Latest news
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Wireless hack attacks target critical infrastructure
23.04.2013
Critical infrastructure control systems are at risk from wireless attacks carried out over Software Defined Radio (SDR), according to Digital Assurance.
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Oil and gas infrastructure cybersecurity spending to increase
30.01.2013
As a highly critical sector, the oil and gas infrastructure should be one of the most secure, both physically and digitally.
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ENISA reports on smart grid cyber security measures
19.12.2012
The EU’s cyber security agency ENISA has investigated the challenges for baseline smart grids protection in Europe.
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Smart grid ICS cyber security market to grow
11.12.2012
Smart grid industrial control systems (ICS) remain in a state of flux.
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Virus shuts down gas company's site and offices
31.08.2012
The official website and the email servers of Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company - the world's second largest liquefied natural gas company which distributes some 36 million tons of it every year - have been taken offline after a still unknown virus hit the company's office systems.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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