Friday 5th October

Today’s stars: Microsoft, Facebook, Government, RBS, NFC, Cybersecurity hotline

Today’s sources: SC Magazine, ZDNet, Computing, Computer Weekly, CIO, CBR

SC Magazine – Microsoft prepares seven patches for 20 security issues – Dan Kaplan
Microsoft is prepping seven patches for release as part of next week’s monthly security update.

ZDNet – Facebook private message issue raises more concerns over privacy – Michael Lee
If Facebook is in the clear and no private messages were actually exposed, what does that say about users who were adamant that they were?

Computing – Government to spend £2m a year on cyber security advice centre – Sooraj Shah
The government will spend £2m a year until 2014 on a cyber security advice centre that aims to improve international co-ordination, increase access to expertise and promote good governance online.

Computer Weekly – RBS unveils iPhone case for NFC payments – Jennifer Scott
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group has teamed up with Visa Europe to bring mobile payments to customers through its TouchPay scheme.

Computer Weekly – Big data advice from big names, Coca-Cola and Lastminute.com – Brian Mckenna
Speakers at the recent Big Data Europe event in London advised businesses not to cross the creepy line and to be aware that data is rotten fruit. 

CIO – Big Bird, Not Big Tech, Gets Traction in Debate – Patrick Thibodeau
After last night’s presidential debate, the possible fate of Big Bird is now known. But the candidates gave no insight into the possible fate of exascale systems, the next generation of supercomputers.

CBR – UK starts talks with China and Russia to set up cybersecurity hotline
The UK will establish a cybersecurity centre of excellence’ to advise other countries on cyberattacks.