AFP – Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was named World Press Freedom Hero by media watchdog IPI on Friday, for her defiance of press restrictions and her commitment to free speech in her country.

Capgemini has acquired a majority stake in CPM Braxis, Brazil’s largest IT oustourcing provider, for €233 million. The acquisition will allow the European company to tap into the Brazilian market for IT services, it said. According to Brazil’s IT development agency BRASSCOM, the country’s domestic market for IT and BPO services is the eight largest world, totaling around $60 billion in 2009.

Reuters – India will send notices to Google and Skype asking them to set up servers in the country and give access to its internet data, a top home ministry official said on Wednesday.

Chinese authorities have requested that banks and other large companies in the country limit their use of imported information security technology, according to the Associated Press news agency. Under new rules known as the Multi-Level Protection Scheme, companies in China are encouraged to use Chinese IT security suppliers.

A cyber attack described as “the most serious breach of US military computer networks ever” stemmed from an infected USB flash drive, the US deputy defence secretary has revealed. The attack, which happened two years ago, was the catalyst for the Pentagon overhauling its digital security strategy