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AFP officers seek protection in cyber crime cases 

AFP officers seek protection in cyber crime cases

Officers in danger as they skirt slow treaties.
US critical infrastructure orgs to share data under bill 

US critical infrastructure orgs to share data under bill

But concerns raised that shared data could be used to prosecute "any crime”.
British privacy office fines three councils in two days   

British privacy office fines three councils in two days

Council fined $118,000 for email bungle.
HP Australia to build new security consulting team 

HP Australia to build new security consulting team

Brings Vistorm capability to region.
Security on the Move comes to Melbourne 

Security on the Move comes to Melbourne

Experts to offer technical help, case studies and insights.
Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties 

Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties

Payments used to squash 1100 vulnerabilities since November 2010.
Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam 

Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

Suspected 1.1 million infections.
Lost USB contained info on 1000 school kids 

Lost USB contained info on 1000 school kids

The details of more than 1,000 school pupils were lost when a USB stick was misplaced by a member of East Lothian Council.
EU biz to report big breaches same day 

EU biz to report big breaches same day

Businesses across the European Union (EU) will have to report 'major' data breaches within 24 hours.
ANZ botches bank statement fix 

ANZ botches bank statement fix

Shuts down online statements service within 24 hours.
US Govt probes infosec gaps in power grid 

US Govt probes infosec gaps in power grid

US states in charge during cyber attacks.
British military and politicians exposed by Stratfor hack 

British military and politicians exposed by Stratfor hack

But UK Government says its passwords are safe.
Qualys, MetricStream build vulnerability framework 

Qualys, MetricStream build vulnerability framework

Routes vulnerabilities through investigation and remediation processes.
Who can access your e-health record? 

Who can access your e-health record?

Plenty, but nobody specifically.
Security bug in Windows 7 detected 

Security bug in Windows 7 detected

Exploited via Apple's Safari browser.
No Facebook privacy from media 

No Facebook privacy from media

Users offered no safety from Facebook-trawling.
Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship 

Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship

Entertainers outweigh software industry four to one on sponsor contributions.
Shipping sector ignorant of infosec 

Shipping sector ignorant of infosec

Affects all levels of industry.
Tax Office passes USB security audit 

Tax Office passes USB security audit

Smaller agencies ordered to overhaul security.
Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights 

Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights

But Marlinspike says it won't do squat.
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