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SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Tuesday said the next version of Android will be called "KitKat" in keeping with its penchant for giving tasty names to its software for powering mobile devices. "Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert," the California-based technology titan said in a blog post.

Researchers at EMC's RSA Security Division slapped down the 'Hand of Thief' [HoT] banking Trojan in an updated analysis of the malware's capabilities.

Arbor Networks said Tuesday that it has acquired Packetloop, a Sydney, Australia-based startup focused on security analytics.

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Silent Circle, a startup providing private encrypted communications solutions, today announced that its Silent Text secure messaging and file transfer app is now available for Android.

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab revealed that they have discovered a new attack vector for NetTraveler – an attack campaign that has infected hundreds of victims across more than 40 countries.

IBM announced on Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of Trusteer, a Boston-based provider of fraud and advanced threat protection solutions.

WASHINGTON - Pro-Syrian regime hackers posted messages on a US Marine Corps recruiting website on Monday, urging troops to defy orders from President Barack Obama. The hackers showed photos of people in American uniforms holding hand-written signs saying they would not fight for Al-Qaeda in Syria.

WASHINGTON - US spy services conducted 231 "offensive cyberoperations" in 2011, mostly targeting Iran, Russia, China and North Korea, the Washington Post reported Saturday. The revelation is based on a classified intelligence budget provided to the paper by fugitive leaker Edward Snowden, as well as on interviews with former US officials.

BRASÍLIA - The American ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President Dilma Rousseff, an official said.

BRASÍLIA  - The US National Security Agency spied on the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, accessing the Mexico leader's emails before he was elected, Brazil's Globo television reported.

FRANKFURT - The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the internal communications of France's foreign ministry and diplomats and those of Qatar-based television station Al-Jazeera, a German magazine said Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft on Friday said that a battle to shed light on secret US government requests for Internet user data would play out in court after failed peace talks. Microsoft and Google filed suits in federal court in June, arguing a right to make public more information about user data requests made under the auspices of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

WASHINGTON - The CIA has mushroomed into the largest US spy agency with a nearly $15 billion budget as it expands intelligence, cyber sabotage and overseas covert operations, secret leaked documents showed Thursday.

LONDON - Material seized from the partner of a Guardian journalist when he was detained at a British airport under anti-terror laws included information that was "misappropriated" and "classified", the High Court in London heard on Friday.

Tenable Network Security, a maker of vulnerability management solutions, this week announced SecurityCenter 4.7, the latest release, of its security suite that helps customers detect and mitigate software vulnerabilities, system misconfigurations, and advanced threats.

WELLINGTON - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused New Zealand police of selectively applying the law Friday after they opted not to prosecute intelligence officials who illegally spied on him.

Enterprises are using the cloud for more and more of their operations, increasing the amount of cloud-based storage and changing their security needs, according to a new report from Verizon.

McAfee and global research and advisory firm IHL Group released a report examining how retailers are reacting to the challenges of managing and protecting store systems.