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NATO Team Wins Cyber Defence Exercise
The NATO 'blue team' has won a cyber defence exercise that tested the online capabilities of a number of countries
The EC Data Protection Proposals Will Be Costly And Complex
European data protection laws will be costly and frustrating, warn Sally Annereau and Debbie Heywood
Canadian Government Intends To Tax Bitcoins
A statement from the Canadian tax agency reveals it is keeping a close eye on the virtual currency market
BYOD Has Value Despite Risks, Says Survey
BYOD initiatives are worth the risk says a Symantec survey, so long as adequate steps are taken beforehand
Hunt Pledges Better Privacy For Health Data
Jeremy Hunt has promised citizens will be allowed to leave a scheme to share their sensitive medical information
Suspect Arrested Over ‘Biggest Cyber Attack Ever’
Man arrested believed to be Stophaus leader Sven Olaf Kamphuis over hits on Spamhaus and others
Blue Coat Partner Fined $2.8m Over Syria Surveillance Sales
Computerlinks FZCO given hefty fine for breaking export rules
Researchers Warn Over Apple Safari Flaw
Rapid7 says flaw could let attackers steal passwords or even get keyloggers on users' machines
Kaspersky Warns UK Government Of ‘Catastrophic’ Cyber Attack
Kaspersky chief warns of the potential harm that could come to UK citizens from a cyber attack
Password Security Remains Consumer Bugbear
A survey has found ongoing consumer unhappiness, distrust and impatience with online passwords
Google: Government Censorship Hits Fresh High
Governments increasingly trying to censor Web, Google finds
Privacy Activists Doorstep Facebook Over EU Lobbying
Facebook gets a visit from activists who say it has helped cripple proposed EU privacy rules
Nick Clegg ‘Kills Off Snooper’s Charter’
Over the Liberal Democrats' dead body, says Clegg
InfoSec 2013: British Banks Threatened By DDoS Boom
US bank attackers have turned their attention to Europe, and UK financial institutions have been told to prepare
Huawei Signals End To US Market Hopes
US suspicions about Huawei have resulted in it abandoning hope of selling its networking gear in that country
InfoSec 2013: MoD Warns Cyber Attack Could Bring Down Government
Head of information security at MoD tells TechWeek he isn't over-hyping the threat
Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under
Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec
InfoSec 2013: Security Big Guns Back Cyber Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty
RSA chief Coviello and Eugene Kaspersky urge pan-global agreement similar to deal covering nuclear arms
AP Twitter Feed Hacked And Claims White House Attack
Hackers compromised the Twitter feeds of the Associated Press and falsely reported White House explosions
Cheeky Botnet Pusher Markets Wares On Facebook
Facebook used to sell Zeus botnet console, showing cyber crooks are getting considerably more brazen
InfoSec 2013: Ministers Optimistic In Face Of Cyber Attack Onslaught
We can all make money from cyber attacks, government says at London conference
CA World: CA To Buy API Security Company Layer 7
Canadian API wizards will offer their services through the US software powerhouse
InfoSec 2013: Thousands Of Open Servers Leave Critical Government Systems Vulnerable
Researchers find oil and gas systems, medical devices and naval ships could all be manipulated thanks to over 100,000 serial servers
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Twitter Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army
Syrian government supporters post Sepp Blatter's resignation on his Twitter acount
InfoSec 2013: China Is ‘Biggest Source Of Advanced Cyber Attacks’
Two reports again claim China is the number one source of serious attacks
Malwarebytes Revamps Processes After Update Snafu
Malwarebytes has taken steps to ensure that its problematic update last week will not happen again
InfoSec 2013: Government Promises £500,000 Cyber Aid For SMBs
SMBs are getting battered and the government wants to help with little pots of money
Japan Police Want To Block Nefarious Tor Use
Some fear Japanese police move could lead to a blanket ban of the anonymising service
Germany Fines Google £124k Over Street View Wi-Fi Snooping
German regulator complains Google's Wi-Fi snooping fine should be bigger