31.12.09 Fast Internet access becomes a legal right in Finland  Finland has become the first country in the world to declare broadband Internet access a legal right. Starting in July, telecommunication companies in the northern European nation will be required to provide all 5.2 million citizens with Internet connection that runs at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second. The one-megabit mandate, however, is simply an intermediary step, said Laura Vilkkonen, the legislative counselor for the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

29.12.09 Computer hackers this week said they had cracked and published the secret code that protects 80 per cent of the world’s mobile phones. The move will leave more than 3bn people vulnerable to having their calls intercepted, and could force mobile phone operators into a costly upgrade of their networks. Karsten Nohl, a German encryption expert, said he had organized the hack to demonstrate the weaknesses of the security measures protecting the global system for mobile communication (GSM)

28.12.09 Banking Institutions Should Prepare for 'The Year of Consumer Protection 'If you thought 2009 was a tough year in terms of regulatory scrutiny, wait until 2010.With regulatory reform and consumer protection high on the agenda, financial institutions should face new pressures on several fronts, say industry observers. Here are the top five regulatory issues for banking institutions to consider in 2010

For Security Professionals ... For Security Talents. The Security Talents Community is the social network for informed, talented security professionals across all domains  of the information and Data Security Field.

The "By the Community, for the community" phrase in this description is very genuine: we help each other make the most of security, share knowledge and enhance our careers. This means more than just commenting on articles and other content (though we welcome that, too)--it means making connections with others, suggesting new approaches, improving methodologies, and being active in the community as a Security Talent and security professional.

We all know that facebook, myspace and linkedin are all noble ideas, however, we can't stand the spam, we can't stand the immaturity associated with these social networks so we created our very own social network that focus only on security professionals. We combined the features of facebook, linkedin and myspace in one community and we made it only for security professionals, just security professionals. A private community we can all be proud to part of.

Currently, membership registration is open via links in this article, very shortly, membership will be by invitation only thru existing members and via an invite similar to Google voice invite and no public registration allowed.

To get started, click Login or Register to get your free Security Talents account. You will land on your Profile page in the Community section. From the Profile page, you can start your participation. Please note that currently the membership is open, however, at one point, we will only limit registration and membership by invitation only.

• Write an article or tutorial that gets published on the security talents community
• Click My Blog Dashboard to begin the process of creating your own blog
• Invite some friends to the security talents community and connect with other members
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Socializing with other information security professionals in the security talents community is very worthwhile, but it's not the only opportunity to participate in the community. You can contribute your own content to the community, too.

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• Post a presentation or an article
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