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Beefing Up Cyber Protections for U.S. Critical Infrastructure
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will enable the expansion of cybersecurity protections...
New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems
May 16, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems - whic...
General Dynamics touts its vIPer secure communication telephone
May 15, 2013 (UPI)
General Dynamics C4 Systems reports it has delivered 4,000 Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phones to the U.S. Department of State since 2007. The vIPer secure Vo...
Software can detect cyberattacks on infrastructure control systems
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. computer scientists report a new computer algorithm can combat cyberattacks on U.S. systems controlling transportation, power and other infrastructure. Suc...
Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout
May 08, 2013 (AFP)
Syria's Internet appeared to have been restored on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day blackout, residents and state media said. State media blamed the blackout...
Dutchman appears for 'biggest ever' cyberattack
May 08, 2013 (AFP)
A Dutchman arrested in Spain last month in connection with an unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, has been extradited to the Net...
Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not immediately cle...
China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, said a Pentagon rep...
Algerian sought for IT virus extradited to US
May 03, 2013 (AFP)
An Algerian sought in connection with the "SpyEye" computer virus designed to steal financial and personal information was extradited by Thailand to the United ...
US singles out Ukraine as key piracy center
May 01, 2013 (AFP)
The United States singled out Ukraine on Wednesday as a major center of intellectual property theft, saying that the government itself has been behind the growt...
Cyberattacks on U.S., other banks seen to be mounting
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
Cyberattacks on U.S. and other financial institutions are rising amid growing discontent among bank officials over perceived government inaction or inadequate c...
Dutchman arrested in Spain for 'biggest ever' cyberattack
Apr 27, 2013 (AFP)
A Dutchman has been arrested in Spain in connection with last month's unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, the Dutch prosecution ...
LulzSec hacker leader arrested in Australia
Apr 24, 2013 (AFP)
A self-proclaimed leader of the LulzSec international hacking group has been arrested in Australia, police said on Wednesday, after charging him with attacking ...
China, Romania key sources of hacking: report
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China's mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft...
US journalist charged in hacking plot is sacked
Apr 22, 2013 (AFP)
A US journalist charged with conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to break into and alter an online Los Angeles Times story said Monday he has been fired ...
Reddit apologizes for Boston bombing 'witch hunts'
Apr 22, 2013 (AFP)
Reddit on Monday apologized for being a rallying point for online witch hunts as amateur sleuths used the social news website to expose the people behind the bo...
Military court ruling upholds secrecy in WikiLeaks trial
Apr 17, 2013 (AFP)
A US military court of appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by journalists and a rights group seeking greater openness in the upcoming trial of WikiLe...
'Chinese hackers' deface Philippines news website
Apr 14, 2013 (AFP)
Suspected Chinese hackers defaced the website of the Philippines News Agency (PNA) on Sunday, officials said, a possible repeat of cyber attacks last year also ...
China, US to work together on cybersecurity: Kerry
Apr 13, 2013 (AFP)
China and the US, which are embroiled in a bitter dispute over hacking, have agreed to set up a cybersecurity working group, US Secretary of State John Kerry sa...
Probe says North Korea behind cyber attack: Seoul
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
An official investigation into a major cyber attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters last month has determined North Korea's military intelligence agency ...
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