Security

Security roundup for week ending Nov. 11

Clickfraud takedown; Chinese cyberspy case goes to trial; more mischief in SSL server certificates

Duqu authors sprinkle humor in dangerous code

Ongoing analysis of the Duqu malware shows its authors like a joke, and to attack on Wednesdays

Germany prepares to sue Facebook over facial recognition feature

Hamburg's Data Protection Authority prepares legal action after talks with Facebook about facial recognition reach an impasse

US judge upholds investigators’ access to Twitter data

The ruling in the WikiLeaks investigation upheld secrecy in collecting such information

Facebook may be close to privacy deal with FTC

Social network called close to settlement over 2009 privacy changes

Forrester to security pros: Think before rushing to fix security holes

Rush to fix security holes after a data breach can destroy needed evidence

EU data protection reform will put pressure on foreign companies

Members of the European Parliament call for immediate action to stop data protection violations by foreign companies

DARPA to detail program that radically alters security authentication techniques

DARPA wants technology that jumps beyond strong password protection

Understand mobile security in seven stories or less (a survival guide)

US snapshot of broadband world finds disparity and dial-up

Census data points to increased broadband use, but social, economic differences exist