Owing to public outcry, the Beijing government has delayed its July 1 deadline that censorship software be present on all computers sold in China, according to a statement Tuesday from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The government has said the so-called Green Dam web filtering is intended to censor pornography, but critics worry the software also enables political censorship and may enable monitoring of users' systems. Researchers also have determined that Green Dam contains security vulnerabilities. The government said it still will offer the software as a free download for schools and other entities that want it. - GM

A trojan has reportedly been uncovered that is harvesting FTP login data of major corporations, including the Bank of America, BBC, Amazon, Cisco, Monster.com, Symantec and McAfee.

Facebook launched a new iteration that makes it easier for users to customize their privacy settings as they send out content.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ordered the establishment of a unified U.S. Cyber Command to integrate cyberspace operations for the protection of Department of Defense networks.

Five individuals pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Detroit for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks and used a botnet capable of evading spam detection

Next week, Microsoft will make available to consumers a new, free anti-malware service to replace its subscription model.

Apple on Wednesday released the long-anticipated upgrade to its iPhone operating system.

Users of popular blogging platform Twitter fell victim this past week to a scareware scam.

Niagara College Canada found a way of ensuring its network security while not interfering with student and staff needs, reports Greg Masters.

A review of federal cybersecurity policies, scheduled for release Friday, will serve as a call to action for the public and private sectors.