UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests (AP) AP - A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday. Police make "trojan" virus arrests (Reuters) Reuters - Detectives have made the first arrests in Europe to tackle a "trojan" computer virus which is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers across the world, London police said on Wednesday. UK Police Reveal Arrests Over Zeus Banking Malware (PC World) PC World - British police said Wednesday they've made the first arrests in Europe of two people for using Zeus, a sophisticated malicious software program that can scoop up any sensitive information on a PC. GAO: Los Alamos computer security has weaknesses (AP) AP - Security weaknesses uncovered in Los Alamos National Laboratory's classified computer network could increase the risk of a breach of classified information, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a new report. Fortinet shares price at $12.50 each ahead of IPO (AP) AP - Shares of Fortinet Inc. priced higher than expected at $12.50 each ahead of the computer security company's planned initial public offering Wednesday. Computer Security Challenged By Web 2.0 'Endpoint' Growth (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - It also makes computer security problems. Research out this week shows how companies may be letting tech security slip as they rush to do more tasks online, under greater budget pressures. Computer security co. Fortinet plans IPO this week (AP) AP - Fortinet Inc. plans to go public Wednesday in an initial public offering, giving investors a chance to tap a network security provider with sales expected to grow. Obama Administration Unsure About New Cybersecurity Laws (PC World) PC World - Current laws addressing cyber crime aren't adequate to address growing attacks on the government and businesses, a representative of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday. Cyber laws must punish individuals not society: specialist (AFP)
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AFP - Laws regulating cybercrimes must target individuals and not society as a whole, an IT specialist told an Internet governance forum at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday.