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Microsoft steers focus off data location rules 

Microsoft steers focus off data location rules

Concern on cloud security, not server location.
Amazon Web Services uses Check Point gateways 

Amazon Web Services uses Check Point gateways

Includes firewall, intrusion prevention, application control and URL filtering.
Users to ‘flag’ terrorist web pages under EU proposal 

Users to ‘flag’ terrorist web pages under EU proposal

An exercise in crowdsourcing counterterrorism.
Switching security vendors too costly 

Switching security vendors too costly

Schneier: Vendors in a race to the bottom.
Dumb brute force attacks slowing down, dying off 

Dumb brute force attacks slowing down, dying off

Hail Mary, it’s happening again.
Cloud-based endpoint protection launched by Bitdefender 

Cloud-based endpoint protection launched by Bitdefender

Bitdefender has launched a cloud-based endpoint protection service.
Amazon's EC2, Eucalyptus hacked 

Amazon's EC2, Eucalyptus hacked

Customer accounts could be accessed.
Oz infosec pros more influential, risk averse 

Oz infosec pros more influential, risk averse

A more cautious approach to cloud computing.
Symantec launches iPad data loss prevention 

Symantec launches iPad data loss prevention

Android support to follow.
Kindle Fire browser bounces through EC2 

Kindle Fire browser bounces through EC2

URLs, IP and MAC addresses logged.
EU cloud vendors liable for breaches 

EU cloud vendors liable for breaches

Directive asks vendors to prove security and accept liability.
Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable? 

Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable?

Comment: Microsoft still uncertain on root cause of outage.
Britain's G-Cloud strategist plays down security concerns 

Britain's G-Cloud strategist plays down security concerns

Government CIOs chided for hiding behind security concerns.
Amazon used to spread bank-stealing trojan 

Amazon used to spread bank-stealing trojan

Amazon gives legitimacy to scams.
UK Gov says cloud computing aiding terrorism 

UK Gov says cloud computing aiding terrorism

Cloud computing can be used by terrorists as a way of transmitting data without being caught, the UK Government warns.
Google+ spams users due to dearth of disk space 

Google+ spams users due to dearth of disk space

Some Gmail accounts hit.
BT launches 'high risk' cloud authentication 

BT launches 'high risk' cloud authentication

Service claims to enable businesses providing 'high risk online services' to combat fraud.
Law enforcement bands together for private cloud 

Law enforcement bands together for private cloud

Crime Commission, Customs and Federal Police balk at Defence restrictions.
Analyst warns businesses off Dropbox 

Analyst warns businesses off Dropbox

Changes to terms and conditions cause consternation.
Astaro to release end-point software ahead of Sophos merger 

Astaro to release end-point software ahead of Sophos merger

'God box' becomes legit.
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