Twitter is usually described as a micro-blogging social network. To many who monitor its ‘trending topics’ it is also an early warning news service, frequently pointing users to breaking news before the traditional news media reports it.

Companies that monitor the end point behavior of their remote workers will have to start monitoring their (internet) behavior in bed. That at least is the inference to be drawn from a new street survey conducted by Infosecurity Europe.

Cybercriminals are sending spam to AT&T Wireless customers with huge bills in order to trick recipients into clicking on a link to malicious websites, according to Commtouch.

New variants of Darkshell, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet targeting Chinese websites, have been detected by McAfee Labs.

Baylor Law School sent out an email to the incoming class informing them of an extension to the deadline for “seat deposits” along with a spreadsheet containing GPAs and LSAT scores on all class members.

Swiss industrial conglomerate ABB does not plan to patch an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in components of itsWebWare Server application, used in various industrial systems, because it is a legacy product nearing the end of its lifecycle.

The UK faction of Anonymous has announced a campaign against the Home Office in protest against extradition arrangements with the US, and the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). It is timed for 9:00pm on Saturday.

In order to protect data from a disaster or cyberattack, organizations should develop a disaster recovery plan based on a cost-benefit analysis of the value of the data versus the cost of maintaining backup facilities, according to a report from Wisega…

In an apparent about-turn over government plans to allow security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet browsing habits, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said the legislation will be published only as a draft.

Cybercriminals have launched a Blackhole-laden spam campaign against US Airways passengers, trying to convince them to click on a link to “view” their reservation, according to Kaspersky Lab.