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BRASÍLIA - Brazil-based US reporter Glenn Greenwald said Wednesday he would publish documents from intelligence leaker Edward Snowden focused on France and Spain. Greenwald, a Rio-based correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper, also said that if Brazil wanted more data on alleged US snooping into its affairs it should offer Snowden asylum.

Dome9, a provider of cloud security management tools, has released a new tool that allows Amazon Web Services (AWS) users to visualize their security setup and to easily discover misconfigurations, resolve potential security issues, and streamline compliance processes.

JERUSALEM  - The head of Israel's armed forces has painted a grim picture of a future war in which the country could come under simultaneous attack in many ways.

We’re facing a generation gap when it comes to combatting today’s attacks. Adversaries are using next-generation attack methods while many organizations are using first-generation defenses. And the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. Designed for another time, most first-generation network security devices can’t keep pace with challenges like:

SAN FRANCISCO - A US judge on Wednesday ordered the accused mastermind of the nefarious online black market Silk Road sent to New York to stand trial. Ross William Ulbricht, speaking through a defense attorney, put off seeking bail and agreed to be taken back to the city where federal criminal charges against him were filed.

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Fortinet, a provider of network security solutions, this week unveiled a new high performance, firewall designed for enterprise data centers, large service providers, cloud providers and carriers.

WASHINGTON - US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are collecting massive amounts of data on Americans and storing it for too long, creating a potential for abuse, a research report said Tuesday.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are not going away.

The cost of cybercrime in the U.S. has jumped significantly this year, according to new research from Hewlett-Packard and the Ponemon Institute.

Microsoft released eight security bulletins – including four rated Critical – to address 26 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer and other products in this month's Patch Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency's director said Tuesday he is open to storing telephone records in a neutral "repository" to alleviate concerns about government snooping.

LONDON - Four men have been arrested in Britain in connection with the online narcotics bazaar Silk Road, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

The author of perhaps the most widely used malicious software that helps cybercriminals around the world steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims has reportedly been arrested.

LUXEMBOURG - EU justice ministers meeting for the first time since revelations of US spying on Europeans, agreed on Monday that new data protection laws were needed but disagreed on how to proceed.

Cisco announced on Monday that has completed the acquisition of network security firm Sourcefire.

Researchers at Trend Micro have released a paper examining cybercrime in the darkest layers of the Internet, the so-called Deep Web.

BRASÍLIA - President Dilma Rousseff on Monday hit out at alleged Canadian spying on Brazil's Mining and Energy Ministry, demanding that the United States and its allies stop such practices.

Britain Launches its Latest Answer to the FBILONDON - Britain's new FBI-style crime-fighting agency was launched Monday with a threat to hit the country's most "horrible" criminals with a robust response.