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Microsoft's bounty program for the Internet Explorer 11 Preview has already begun to payout and payoff.

Coverity, a maker of software development testing tools, has released the latest version of its Coverity Development Testing Platform, a set of tools designed to help software developers find and fix security and quality issues during development.

'The Spot the Fed' game may get a lot harder at the Defcon security conference this year.

MOSCOW- A Russian state service in charge of safeguarding Kremlin communications is looking to purchase an array of old-fashioned typewriters to prevent leaks from computer hardware, sources said Thursday.

The company behind a popular media player software has called out vulnerability management firm Secunia for continuing to list a vulnerability as "unpatched" and threatened legal action.

As the use of Secure Shell (SSH) keys and related encryption services evolves and expands, security experts question what drives that evolution and are looking for ways to maximize the security effectiveness of the ubiquitous technology.

HP's security response team has released a fix to address the backdoor vulnerability in its StoreOnce backup systems disclosed late last month by an independent security researcher.

Brickcom Corporation, an IP surveillance company headquartered in Taiwan with offices in Dallas, Texas, has suffered an alleged data breach at the hands of Anonymous supporters, who claim to have leaked a customer database.

In an analysis of bug bounty programs, a trio of academic researchers concluded that the programs were cheaper to run than hiring expert security researchers to find software vulnerabilities.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday defended the role of secret services in keeping populations safe, but also said she only learnt of the US-run PRISM surveillance program through media reports.

WASHINGTON - US Vice President Joe Biden urged China on Wednesday to end its "outright" theft through hacking and to improve human rights as the world's two largest economies waded into some of their thorniest disputes.

Bluebox Security has released a free app designed to help Android users check if their device has been patched for the recently-disclosed “master key vulnerability” related to how Android verifies the digital signatures of applications.

A privacy and free speech advocacy group has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the National Security Agency's surveillance program using Verizon's customer data.

Relying on Threat Actor Behavior Profiles Alone is a Great Way to get an Unwelcomed Outcome...

Proof-of-concept code for exploiting a Google Android master key vulnerability that can be used to Trojanize legitimate apps is making the rounds on the Internet.

MOSCOW - The WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website said Tuesday that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden had not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela as was claimed by a top Russian lawmaker in a Twitter posting that was later deleted.

South Korea Cyber Attack Was Part of Long campaign Dating Back to at Least 2009 and Conclusion of a Covert Espionage Campaign

Microsoft released fixes for 34 security vulnerabilities today in a series of Patch Tuesday updates for Windows, Internet Explorer and other products. Six of the seven bulletins this month are rated 'Critical', while the remaining bulletin is considered 'Important.'

Update: According to WikiLeaks, Snowden Has Not Yet Formally Accepted Venezuela Asylum