Article that appeared as a result of the Security Index press release. It's an almost one-on-one copy of the release.  

Joining the European Convention on Cybercrime will be the only way to spread information to Australians about the increasing threat posed by global cyber criminals, according to Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland.

While the IT industry continues to pump millions of dollars into messaging cloud computing, most IT shops remain on the sidelines. For example, when ESG Research asked IT professionals to list their top initiatives for 2011, "increased use of cloud services" came in as the 12th most popular response -- below more pedestrian IT activities like "desktop/laptop PC replacement initiatives," and "data center consolidation." Why are many organizations eschewing the cloud? Forty-three percent of the IT professionals surveyed said that "data security/privacy concerns" are so acute that they plan to minimize any cloud computing efforts in the foreseeable future.

The European Commission is too focused on using body scanners in airports, and is ignoring potential issues around human rights and health risks, according to a group of politicians.