The Reg Security: AT&T debuts 'Digital Life' robo-home and security tech [ Mon Apr 29 2013]

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Japan forgot data wipe on ship sold to Pyongyang
Former coast guard ship's navigation records reach NORKS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/japan_coast_guard_forgets_wipe_data_norks/

Crims take to Facebook to flog ZeuS kits
Dark networks meet social networks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/facebook_malware_zeus_toolkit/

LivingSocial admits major hacking attack on customer database
Credit card info is safe, company insists
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/26/livingsocial_hacking_attack/

Police arrest suspect in BIGGEST DDoS ATTACK IN HISTORY
Dutch suspect snatched in Spain
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/26/police_arrest_spamhaus_ddos_suspect/

AT&T debuts 'Digital Life' robo-home and security tech
Step into Internet of Things: Give us keys to homes in 15 US cities
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/26/at_t_digital_life/

UK faces hacking doom, but think of the money, security startups!
Every cloud breach has a silver lining, says minister
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/25/security_blitz_uk_business_op/

Vulns, exploits, hacks: Trusteer touts tech to terminate troubles
If I don't know what you're doing, I'll kill you
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/24/trusteer_anti_apt/

Your phone may not be spying on you now - BUT it soon will be
Smash it with a hammer now, it's the only way to be sure
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/24/kaspersky_mobile_malware_infosec/

Ofcom to UK: Really - you're using the same password for everything?
And would it kill you to use something a little less OBVIOUS...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/24/ofcom_online_passwords_security_risk/

Hacked AP tweet claiming White House explosion causes Dow dip
Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/hacked_ap_tweet_dow_decline/

CISPA row: Slurped citizen data is ENORMO HACK TARGET - infosec boss
US cyber-spook hub ultimate trophy for miscreants
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/information_sharing_double_edged_sword/

Crypto guru: Don't blame users, get coders security training instead
Murdoch's infosec man adds 'arrogant' techies also 'vulnerable'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/security_awareness_training/

Verizon: 96 PER CENT of state-backed cyber-spying traced to China
Lock up your data, folks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/spies_verizon_security/

8 in 10 small UK firms hacked last year - at £65k a pop: Report
Poor security practices blamed, according to gov survey
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/breach_survey/

Firewall tech pioneer Gil Shwed: Former teen sysadmin on today's
infosec biz
Prince of State(ful) inspection 20 years on
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/check_point_profile/

Java still vulnerable despite recent patches
Sun rises in the East
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/java_reflection_api_an_insecure_mess/

US Air Force beats off competition in NSA hacking fight
Training to defend, and attack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/us_airforce_hacking_competition/

Microsoft: Worried about web privacy? Tell us everything...
Redmond wants to look at your privates
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/microsoft_privacy_questionairre/

BadNews, fandroids: MILLIONS of Google Play downloads riddled with
malware
Dodgy apps spaff premium-rate txts, lol
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/android_malware_badnews/

Blogger, activist pals answer Anons' CISPA website blackout call
Oh noes, I can't access filmsuck.net
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/anonymous_cispa_shutdown/


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