The Dutch government has unveiled a new Bill that would empower its investigators to hack into PCs and servers, install spyware, read people's email and even destroy files - all in the name of fighting cybercrime. The proposed law, ...
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The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions ...
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Ivo Opstelten, Dutch minister of Safety and Justice The Dutch government on Thursday presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems — including those located in foreign countries ...
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May 2, 2013 - The IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) has extended the Call for Papers deadline to May 19, 2013, for its 4th annual event be held October 21-24 in Vancouver, B.C. The transformation ...
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LivingSocial, the daily deals website, has suffered a huge data breach on its computer systems, impacting up to 50 million customers. LivingSocial CEO Tim O'Shaughnessy sent employees an email, seen by AllThingsD, which explained that the ...
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Cyber criminals increasingly hack into shared Web hosting servers in order to use the domains hosted on them in large phishing campaigns, according to a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Forty-seven percent of all ...
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Technology organisations are among the most frequently attacked by hackers, according to the latest ‘Advanced Cyber Attack Landscape’ report and interactive maps by FireEye. The report and maps provide detailed insight into ...
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The man suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on an anti-spam organisation that caused intermittent Internet hiccups drove around Spain in a van he used as a mobile office, Spain's Interior Ministry said Sunday. The van was ...
The cyber attack Friday on the Internet deal site LivingSocial that forced it to reset the passwords of some 50 million users has elements of what's becoming an all too familiar storyline. Along with the names, birth dates, and email ...
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The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) has launched a new cyber risk insurance coverage to safeguard smaller commercial organizations from growing information security exposures threats. Providing broad coverage ...
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A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach potential customers over the secretive world of the online underground. RSA researchers?recently discovered?on the ...
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Big data is not yet being embraced, according to Adrian Asher, chief information security officer (CISO) of the Skype division at Microsoft. Asher told delegates at Infosecurity Europe 2013 that big data is currently just a buzzword used ...
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Security experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2013 said that raising employees' awareness of cyber risks is a vital element of their incident response strategies, and urged firms to give staff incentives to learn security best practice. ...
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Researchers following a cyber espionage campaign apparently bent on stealing drone-related technology secrets have found additional malware related to the targeted attacks. FireEye researchers have been tracking so-called "Operation ...
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As per the latest lobbying disclosure report filed by global retail giant Walmart with the US Senate and the House of Representatives, the company continued to lobby with the US lawmakers over Indian foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in ...
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