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Botnets Adopt Peer-to-Peer To Combat Takedowns
Botnets are adopting the use of peer-to-peer communications to hamper takedown efforts by the industry
Global Security Market Worth £43Bn This Year
Security vendors are to benefit from the big growth in the security technology market going forward
Microsoft Angers Security Researchers With Boisterous Botnet Bust
Researchers fuming after Microsoft botnet takedown ruins their own anti-cyber crime operations
Hague ‘Fails To Provide PRISM Reassurances’
Hague accused of failing to come clean on vital questions surrounding the US operation
Apple Fails To Act On Store Vulnerability Warnings
Another slow response from Apple's security team?
Check Point: Mobile Security Incidents Now A Costly Threat
The majority of businesses have had a mobile security incident in the past year, but organisations are still failing to manage corporate information on personal devices, according to Check Point
Google Patent Looks To Facial Expressions For Mobile Security
The Google technology would rely on users' unique facial 'landmarks' to unlock a mobile device
The Threat Facing The World’s Mobile Networks
Mobile operators don't know enough about threats facing their network and they aren't being proactive enough, says Arbor Networks' Tom Bienkowski
US-China Cyber Espionage Discussions Fail To Deliver
Discussions between President Obama and President Xi Jinping bring nothing concrete
Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran Significantly Increased Cyber Strikes On Israel
Israel's prime minister warns critical infrastructure is being bombarded by attacks from Iran and its allies
PRISM Is Unstoppable, And May Spread
You can't stop the PRISM snooping scheme, says Wayne Rash. And it could be applied for more than just hunting terrorists
Cameron Calls For ‘More Action’ Against Online Child Abuse Images
The government is to convene a summit with leading Internet companies, including search engines and ISPs, on how the industry can take more direct action against abusive online imagery
European Commission ‘Concerned’ At PRISM Privacy Threat
Commissioners Viviane Reding and Cecilia Malmström express their concern about US mass surveillance
Cyber Challenge Hunting For Security Skills In Schools
Cabinet Office and the Cyber Security Challenge want to get kids interested in the industry
Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Wanted By Danish Police
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is accused of yet another cybercrime, this time in Denmark
Malaysian Police Website Found To Be Hosting A Phishing Page
Netcraft says SSL certificates offer very limited protection from phishing
Thousands Of Web Servers Threatened By Plesk Flaw
Parallels says customers should upgrade their Plesk, but experts worry many won't
Glasgow City Council Fined £150k After Big Data Loss
Banking data stolen after laptop theft at local authority
NSA’s PRISM ‘Has Direct Access To Tech Giants’ Servers’
The US is happily spying on foreign citizens, accessing servers at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others to get hold of data, reports claim
Researchers Uncover ‘Smartest Android Malware Yet’
Android malware takes advantage of flaws in OS and looks a lot like sophisticated Windows kit
Google’s Next Madcap Idea: Facial Expression Authentication
Google tries to patent facial expression logins, but experts don't think it's worth the bother
UK Coppers Crack $200m Carder Crew
Carder website mattfeuter.ru is taken offline and 11 arrests made
Microsoft And FBI Hit 1,500 Citadel Botnets
Botnet takes a kicking but some think it will amount to just a chink in the fortress that is Citadel
Fury Over NSA Interception Of Verizon Customer Communications
US spy agency, the NSA, is conducting mass surveillance of American citizens' telephone communications thanks to a secret court order
Government Pressures Tech Firms To Censor More ‘Harmful’ Sites
Maria Miller asks Google, Facebook and BT to meet on blocking illegal content... something they already do
UK Committee Frets Over Containment Of Huawei Security Threat
Committee worried about how the UK checks Huawei kit and how an old BT deal was initially cleared
Chinese Internet Chief Hits Back At US Hacking Accusations
A top Chinese official says it is the US that is doing the hacking, and claims to have “mountains of data” to prove it
LeWeb 2013: MyPermissions – Giving Devs And Users Privacy
MyPermissions thinks there is a market in ensuring privacy - and Oliviear Amar told us why
Chinese Hackers ‘Behind NetTraveller Global Cyber Surveillance’
Another campaign aimed at global governments is allegedly carried out by Chinese-speaking hackers