Simon Walker, a software consultant from Tring, Hertfordshire, has won the penultimate individual event in the 2010 Cyber Security Challenge UK.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has revealed a back-up plan to continue releasing secrets if the whistleblowing website is shut down.

The FBI has announced the execution of 40 search warrants throughout the US for information relating to the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks carried out by the pro-WikiLeaks group known as ‘Anonymous’.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is currently seeking nominations from participating organizations for 14 open seats on its Board of Advisors.

By visiting social media sites, smartphone users are exposing themselves to security risks, warned Avi Chesla, vice president of security at Radware.

Opera has fixed five security vulnerabilities, including one considered critical, in the latest version of its web browser.

Hackers broke into the computer system at a New Jersey school district and gained access to student records system used by 160 schools across the state.

In the face of ongoing criticism about the social network’s security efforts, Facebook has taken the wraps off two new security features – SSL connections and social authentication.

In a supremely ironic situation, especially given the recent furor over the social networking site’s privacy rules, it looks as though Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page on the portal was ‘hacked’ yesterday evening.

Vodafone’s Australian operation is reported to have tracked down the source of a data leak, which caused uproar amongst its users. The source now appears to be one of its cellular dealers.