Everything but the Monday Round-Up: Catch-All Edition
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May 21 is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day created by the UN following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US. Check out the list of 10 things you can do to celebrate this day. Also on this day: The first Democratic National Convention was held in 1832 in Baltimore, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881, and most importantly, "The Empire Strikes Back" was released in theatres in 1980.
- Iran continues its crusade against the World Wide Web and bans all foreign email providers. Meanwhile, a group of Iranian hackers called Cyber Warriors Team compromise NASA's SSL certificate. Iran also threatens to sue Google for failing to label the Persian Gulf.
- The EU will soon propose legislation that would help member states fill gaps in their cybersecurity defenses. Let's hope their approach is more effective than this.
- ZDNet reports that over 1,000 civil servants in the UK have snooped on British citizens' private data, and even published US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks.
- A US government report suggests that the number of North Koreans with access to outside media is rising.
- The Bolivian Senate proposes a law that would regulate social networks in an attempt to fight racism and discrimination.
- Are you traveling soon? Beware of hotel Internet connections: they can be a prime location for malware delivery. Team Cymru recommends developing a healthy dose of paranoia when it comes to business trips.
- The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) is working on a proposal to give governments more control over the Internet. If it's successful, it could mean the end of Internet freedom.
- It was only a matter of time before Macs became popular enough to be targets for attacks. Ars Technica recommends five antivirus apps for your Mac, ranging from Free! to $50 per year.
- Twitter will officially support Do Not Track, a privacy initiative supported by the US Federal Trade Commission and Mozilla.
- F-Secure Response Labs release their Mobile Threat Report for the first quarter of 2012. The report includes statistics and details of mobile threats from January to March 2012.
- Secure 2012 in Warsaw is happening October 23-24 and they're looking for speakers. The conference will cover IT security basics, including malware, IPv6 and VoIP security, and open-source tools.
- What makes you think your financial institution's website is truly secure? Security Week takes a look at the ways cyber criminals take advantage of common security holes on bank websites.
- Dennis Draeger of Alternet talks about the good, the bad, and the grotesque of 3-D printing.
- Data enthusiasts: check out this wonderful selection of data visualization tools.
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