July, 2011:

• More 44Con training and 'capture the flag' contest announced, as BSides London talks online
• Integralis launches firewall configuration and assessment service
• NHS Scotland selects Imprivata single sign-on technology as part of 'Better Health, Better Care' programme
• Mobile Encryption: driving productivity, enforcing security
• BT ordered to block Newzbin 2 file sharing site in landmark ruling
• Is the arrested Shetland Islands man the LulzSec member 'Topiary'?
• IT staff admit having access to sensitive information without board level knowledge
• Patching swallows working time, with a third of administrators forced to work late to keep up-to-date
• Mobile device management service launched by LogMeIn
• Risk management and compliance - is it finally all coming together?
• Rapid7 announces new version of Metasploit to offer automated penetration testing
• The summer for remote connectivity begins now
• Apple releases second iOS update in a month to cover security issue
• Law firm selects tokenless hosted authentication solution
• Digital certification capability for mobile devices introduced by Entrust
• Cyber defence centres in Italy and Germany attacked, as US-CERT director resigns following attacks
• Warnings made of polymorphic malware, as variants increase and tactics evolve
• Could a BYOD policy be the solution to your consumerisation problems?
• Pwnie award shortlists announced
• Credit card trafficker and hacker sentenced to ten years in jail
• Amy Winehouse and Norway massacre news create warnings about online malware
• F5 announces BIG-IP enhancements in application delivery and policy management
• Traffic normalisation on IPS technology is supposedly causing problems for networks
• Cyber Security Challenge competitions sponsored by SANS and QinetiQ begin this week
• Apple issues Safari patches to cover 57 security vulnerabilities
• BlackBerry PlayBook gets the thumbs up from the US federal government
• Managing security in the cloud
• New version of mobile security product launched by Trend Micro
• Anonymous and LulzSec respond to arrests and FBI claims
• Sophos and BlockMaster announce partnership to offer anti-virus scanning on secure USBs
• Security practitioner arrested on charge of hacking in Canada
• CNS encourages a move to a 'data modelling' framework
• Extended browser support and server-side gateway encryption added in new version of Egress Switch
• Google launches service that informs users if they are infected with malware
• Arrests made in connection with PayPal, InfraGard and AT&T hacking
• M86 Security CEO claims that anti-virus does not offer adequate protection
• Councils show compatibility with GCSx but not ability to track activity management
• DigitalPersona launches SMB disk encryption solution
• RandomStorm launches WordPress application scanner
• The Sun website redirected to fake Murdoch suicide page, as LulzSec returns in News International action
• Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for information on the identity of creators of Rustock botnet
• Lady Gaga UK website hit by hackers who access fans' names and email addresses
• Pentagon impacted by third party attack that sees theft of 24,000 files
• Microsoft pushes out strong password rule and claims that it has collected thousands of hijacked account notifications
• Apple jailbreak patch already circumvented
• Panda Security releases new version of remote access solution
• Becrypt to present remote working solution to government
• Threat intelligence centre for financial institutions launched by Trusteer
• Data everywhere and no way to control it?
• PayPal CISO hits out at antisec, as Anonymous publishes employee credentials of agricultural company
• Mobile credential management solution launched by SafeNet to enable BYOD policy
• Android users now able to use device as a tokenless 2FA tool
• David DeWalt resigns as president of McAfee
• July Patch Tuesday from Microsoft brings four bulletins fixing 22 vulnerabilities
• Zeus variant that targets the Android platform detected
• New hacktivism group appears, but is met with criticism following its tactics of impacting innocent users
• Survey: Data management
• SC Magazine interview: Stephen Howes, founder and CTO of GrIDsure
• A quantum leap for security
• Analysis: MSSPs - a helping hand?
• Professional monitor: in association with (ISC)2
• Intego launches attachment scanner for Apple devices
• Testing the resilience of IT systems can help businesses prevent hacking attacks
• Not your typical information security event
• Three men jailed for online phishing fraud
• More than 90,000 US military credentials revealed following Anonymous attack on government consultancy
• Most SMBs fail to educate staff on security and social networking risks
• ICO reports that private sector was responsible for a third of data breaches, yet most businesses refuse an audit
• Adobe responds to Kaspersky Lab claims on Google Chromebook's outdated Flash Player
• Search results from Microsoft lead to pornographic websites
• Arrests in Italy but Anonymous denies the 'dangerous hackers' tag
• Police officers and staff breach Data Protection Act
• Four patches expected from Microsoft on next Patch Tuesday
• MTI has completed the acquisition of Global Secure Systems
• Morgan Stanley admits to loss of unencrypted CDs
• BT offers managed authentication to high risk online providers
• 44Con training schedule and first security professional track speaker announced
• Domino's Pizza chooses Rackspace hybrid hosting system for new online platform
• Flaws in Apple iOS can be exploited by a malicious PDF
• Symantec Endpoint Protection version 12 launched
• Sophos completes acquisition of Astaro to launch network security division
• Cancer centre accused of not protecting patient data by failing to implement encryption
• Government and business-backed ICSPA launches
• Free removal tool for TDL4 offered by BitDefender
• Solving the problem of disappearing documents
• Dell launches file-based encryption solution for removable media
• Google tackles first Google+ privacy flaw
• Internet Explorer flaw was being actively exploited ahead of last Patch Tuesday
• Cipher appoints Stuart Okin as new EMEA director
• BeyondTrust acquires division of Likewise Software to increase authentication offering
• Information Commissioner claims that health service needs a culture change and to do more to keep data secure
• Indian Groupon usernames and passwords published on Google
• Spear phishing prefered by cyber criminals to traditional spam campaigns