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WikiLeaks Down After ‘72-Hour DDoS’
WikiLeaks sees its website go down, claiming a DDoS has been smashing the site for three days
Pirate Bay DDoS: Anonymous Not To Blame
The Pirate Bay is back online after a big DDoS hit, saying Anonymous is not to blame
US House Of Representatives Passes CISPA Cybersecurity Bill
Controversial measures will face scrutiny at the US Senate after House votes 248 to 168 in favour
Agency Officials Say Spies Have ‘Penetrated’ US Networks
Security experts warn Senate to assume that federal networks have been compromised by spies
UK Government To Demand Data On Every Call And Email
Plans could force ISPs and phone operators to hand over records on all phone calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook messages
Public And Private Sectors To Share More Customer Data In Fraud Clampdown
The government is expected to announce plans for more efficient data sharing to prevent £21 billion fraud each year
Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against ‘Inequality’
Some of Brazil's biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected
MPs Call For Cybercrime Awareness Campaign
The Commons Science and Technology Committee urges the government to not "scare people", but advise them on cybersecurity
UK Cyber Defences Bolstered For Olympics
The Olympics are now only seven months away and will reportedly enjoy 'unprecedented' cyber security
City University Forms Unit To Combat Cyber Threats
City University London has created a research unit to tackle growing threats of cyber terrorism and crime
Black Hat Organiser Touts Increased Cyber Awareness
Organisations are more aware of cyber security thanks to researchers exposing vulnerabilities
Huawei Hires John Suffolk, Former Government CIO
Chinese networking giant Huawei has appointed the former Government CIO as its cyber security boss
Korean Social Network Suffers Massive Breach
Three quarters of the South Korean population may have had their personal details hacked
American Cyber-Security Boss Abruptly Steps Down
The boss of the American cyber security division has unexpected handed in his resignation
GCHQ Boss Complains Of Cyber Brain Drain
GCHQ is losing cyber security 'whizz kids' to the likes of Google because it cannot match corporate salaries
Government ICT Strategy Slated For Lack Of Targets
A Public Accounts Committee report said the Government's new ICT strategy has 'insufficient' details
DARPA’s Resilient Cloud Will Withstand Cyber-Attacks
US Department of Defense plans a resilient cloud infrastructure that keeps running while under cyber-attack
EU Agency Report Targets Botnets
Cyber security agency ENISA has made recommendations on tackling criminal networks
RSA: Cyber War Mass Hysteria Is Hindering Security
Cyber-war stories from the defence industry may be a distraction, pundits told the RSA conference
London Stock Exchange Moves To Linux Platform
Falling behind and under potential cyber-attack, LSE has made a move to Novell's open source SuSE Linux
Cyber Security Challenge Won By Actor
A jobbing actor with 'intellectual curiosity' about computer security has won the first competition in the 2010 UK Cyber Security Challenge
Huawei Establishes UK Cyber Security Centre
Amid ongoing national cyber security concerns, Huawei has announced the creation of a cyber security centre in the UK
Defence Minister To Outline National Cyber Battle Plan
The Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey is to use a speech today to outline the threat being posed to the UK by cyber warfare, and government plans to tackle it
FBI Cracks Rogue Antivirus Scam
The FBI claims to have shut down a rogue antivirus operation that sold more than 1 million fake products