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More governments manipulate media with 'bots,' trolls: study
Nov 16, 2017 (AFP)
A study of internet freedom in 65 countries found 30 governments are deploying some form of manipulation to distort online information, up from 23 the previous ...
US says North Korean malware lurking in computer networks
Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)
An alert issued by the Department of Homeland Security warned of surreptitious activity by the so-called "Hidden Cobra" hacker group, also known by the name "La...
Privacy fears over artificial intelligence as crimestopper
Nov 12, 2017 (AFP)
The video feeds will be analyzed using artificial intelligence to identify vehicles by license plate or other features and "give an extra set of eyes" to office...
Massive data breach has cost Equifax nearly $90 million
Nov 11, 2017 (AFP)
The company, which gathers data on consumers to help lenders determine borrowers' creditworthiness, revealed in September that hackers had stolen the personal d...
Researchers offer new information warfare model
Nov 10, 2017 (SPX)
The authors of the paper, which was published in the journal Mathematical Models and Computer Simulations, have determined for the first time in what way period...
Trump jumps over China's 'Great Firewall' with first tweet
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
Trump posted an initial message to thank President Xi Jinping for his warm welcome -- even though the social media platform is not supposed to be visible in the...
Poland eyes cybersecurity in skies
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
"We want to have a single point in the air transport sector that will coordinate all cybersecurity activities... for airlines, airports and air traffic," Piotr ...
NATO to increase cyber weaponry to combat Russia
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
The changes are part of the alliance's biggest shakeup since the Cold War, with defence ministers backing the creation of two new command centres to help protec...
Twitter-happy Trump to enter China's Great Firewall
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
The Twitter-happy president has fired off a slew of posts -- on both domestic and international issues -- since he started his trip in Japan and moved on to Sou...
Estonia arrests alleged Russian agent plotting cyber-crime
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
The Estonian prosecutor general's office said the unnamed man was suspected of working for Russia's FSB Federal Security Service and of planning a cyber attack ...
Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)
Dubbed E-stonia for being one of the world's most wired nations, the Baltic eurozone state of 1.3 million people issues electronic ID cards giving citizens onli...
British MPs ask Twitter for details on Russian-linked accounts
Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)
Damian Collins, the chairman of the digital, culture, media and sport committee, noted evidence the Internet giant had provided to the US Congress about Russian...
Amid soaring profits, Facebook vows to curb abuse
Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)
The leading social network said it made a profit of $4.7 billion in the quarter that ended on September 30, a jump of 79 percent from the same period a year ear...
China says social media companies must 'punish' employees
Oct 31, 2017 (AFP)
Service providers must "establish a sound information security management system", the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a Monday statement. "Whi...
MP asks Facebook about Russian-linked ads in Brexit vote
Oct 24, 2017 (AFP)
Damian Collins, the chairman of the digital, culture, media and sport committee, said the information he requested was similar to that already provided by the s...
NATO states open counter-espionage hub in Poland
Oct 19, 2017 (AFP)
The new facility in the southern city of Krakow is focused on "developing the basic norms, principles and activities" for the spy agencies of NATO allies, Defen...
Chinese social media block profile pic changes during congress
Oct 18, 2017 (AFP)
The move hit users of the ubiquitous Chinese social media platforms WeChat, QQ, Weibo and even Alibaba's payment platform Alipay, though it appeared only to aff...
Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China
Oct 18, 2017 (AFP)
But while advocates warn it makes life easier, quicker and safer, opponents counter that it is another example of how the Chinese government keeps a sinister an...
Google to offer stepped-up security for 'high risk' users
Oct 17, 2017 (AFP)
The US technology titan said anyone with a personal Google account can enroll in the new "advanced protection," while noting that it will require users to "trad...
Kaspersky in focus as US-Russia cyber-tensions rise
Oct 12, 2017 (AFP)
The Russian-based company has been accused of being a vehicle for hackers to steal security secrets from the US National Security Agency, and was banned by all ...
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