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NSA denies exploiting 'Heartbleed' vulnerability
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
The US National Security Agency on Friday denied a report claiming it was aware of and even exploited the "Heartbleed" online security flaw to gather critical i...
US says cybersecurity sharing not an antitrust issue
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
US officials announced Thursday that companies sharing information about cybersecurity would not face prosecution on antitrust grounds. The news came amid heigh...
Researchers measure smartphone malware infection rates
Apr 10, 2014 (SPX)
There is a steady stream of news stories and announcements about how many more new strains of Android malware appear in every passing year. Data showing infecti...
Cuba plans own social media sites after US row
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Cuba plans to launch its own social media networks to counter "subversive" ones such as a Twitter-like app the United States was funding, an official said Wedne...
US urges Chinese candour on cyber-warfare
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will Tuesday urge China to pursue a more open dialogue about cyber-warfare and other sensitive issues to avert potential crises...
Cuba denounces 'subversive' US texting program
Apr 06, 2014 (AFP)
Cuba on Sunday slammed a "subversive" US texting application which, like a Twitter-like program Washington launched here, Havana said aims to foment political u...
CyberPoint international joins Lockheed's Cyber Security Alliance
Mar 31, 2014 (UPI)
CyberPoint International has joined Lockheed Martin's Cyber Security Alliance to collaboratively combat persistent cyber threats to government and commercial or...
Google says Turkey intercepting its Web domain
Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)
Google says Turkey has been intercepting its Internet domain, redirecting users to other sites in the latest battle between Ankara and Web giants. In a weekend ...
Keeping secrets in a world of spies and mistrust
Mar 31, 2014 (SPX)
Revelations of the extent of government surveillance have thrown a spotlight on the security - or lack thereof - of our digital communications. Even today's enc...
Encryption companies rise as anxiety over data mounts
Mar 29, 2014 (AFP)
Investors are pumping millions of dollars into encryption as unease about data security drives a rising need for ways to keep unwanted eyes away from personal a...
US 'restrained' in cyber operations - Pentagon chief
Mar 28, 2014 (AFP)
The United States will show "restraint" in cyber operations outside of US government networks, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Friday, urging other countr...
Russian officials dump iPads over spy fears
Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)
Russian government officials have swapped their iPads for Samsung tablets to ensure tighter security, the telecoms minister told news agencies on Wednesday. Jou...
China's Xi challenges Obama on telecoms spying report
Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping questioned his US counterpart Barack Obama about reports that Washington had secretly tapped Chinese telecoms giant Huawei for year...
US NSA spies on China telcoms giant Huawei: report
Mar 23, 2014 (AFP)
The US National Security Agency has secretly tapped into the networks of Chinese telecom and internet giant Huawei, the New York Times and Der Spiegel reported ...
European hackers test their skills in Geneva
Mar 22, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers from across Europe flocked to Geneva this weekend, not to play havoc with Swiss computers but to test their ethical hacking skills. The sixth annual Ins...
French intelligence agents spy on Orange customer data: report
Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)
The French intelligence agency in charge of military and electronic spying is massively collecting data and monitoring networks of telecoms giant Orange, Le Mon...
Google says Gmail encrypted 'starting today'
Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)
Google said Thursday its popular Gmail service would use encryption to thwart snooping, in the latest move by the tech sector reassuring customers following rev...
Google's Page says US online spying threatens democracy
Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)
Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy. His comments came during an on-stage chat a...
Comcast report shows range of secret data requests
Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)
US conglomerate Comcast said Thursday it received 24,698 law enforcement requests for customer data in 2013, plus some for national security reasons. The compan...
NSA: Snowden does disservice to whistle-blowers
Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)
NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett on Thursday spoke out against former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, saying he does a disservice to whistle blowers....
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