The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of some very high profile accounts. (news.bbc.co.uk)

By ALLISON HOFFMAN, JPOST CORRESPONDENT IN NEW YORK The UN Security Council has scheduled a meeting for late Tuesday afternoon to discuss adoption a resolution to halt the violence in Gaza.UN Security Council to weigh new call for effective Gaza truce AFPEffort to push through resolution at Security Council session Ynetnews (news.google.com)

surely_you_cant_be_serious writes "A nationwide survey finds that most companies consider their systems vulnerable to attack. Historically, crime rates increase during recessions — and some believe that cybercrime may well follow suit, especially given massive layoffs and the dim prospects many laid-off employees face in finding a new job. 'O... (rss.slashdot.org)

Underwriters Laboratories recently updated UL 634 to address the insecurity of current magnetic switches that are used in alarm systems. (news.cnet.com)

A troubling north-south security divide could affect the outcome of Afghanistan's presidential election this year, a poll official warned on Monday, with voters still to be registered in some of the most dangerous provinces. (www.boston.com)