1. UK govt scales back ePassport upgrade

The U.K. Identity and Passport Service has dropped the Electronic Passport Application project upgrade, claiming to be striving for value for money.

2. Sony PlayStation site victim of SQL-injection attack

Automated attack claims another high-profile target, offering sale of a fake antivirus scanner.

3. Internet Explorer 8 to get antimalware protection

In preparing for the second beta, Microsoft announces security enhancements to Internet Explorer 8 expected in August.

4. Symantec's SaaS coming to Asia

The security vendor's first software-as-a-service offering targeted at small and midsize businesses will be in Asia "soon", say company executives.

5. UK govt: Terrorists increasingly exploiting tech

The U.K. government and security bodies say terrorists are making greater use of tech and exploiting the growing information infrastructure to hide their activities.

6. Researchers: 637 million browser users at risk

Researchers find that Internet Explorer users are less likely to update their browser to the latest version than users of Firefox, Opera, and Safari.

7. SecureWorks unmasks the Coreflood Trojan

The average lifecycle of the Coreflood Trojan bot is about 66 days, according to research.

8. UK scientists demo graphic passwords

Doodles on touch screens could replace numbers and letters as online passwords. According to their creators, doodles are easier to remember and harder to crack.

9. Turkish criminal hackers hijack ICANN sites

On the eve of opening up a hierarchical naming system for the Internet, ICANN's sites are hijacked with a warning.

10. Google Calendar now the target of phishers

Phishers send e-mail referencing legitimate events on Google Calendar to users to try to trick them into giving out their account details.