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Wave Systems launched Wave Cloud 2014 this week, the newest release of its cloud-based service for endpoint encryption management.

Oracle is releasing a bolstered version of its Big Data Appliance with new security features designed to help organization better protect Hadoop and NoSQL platforms.

Security researchers at FireEye have observed a campaign targeting organizations in Japan that is leveraging the Internet Explorer zero-day Microsoft warned users about last week.

NEW YORK CITY - Apple said Monday it sold a record nine million iPhones in the three days after launching two new versions of the smartphone. "This is our best iPhone launch yet -- more than nine million new iPhones sold -- new record for first weekend sales," said Apple chief executive Tim Cook in a statement.

MOSCOW - US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is living under guard at a secret address in Russia and sometimes emerges in disguise, although he remains in such danger that even a family visit could jeopardise his security, his lawyer said Monday.

BT has launched a new managed security service designed to provide customers with the full development, management and operation of an enterprise information security team.

Researchers from Trend Micro say they have discovered, a new backdoor family that is currently being installed using Java exploits delivered via drive-by downloads or compromised web sites. The new backdoor family has been named BLYPT by Trend Micro, because of its use of binary large objects (blob) stored in the registry, as well as encryption.

SolarWinds, a maker of IT management software, recently released the results of a security survey of more than 600 IT professionals representing a broad range of industries and organization sizes.

Just 40 Percent of Federal Cyber Security Professionals are Confident in their Agency’s Security

It's already a booming market in the United States, but in Europe, companies are also waking up to the idea of cyber insurance to protect themselves against Internet attack. And insurance companies are projecting strong growth in the coming years.

Hackers from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) say they have successfully bypassed the biometric security of Apple's recently released Touch ID on an iPhone 5s.

BUENOS AIRES, September 20, 2013 (AFP) - Argentina and Brazil are planning a coordinated response to US spying in Latin America, officials said Thursday. The two countries' foreign ministers met in Buenos Aires to discuss US cyber-spying on Brazil and other Latin American allies, amid a diplomatic row over the practice.

LONDON - British police said Friday they have arrested eight men after a gang stole £1.3 million (1.5 million euros, $2.09 million) from Barclays bank by taking control of a branch computer system. Detective Superintendent Terry Wilson, head of the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit, said the suspects included the mastermind of the cyber-theft in April.

WASHINGTON - The FBI's new director says he supports the government's electronic surveillance program as a useful, "legal" tool, even though he opposed eavesdropping activities under ex-president George W. Bush.

Just days after Apple released iOS 7, researchers from web security company Cenzic say they have found a security flaw stemming from Apple’s voice-activated personal assistant Siri, that allows anyone to bypass controls on a locked iPhone and perform a number of actions.

Shares of FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) surged more than 100 percent on Friday, as the newly public security firm made its debut trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Hi, my name is Mike, and I’m a big data skeptic – especially when it comes to security. It’s pretty clear this puts me in the minority, especially among the noise-makers – the Rolling Thunder Big Data Revue is in full swing, passing through airports and filling billboards all over town.

The Spiegel reports that the cyber-attack against the half-state owned telecommunications provider Belgacom was an operation executed by the UK’s GCHQ, based on documents leaked from Edward Snowden.

Researchers at McAfee found new malware samples using AutoIt, joining the growing ranks of malware using the scripting language. According to McAfee, the samples belonged to the Vertexnet botnet. The malware uses multiple layers of obfuscation – but once decoded, connects to a control server to accept commands and transfer stolen data.