"Some experts and companies now say it's time to demote antivirus-style protection. 'It's still an integral part [of malware defense], but it's not going to be the only thing,' says Nicolas Christin, …
Accused British hacker charged in U.S. over LulzSec attacks
"A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a 20-year-old British citizen on charges related to attacks by the LulzSec hacking group on the Fox and PBS television networks and Sonys film and TV …
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Microsoft scrambles as it patches 26 bugs, warns users of active attacks
"Microsoft on Tuesday patched 26 vulnerabilities, including one in Internet Explorer (IE) that's already being exploited. The company also warned customers of a new zero-day attack and quashed yet …
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India to greenlight state-sponsored cyber attacks
"The Indian government is stepping up its cyber security capabilities with plans to protect critical national infrastructure from a Stuxnet-like attack and to authorise two agencies to carry out …
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What the password leaks mean to you
"Three companies have warned users in the last 24 hours that their customers' passwords appear to be floating around on the Internet, including on a Russian forum where hackers boasted about cracking …
Flame malware makers send ‘suicide’ code
"The creators of the Flame malware have sent a 'suicide' command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch …
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Panetta Green Lights First Cyber Operations Plan
"Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has approved a new organizational framework, a plan designed as a ‘first step’ towards standardized cyber operations, according to documents obtained by Defense …
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Risk to Canadian economy seen from hacker attacks
"Cyber attacks pose a greater risk to Canada's economy than the government previously believed, and the country lacks the tools to fight hackers, officials warn in internal documents obtained by …
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Germany prepares special unit to tackle cyber attack
"Germany has prepared a special cyber warfare unit of its military to conduct offencive operations against computer hackers, who attack key installations or engage in espionage activities, defence …
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Security warnings for suspected state-sponsored attacks
"We are constantly on the lookout for malicious activity on our systems, in particular attempts by third parties to log into users’ accounts unauthorized. When we have specific intelligence—either …
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