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Defense contractor Raytheon announced this week that it has been awarded a $9.8 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of its 'Plan X' program.

Recently, one of my co-workers walked into my office and informed me of a problem that required attention. It was a tricky problem; one that had no ready, easy solution. So, I closed my eyes and hoped it would go away. Good plan, right?

A contractor that provides HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) services for Target Corp. said on Thursday that like Target, it too was a victim of a sophisticated cyber attack.

Lancope, a provider of network visibility and security intelligence tools, has added new “operationalized security capabilities” to its StealthWatch System to better help customers identify and block potentially damaging threats hitting their networks.

With Increasingly Automated and Connected Infrastructure, the Ability for an Enemy to Target These Systems Digitally Has Increased

Imperva, a provider of enterprise data security solutions, on Thursday announced its plans to acquire two security firms and assets from another, in a move that will help extend its data center security strategy across the cloud.

WASHINGTON - Incoming US ambassador Max Baucus pledged Thursday to build trust with China as fellow senators confirmed him to the post at a time of high tensions in Asia. The Senate approved Baucus in a rare unanimous show of support for one of President Barack Obama's high-profile nominees, although four senators including Baucus himself did not vote.

Microsoft is planning to release five security bulletins next week for this month's Patch Tuesday, including two that are rated 'critical.'

Palo Alto Networks said on Thursday that a judge for the District of Delaware rejected Juniper Networks’ motion for summary judgment of patent infringement, and granted in part several Palo Alto Networks' motions for summary judgment of non-infringement based on the doctrine of equivalents.

Researchers with Sucuri have uncovered a new method being used by attackers to infect users via malicious iframes that have taken an extra step to mask their payloads.

Certificate Transparency Gives Hope That Trust in PKI and SSL Will be Redeemed...

NEW YORK - US mass surveillance, restrictive legislation and a wave of global cyberattacks drastically restricted online press freedom during 2013, a New York-based media watchdog warned Thursday.

FBI Looking to Buy Malware From Security VendorsThe FBI has placed malware on its shopping list, and is turning to vendors to help the agency build a massive library of malicious software. 

The Sryrian Electronic Army claimed control over the domain Facebook.com Wednesday night, likely through hacking into the domain administrator account at the social network's domain registrar. 

The good news is the total number of new software vulnerabilities reported last year through November dropped six percent from what it was during the same period of 2012. The not-so good news is that that still represents an increase over 2010 and 2011.  

Don’t Reject Cloud Technology Out of Unfounded Fears... 

On Tuesday afternoon, Adobe released an out-of-band security update to address a critical zero-day security vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. The remotely exploitable vulnerability is being used in attacks in the wild and allows an attacker to take control of an affected system.

OpenDNS, the company best known for its DNS service that adds a level of security by monitoring domain name requests, today announced that its Umbrella security service is now integrated with the FireEye Web Malware Protection System (MPS).

WASHINGTON - A US official acknowledged Tuesday that the NSA likely scoops up data on congressional phone communications, but stopped short of saying whether such action extends to calls made by President Barack Obama.