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Hacker News - Just two days before Apple has disclosed a critical Security flaw in the SSL implementation on the iOS software that would allow man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept the SSL data by spoofing SSL servers.

Security Week - Normally, the buzz around a RSA Conference is confined to talk of products and services and the challenge of improving enterprise security. This year however, it was different. Controversy about the U.S. government's electronic surveillance programs led to several speakers dropping out ahead of the conference, and sparked discussions about privacy and civil liberties.

Hot for Security - Some 60 per cent of US businesses increased their cyber security budgets following a spree of prominent attacks in December and January, according to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. The wave of attacks influenced 78 per cent of those planning to increase their security budgets in the following 12 months.

HelpNet Security - GOTrust Technology Inc. announced that National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) has awarded the company Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 level 3 certification for their SDencrypter microSD working on Android and many other Operating Systems including Windows and Linux.

Engadget - Locking down those credit cards while globe-trotting is always a chief concern. Today at Mobile World Congress, MasterCard and Syniverse announced a joint effort to ease the fears of travelers. The pair is working on a pilot program that will only allow card-based transactions when a user's mobile device is in a specific location.

Help Net Security - Researchers have uncovered a potentially massive attack on Android users. This highly elaborate ploy originates on Facebook, where cyber-criminals advertise a series of apps. When users access Facebook from their Android mobile device, they will see different messages under the title "Suggested Post" advertising WhatsApp tips like: “Want to know how to see your contacts’ chats on WhatsApp?” or “Want to hide your WhatsApp connection status?”.

We Live Security - Samsung has introduced fingerprint-scanning security as standard into its new flagship Galaxy S5 handset – with Finger Scanner offering secure shopping via Paypal direct from the handset in stores and websites, with a finger-swipe replacing passwords. It also offers a biometric screen lock similar to that found in Apple’s iPhone 5S. Samsung says, “Finger Scanner provides a seamless and safe mobile payment experience.” Paypal has announced that it is partnering with...

Tripwire - The RSA Conference 2014 has commenced, and a few of the folks from Tripwire who are here are providing some feedback on the sessions they attended on this, the first day of the show. We were also quite fortunate to have Kelly Kingman available at some of the sessions to “visualize” some of the thoughts of the presenters in real-time as the talks were being given. See the picture below, and watch for...

The Register - Business social network LinkedIn has trumped Facebook and Twitter by launching a localised site for China, although the US firm admitted it would be subject to government censorship requirements. The English language version has been used by professionals in China for over a decade and has over four million users, but the firm needed a Simplified Chinese site in order to tap the 140 million professionals living in the Middle Kingdom, according...

The Hacker News - We use our Smartphone devices to do almost everything, from Internet Banking to Sharing private files and at the same pace, the mobile malware sector is also growing. The number of variants of malicious software aimed at mobile devices has reportedly risen about 185% in less than a year. The number of variants of malicious software aimed at mobile devices has reportedly risen about 185% in less than a year.