Security

EU lawmakers upset by poor protection of Swift banking data

A joint EU-US review does little to allay fears

NASA to unleash 1 million lbs of force in “can crusher” test

NASA testing will provide data for stronger future rocket design

Rustock botnet goes quiet, reason for takedown unclear

HBGary’s Hoglund identifies lessons in Anonymous hack

Notorious spamming botnet, Rustock, takes a fall

Rustock, one of the most prolific spamming botnets, appears to have gone offline

Why have I not yet implemented File Integrity Management (FIM)?

FIM is a critical element to a data loss prevention (DLP) program

Google first to patch Flash bug with Chrome update

Takes advantage of deal with Adobe to push zero-day fix a week before others get protection

FTC wins largest civil penalty on nasty debt collector: $2.8M

The Federal Trade Commission said West Asset Management violated federal law

Obama Administration calls for new privacy law

Data privacy bill of rights needed to fend off online data collection

Twitter adds option to always use HTTPS connection

By simplifying the use of secure, encrypted connections, Twitter hopes to reduce the number of hacked user accounts