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Avast Celebrates 25th Birthday, Releases New Antivirus
Avast 2014 offers faster scanning, smaller footprint, new privacy features
Hack A Vessel: Warnings Over Serious Flaws In Shipping Industry Comms
Shocking vulnerabilities in shipping communications protocols could be targeted by pirates and terrorists, researchers warn
Massive Malware Attack On South African Fast Food Chains Traced To Europe
Crooks who made off with millions might be European
Verizon Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication
Verizon has made its strong authentication technology easier to use, which it hopes will mean wider deployment
Yahoo Adding Email Encryption After NSA Address Book Surveillance Revealed
Latest leaks suggest NSA grabbed 444,743 email address books from Yahoo in a single day
BT, GCHQ And Cyber Cops Concocting Cyber Security Challenge Final
BT, GCHQ and Britain's cyber police all hoping their efforts will land them with some hot new security talent
Blackhole Arrests Highlights International Law-Enforcement Collaboration
Experts said the arrests of Blackhole's creators shows cyber-criminals they are not beyond the reach of law enforcement
CipherCloud Launches Cloud Encryption Offering
CipherCloud's Linux-based SSE product offers strong encryption for the cloud while allowing data to remain searchable
Businesses’ Easiest Targets: HR Vs. FOI Team
Spear phishers have two very nice targets to choose from. Businesses just have to accept malware will get past them, says Tom Brewster
The Uphill Struggle To Security Awareness
Things have changed in the last ten years, says the SANS Institute's John Pescatore, but users still need careful watching
Google User Recommendations To Appear In Adverts
Google has changed its terms of service in order to allow users' recommendations and +1 actions to appear in ads
Fake Samsung Takeover Press Release Adds £127m To Swedish Firm’s Value
Investors fall victim to a hoax document that suggested Samsung was going to buy Swedish biometrics firm
Microsoft Adds ‘Fresh Paint’ To Windows 8.1
As the Windows 8.1 launch approaches, Microsoft has revealed more of the OS' new features
Skype Investigated In Luxembourg Over NSA Collaboration
Skype privacy called into question again, following Snowden revelations
Alleged Gozi Virus Creator Walks Away Free, For Now
Latvia will not extradite Deniss “Miami” Calovskis to the US, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights
New UK Cyber Cops See First Success: £750k Phisher Sentenced
Scammer gets five years as National Cyber Crime Agency celebrates success just days after its official launch
Google Offers Money To Open Source Patch Developers
Improving security of free software can result in a $3,133.7 paycheck
New UK Cyber Police Chief: We Need Skills To De-Anonymise Tor Crooks
Crooks think they can operate anonymously online with tools like Tor. They can't, says head of the National Cyber Crime Unit
Mobile Malware Threat Overblown, Says PayPal Exec
A new study reveals potential gaps in mobile security, but dismisses industry hype about mobile malware
Cisco Touts Security Boost From Sourcefire Deal
Cisco closes the acquisition of Sourcefire, which will enhance its firewall and intrusion-detection capabilities
Why The Army’s NSA Hates The Navy’s Tor Browser
It really hurts the Army's NSA to come up against the Navy's Tor encryption, says former naval officer Wayne Rash
New Police Unit Threatens Domain Registrars Over Piracy
Shut down websites we deem illegal or face the consequences, says PIPCU
Costly UK e-Borders Programme Deleted Drug Smuggling Data
Data management failures apparent despite £500 million spent so far on trying to keep terrorists and crooks out
Power Surges Hit ‘Cursed’ $1.4bn NSA Data Centre
Meltdowns reported at the NSA data storage site whose electricity was cursed by protesters
Microsoft Hands Out $100k For Windows Security Bypass
Researcher takes home over $100,000 for bypass and other bugs
Amazon Touts Login Service For Third Parties
Amazon opens up about its third party login service that allows customers to make purchases from other websites
Four ‘Silk Road Traders’ Arrested In The UK
So far, eight people across four different countries have been detained in connection with the illegal online marketplace
Confirmed: Alleged Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Arrested In Russia
The Blackhole exploit kit author has been arrested, much to the delight of the security community
Cyber Attack Cost Rises Again For Breached Organisations
The UK is suffering less than others, whilst IT teams are spending in all the wrong places