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Microsoft to end free Advance Security Notifications
Digital Security
Anonymous hackers 'declare war' on al Qaeda and Islamic State
Mobile Security
'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users
Privacy
Obama calls for 30 day data breach notification and greater student privacy
Microsoft is changing the way it distributes its Advance Notification Service, and will no longer make the security bulletins publicly available, according to eWeek.
Alan Martin • 12 Jan 2015 • 1 min. read
The Anonymous hacking collective has "declared war" against the terrorists said to be responsible for the shootings of staff at France's satyrical Charlie Hebdo magazine, reports The Telegraph.
Google has revealed that Android smartphones and tablets running versions of the software released before 4.3 (Jellybean) will no longer be given official updates to an important part of the software
President Barack Obama is today to propose legislation that would ensure companies inform customers of any leaks within 30 days of a data breach, reports Physorg.
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