Experts warn of weak link in the security of sites

Exhibit No 1 of the weak links in the chain is Etisalat, a wireless carrier in the United Arab Emirates

San Fanclsco: Computer security researchers are reasing alarms about vulnerabilities in some of the Web's most secure corners: the banking, ecommerce and other sites that use encryption to communicate with their users.

Theose sites, which are trpically isentified by a closed lock displayed somewhere in the web browser,rely on a third organisation to issue a certificate that guarantees to a user's Web browser that the sites are authentic.

BlackBerry Ban

BlackBerry Ban With BB services on the blink, the young are at a loss, the not-so-young, gleeful

Yet another meeting between Worldwide Governments Against BlackBerry and representatives of Research in Motion has ended at an impasse. Meanwhile, the ban on the BlackBerry Messenger has reached its sixth month.

The strange sight of sputtering teens trying to form words and string together sentences, which had doctors worldwide fearing there had been a global bio-attack focused on the young, it still fair common.

BlackBerry users miffed over data block threat

Not happy Block on data services would reduce the devices to hand-phone-use only, feel many

Mumbai:

Country's BlackBerry users reacted with dismay on Friday to a government threat to block data services on security grounds, although some said it was necessary in the ongoing fight against extremism.

The Internet-enabled smartphones have become a must-have accessory in big cities like New Delhi, Mumbai and Banglore, as a sign of wealth, style and success for anyone from well-helped colleges students to corporate executives.

BlackBerry talks of 'lawful access'

NEW DELHI:

A day after the government fixed the August 31 deadline for service providers to come up with a technical solution for lawful interception of the encrypted messenger and the enterprise email services of BlackBerry. Research In Motion (RIM), the Canada-based makers of the smart phone, has started phone, has started talking of "lawful access" solution for its services, but with riders attached.

What's at stake in BlackBerry crisis

The BlackBerry crisis

Large internet and telecom firms challenge the notion of a nation state. That's why governments want to control them

Saudis give cell firms more time

Grace period of 48 hours to test system to avoid BlackBerry ban

Dubai:
Saudi Arabia's telecom regulator said it was giving the country's mobile operators additional time to finalise a deal allowing BlackBerry messaging services to continue.

The kingdom's communications and information technology commission said late on Saturday it was giving telecom companies a grace period of 48 hours - ending Monday - to test "proposed solutions" aimed at averting a ban.

'BlackBerry can be hacked into'

Experts warn network not as safe as claimed by its maker

Boston:

Research in Motion's (RIM's) resistance to giving governments access to its BlackBerry network misses a major point - authorities could probably hack the data on their own if they want it badly enough, security experts say.

Indeed, a major attack against BlackBerry users by a telecom in the UAE employed that very tactic a year ago, according to RIM. Experts say other malicious programs are likely to be lurking around, readying to be sprung.

No deal yet on BlackBerry: Raja

New Delhi:
Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), which owns BlackBerry, has not reached any agreement with the centre over the issue of giving access of data to the government, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said on Thursday.

For data, tug-of-war intensifies over privacy versus security

The threat by the United Arab Emirates to shut down mobile services on BlackBerrys like e-mail and text messaging underscores a growing tension between communications companies and governments over how to balances privacy with national security.

No shades of grey here

Monitoring BlackBerry communication is important for national security

For more than two years, Indian security agencies have been engaging with Research in Motion (RIM), the manufacturers of the BlackBerry mobile system, to work out an arrangement by which the former can get access to the communications - particularly e-mails and chats - that are transmitted in an encrypted form from such handsets. But little was achieved and pressure was building up on both sides due to the increasing fears of usage of such handsets by terrorist and other fissiparous groups. Notwithstanding the fact that there was a verification process in place for the provision of any mobile connection, the agencies were adamant to gain access to the traffic flow through the BlackBerry mobile handsets.

Govt spies may track your Blackberry

DUBAI:
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion willing to block porn sites and let government spies snoop on users, newspapers reported on Tuesday, following a shock ban on its key services in the gulf.

The BlackeBerry's secrecy has come under scrutiny since Sunday, when the UAE announced plans to ban BlackBerry messenger, email and Web browser services from October 11.

Software out to attack Android cell phones

London: According to Lookout, a US-based security firm, more than 80 Google Android wallpaper apps were collecting mobile phone numbers and personal details, including unique subscriber numbers, according to a report by The Telegraph.

Many of the apps also "dialled home" to their developers, transmitting unencrypted sensitive data back to remote servers.

Facebook user' profiles leaked online

New York: A security researcher on Wednesday released a file containing the names, profile addresses and unique identification numbers of more than 100 million Facebook users.

The information was corralled via a public directory Facebook makes available that lists users who are sharing at least some of their profile information with everyone on the Internet. It was collected and uploaded by Ron Bowes, a security researcher with Skull Security.

Ban on BlackBerry unlikely

New Delhi

Around five lakh BlackBerry users in India can breathe easy now. A ban on the service is unlikely.

A senior home ministry official said on Thursday that the government is not considering a ban on the service, whose email facility has been a security concern as it does not permit data interception.