Latest news
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Older MiniDuke strain found, raises questions about its origins
05.03.2013
A version of MiniDuke - the cyberspy malware aimed at governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere - has been operating for at least 21 months, internet security firm Bitdefender has discovered.
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Jailed British hacker hacks own prison's mainframe
04.03.2013
A UK cyber criminal jailed in a maximum security prison has managed to hack into the institution's mainframe after having been allowed to participate in IT lessons, the Daily Mail reports.
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Old school malware used for spying on European govts
27.02.2013
Kaspersky Lab’s team of experts published a new research report that analyzed a series of security incidents involving the use of the recently discovered PDF exploit in Adobe Reader (CVE-2013-6040) and a new, highly customized malicious program known as MiniDuke.
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Most Americans think cyber warfare is imminent
15.02.2013
A national survey of Americans shows a majority fear that cyber warfare is imminent and that the country will attack or be attacked in the next decade.
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Reactions to Obama's Executive Order on cybersecurity
14.02.2013
On February 12, we have witnessed U.S. President Barack Obama sign an Executive Order and issue a Presidential Policy Directive aimed at improving the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.
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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