There has been an unprecedented volume of malicious code and attacks - including many high profile incidents - in the Middle East during 2012. Attacks ranged from those performed by cyber criminals to hacktivists and in some cases ...
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If members of the U.S. military and their families have seen major changes in their lives because of the Internet and related technologies, then they should expect even more upheaval, a group of tech experts said Thursday. The Internet ...
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A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was probably built by or under the auspices of a government, security researchers said today. Early Thursday, Moscow-based Kaspersky ...
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Cybergeddon, a complete take-down of the internet, is undoubtedly within the power of some nation states, but is unlikely, say security industry experts. Bringing down the internet would not be in anyone’s interest, said Fred Piper, ...
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Kaspersky Lab has outlined key security trends of 2012 and presented their views on the core threats of 2013. The most notable predictions for the next year include the continued rise of targeted attacks, cyber-espionage and nation-state ...
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Lack of security in the cyber world is one of the most significant threats faced by the civilized world, according to Jarno Limnell, director of cyber security at security firm Stonesoft. "But it seems that we have to experience a ...
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Executive chairman of security firm RSA Art Coviello has hit back at rivals who have claimed to have snapped up some of RSA's customers since it was the victim of a cyber attack,describing the claims as"baloney". RSA,the security arm of ...
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Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered information suggesting a possible link between the mysterious malware that attacked Iranian oil ministry computers in April and the Stuxnet and Duqu cyberespionage threats. Following ...
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Network World - Fidelis Security Systems has an interesting perspective on the world of security, working, as it does, with the U.S. government to keep other countries from prying into some of our nation's most critical networks. Now that ...
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The controllers of Flame,the most powerful cyber weapon discovered to date,have recently sent a kill command that removes the malware from some infected computers. However,the attackers are still in control of some ...
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