Latest news
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Hacking as an act of war
19.03.2013
Once the exclusive domain of a small number of geniuses, hacking has gone mainstream as an element of national defense.
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Chinese Army unit is behind cyber espionage campaigns, researchers claim
19.02.2013
Mandiant, the computer forensic and incident response firm that got called in following the recent breaches of the New York Times' and Wall Street Journal's networks, has issued a comprehensive report about a specific hacking group that they believe to be a unit of China's People's Liberation Army.
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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.
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U.S. President to decide on pre-emptive cyberstrikes
05.02.2013
As the moment when U.S. President Barack Obama will issue a cybersecurity executive order slowly draws near, other questions that affect the nation's cyber defense and offense options are discussed and answered in secret by legal review.
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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