Latest news
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Belkin releases secure switch for government agencies
15.05.2013
Belkin released its Advanced Secure KM Switch and its Advanced 8 & 16-port Secure DVI-I KVM Switches.
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U.S. govt secretly obtains AP phone records
14.05.2013
A letter received by the Associated Press’ general counsel has revealed that the DOJ has successfully subpoenaed two months' worth of telephone toll records for work and private phones of a slew of AP journalist and editors without informing the news organization of it beforehand.
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U.S. government tops list of malware buyers
13.05.2013
While vocally and repeatedly tying all kinds of discovered cyber attacks to Chinese hackers, the U.S.
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India has a new National Cyber Security Policy
10.05.2013
The Indian government has approved the proposed National Cyber Security Policy, which is aimed at creating a "secure computing environment and adequate trust and confidence in electronic transactions”.
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U.S. senators introduce new bill to fight cyber theft
08.05.2013
A new bill that would allow the U.S. president to block import of products containing stolen U.S.
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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