for an end to EU data retention
The San-Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called for the E.U.'s Data Retention...

Anonymous releases recording between FBI, UK law enforcement

The politically-motivated hacking group Anonymous released on Friday a 17-minute recording of a conference call between U.S. and British law enforcement agents coordinating an ongoing investigation into the group. [...]

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Anonymous breaches another US defense contractor
The politically oriented hacking group Anonymous has released 1GB of what is says are private e-mails...
Anonymous retaliates for Megaupload shutdown, attacks DOJ, others
The hacker group Anonymous is claiming responsibility for attacks that have taken down websites run by...
Anonymous takes another shot at Arizona police
The Anonymous hacking group has taken another swipe at police in Arizona, launching online attacks against...
Anonymous denies hacking Sony, stealing credit cards
The hacking group Anonymous has denied responsibility for the attack on Sony's networks, claiming that...

PHP 5.3.10 fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability

The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers running an older version of the Web development platform. [...]

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OpenSSL fixes DoS flaw introduced by critical DTLS patch
The OpenSSL Project has released new versions of the popular OpenSSL library in order to address a denial-of-service...
Opera denies refusing to patch critical vulnerability
Opera Software has released an update for its desktop browser in order to address a critical vulnerability...
RIM to BlackBerry Admins: Beware New BES Security Flaw
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has issued a critical security advisory related to a flaw in...
Firefox Update Addresses Critical Security Flaw
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.2 about a week ahead of the original schedule. The update addresses...

India to auction 2G spectrum from scandal-tainted licenses

India initiated plans Friday to auction 2G spectrum, a day after the country's Supreme Court ordered licenses and spectrum issued in 2008 to be canceled, as they had been purchased by business entities that manipulated the system. [...]

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India’s 3G spectrum auction on schedule
The auction of 3G spectrum and operating licenses in India will be held as planned on Jan. 14, the country's...
Current mobile players dominate India 3G auction
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India raises US$8.2 billion from wireless broadband auction
India’s auction of wireless broadband spectrum ended on Friday, after 16 days of bidding, with Qualcomm...
India discussing 4G mobile services even as 3G is delayed
India's telecom regulator has initiated discussions on the introduction of a fourth-generation (4G) mobile...

FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches

A VeriSign filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that the company suffered more than one data breach in 2010, raising questions about how secure the company’s products are and what customers should do about it. [...]

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VeriSign introduces VeriSign Trust Seal
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Facebook IPO filing reveals some eye-poppers
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Symantec’s $1.28B VeriSign gambit draws mixed reviews
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VeriSign admits multiple hacks in 2010, keeps details under wraps
VeriSign, the company responsible for guiding most of the world's Internet users to the correct websites...

Google won’t delay new privacy policy despite EU concerns

Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog. [...]

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Deadline looms for Mass. data protection law
After more than a year of delay and several modifications, a contentious Massachusetts data protection...
Group seeks answers from DHS on delay of privacy report
A privacy rights group is pressing the U.S Department of Homeland Security to disclose when it plans...
Lawmakers ask ICANN to delay generic TLD plan
A group of U.S. representatives has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)...
Bing Data Retention Shift a Sign of Privacy Struggle
Microsoft responded to privacy concerns of the Article 29 committee, an organization made up of data...

Google reveals Android malware ‘Bouncer,’ scans all apps

Google yesterday unveiled an automated system that scans Android apps for potential malware or unauthorized behavior, a move critics have long called the company to make. [...]

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Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market
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Google Yanks 21 Malicious Apps From Android Market, Phones
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Google faces new round of Android malware
For the second time in three months, Google yanked dozens of malware-infected smartphone apps from the...
Malware: Android Apps Threaten Mobile Security
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AMD’s move could pave the way for ARM in future chips

Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips. [...]

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AMD fundamentally shifts chip design methodology
Advanced Micro Devices will take a fundamentally different approach to designing chips as it tries to...
AMD to ship first Bulldozer server chips in Q3
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it will start shipping next-generation Opteron server chips based...
Arm faces uphill battle in server market
Arm has entered the server market with Marvell Semiconductor announcing a chip based on its processor...
AMD closes in on Intel with move to 32nm chips
Intel may have released 32-nanometer chips first, but rival Advanced Micro Devices has followed suit...