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Researchers from AVAST are warning users to beware of modified and malicious versions of the popular open source FileZilla FTP client that captures login details and sends them to a server hosted in Germany.

A definite sign of the times in which we live is that as the world gears up for a major global event in a couple weeks in Sochi, Russia, the number-one topic of conversation is security and not the Olympic Games themselves.

WASHINGTON - The United States agreed to give technology firms the ability to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies, officials said Monday.

WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency and its British counterpart are tapping into smart phone applications to scoop up personal data, the New York Times reported Monday.

Security researchers at Ben Gurion University have uncovered what they say is a network vulnerability on Google Android devices that could be used to allow malware to bypass VPN.

In response to a spate of cyber attacks targeting retailers nationwide, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced on Monday that it would help its members improve their cyber defenses by launching a new initiative to address cyber threats and promote further safeguards to protect payment data.

Bay Dynamics, a provider of information risk intelligence solutions, today launched a new portal designed to help customers identify threat patterns, trends and behaviors based on deviations from normal user activities.

NEW YORK - US authorities Monday filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange which enabled its users to buy drugs and other illicit goods on the Silk Road underground website.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is expected to name a US Navy admiral as the next head of the embattled National Security Agency, the Washington Post reported Monday.

Law enforcement agencies across the world joined forces to take down two people operating an email hacking site based in the U.S. as well as others linked to similar hacking sites in other nations.

Steps to a Zero Trust Network - Planning for Network Security Part 2

In an effort to meet the growing need for skilled cybersecurity, forensics and global security and intelligence experts, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Ariz., campus is launching what the University is calling its College of Security and Intelligence (CSI).

Four individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in an operation that distributed pirated copies of Android applications, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday.

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores said Saturday that it was investigating a possible data breach, making it the latest to suffer what is likely to be another attack targeting point of sale (POS) systems.

JERUSALEM - Hackers attacked Israeli computers including one used by the defense ministry department dealing with civilians in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli data protection expert said on Monday.

BERLIN - Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden voiced fears that US "government officials want to kill me", in a TV interview to be broadcast in Germany Sunday.

Recent Phishing Attacks Compromised Employee Email, Social Media Accounts at Microsoft

After operating in stealth mode for roughly two years, Shape Security, a start-up founded by former Google, Department of Defense and defense contractor employees, has finally emerged from stealth mode and has launched its first product.

Tips for Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks

LILLE- France will soon launch a 1.5-billion-euro ($2 billion) plan to defend itself against "cyber war" as a strategic priority, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday. The project, to be launched "in a few weeks", will be written into the French military budget over the next five years, Le Drian told a cyber-security forum in the northern city of Lille.