Council fines are nothing more than a slap-in-the-face, say Simplexo

Joe Public received a double ‘slap-to-the-face’ in light of the news that Glasgow City Council has been fined £150,000 for losing two unencrypted laptops, according to Simon Bain, CTO of Simplexo.
What China’s supercomputing push means for the U.S.

China is developing its own software and building its own infrastructure to create a tech industry, says a top computer scientist at the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory.
Danish National Police Says Hackers Infiltrated Identity Register

Last week, Denmark’s national police revealed that, in the summer of 2012, hackers might have stolen and modified information from the police driving license register, including the personal identity number register (CPR).
Latest Wrinkle in Data Security: Time Cloaking

Those perturbed about this week’s news that government spies may be perusing all sorts of personal communications might be particularly enthusiastic about the work of Purdue researchers in developing a time cloak to hide data.
Privacy and data security: why should investors care?

There is no ‘safe haven’ for investors when it comes to data security and the onus is on them to scrutinise management.
Danish Police Admit That Data Retention Hasn’t Helped At All

There’s been a big push around the globe to ramp up data retention rules, which require various online services to keep all sorts of data on their users for a long time, just in case it’s possible that law enforcement officials might need that data at some later date.
5 approaches to securing your company’s mobile data

The simultaneous explosion of enterprise mobility and cloud adoption has resulted in a “perfect storm” for IT. It’s the “everywhere data” side effect created by bring your own device (BYOD) programs — data is now coming from anywhere and everywhere, making it hard for IT departments to keep up.
British schools to hold code-breaking contests

Teenagers from 14 to 16 will pit their wits against one another to break secret codes to uncover hidden messages and then write their own
Digital Forensics and InfoSec Career Advice From Across the Web

Sometimes people ask me for career advice related to information security in general and, more specifically, digital forensics and incident response.
US helps Middle East allies counter Iran’s alledged cyber attacks: report

On Sunday, the New York Times quoted senior US officials as saying the Obama administration began helping its Middle Eastern friends build up cyber defenses against alleged attacks form the Islamic Republic.