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Deloitte's Cyber Risk Services group has launched new “cyber war-gaming and simulation services” that aim to unite those tasked with managing enterprise-wide responses to cyber-attacks.

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab released a detailed analysis of an advanced attack campaign that has struck about 2,800 victims across multiple industries worldwide.  

We know mobile is quickly changing the way we do business and now it’s also beginning to replace the web.

Innominate Security Technologies, a Germany-based company that specializes in communication security components and solutions for industrial networks, has fixed a vulnerability affecting its mGuard series industrial security routers.

IBM today announced that it has acquired CrossIdeas, a privately held provider of Access Governance software that helps organizations manage user access to applications and data across on-premise and cloud environments.

Internet infrastructure giant Akamai Technologies has joined Microsoft and venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) in the cybersecurity startup accelerator program launched recently in Israel.

NEW YORK - In a case closely watched by the tech sector, Microsoft will challenge Thursday a US court order requiring it to give prosecutors electronic mail content associated with an overseas server.

A global survey conducted by data protection solutions provider SafeNet once again confirms that data breaches, especially ones that involve financial data, have a negative impact on customer loyalty.

A cybersecurity audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uncovered an agency challenged by inconsistent security controls.

Country Web Domains Can't be Seized: RegulatorWASHINGTON - The Internet's regulatory authority said Wednesday that country-specific Web domains cannot be seized in court proceedings, as it sought to quash an effort to recover assets in terrorism-related lawsuits.

Cisco announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its certification portfolio to include specialists in industrial networking and other fields.

The House of Representatives passed three cyber-security bills this week designed to bolster efforts to guard critical infrastructure companies against attacks.

Open Whisper Systems, the creators of the RedPhone secure calling app for Android, announced on Tuesday the availability of Signal, an iPhone application that lets users make encrypted voice calls worldwide for free.

The Tor Project has disclosed details of an attack which appeared to be an attempt to deanonymize users of the popular anonymity network.

The phrase “balls to the wall” is one that has been co-opted to mean things you wouldn’t want to discuss with your grandmother. But in its original context, it referred to a centrifugal governor used on steam engines to regulate a consistent speed, regardless of the load placed on the machine.

“The NSA has both weakened overall trust in the network and directly harmed the security of the Internet.”

Accuvant, a Denver-based company that provides solutions and services to help clients develop and manage security programs, announced on Tuesday that former Coca-Cola chief information security officer (CISO) Renee Guttmann has joined the company as a vice president in the Accuvant Office of the CISO.

Qualys, a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, announced enhancements to its cloud service Qualys Continuous Monitoring (CM) solution this week.

OTTAWA - Canada accused China on Tuesday of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which Beijing strongly denied.

OTTAWA - Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry announced Tuesday the purchase of German voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping firm Secusmart, whose customers include NATO and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, were not disclosed.