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Google showed a great deal of confidence ahead of the CanSecWest conference this year when it announced plans to offer up to $1 million in rewards for a successful exploit against its Chrome browser. The company even launched its own Pwnium contest.

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service officially opened its new "Georgia Cryptologic Center" this week. Celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, the new $286 million, 604,000 square foot complex will provide cryptologic professionals with the latest state-of-the-art tools to conduct signals intelligence operations, train the cryptologic workforce, and enable global communications.

After news of the FBI’s arrest of LulzSec’s leader Sabu became public, including the fact he was a cooperating witness in an ongoing criminal investigation, Panda Labs published a blog post titled “Where is the lulz now?” Not long after that post was made, AntiSec supporters attacked Panda Security, defacing more than 30 sub-domains used by the company.

I have a confession to make: Like many security professionals, I have a love-hate relationship with Governance, Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance (GRC).

Trend Micro today announced that it has hired Tom Kellermann for a newly created position in the company, U.S. Vice President of Cybersecurity.

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Top members alleged to be part of the hacking group LulzSec were charged today in a sweeping operation that spanned the globe.

Defending Against DDoS Attacks: Do You Have an Action Plan in Place?In my career I have been asked how to respond to a DDoS attack. What do you do? Who do you call? Ghost Busters? What are the options?

Trustwave, a provider of cloud-based compliance and information security solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Irvine, California-based M86 Security, a provider of Web security and anti-malware solutions.

McAfee has published a paper detailing an attack on the Apple iPad to highlight the challenges facing mobile device security.

Tacoma, Washington-based IID (Internet Identity), a provider of Internet security technology and services, today said that it has seen a dramatic decrease in Fortune 500 companies and what it considers “major” U.S. federal agencies that are infected with DNSChanger malicious malware.

Electromagnetic emissions coming off your mobile device may be leaking cryptographic information, according to research by Cryptography Research, Inc (CRI).

The human element. It’s something information security professionals lose sleep over and just can’t seem to get under control. But the threat from smartphone carrying, click-happy, and “helpful” (think social engineering) employees to an organization's security posture is not new to any CISO or IT Security professional.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a unit of General Dynamics, said today that it has been awarded a contract to continue its cyber network defense, operations and exploitation support of the U.S. Air Force's 35th Intelligence Squadron (35IS) Cyberspace Operations program Sensor Shadow.The contract has a maximum value of $5 million over three years if all options are exercised, the company said in a statement.

A consortium of experts has published a preview of standards meant to improve the security of the global supply chain for commercial software and hardware products.

Network security firm Fortinet today introduced several new network security appliances targeted to mid-sized enterprises, along with solutions to help protect messaging environments, provide remote access authentication and optimize Web content caching.

March Madness Causes Headaches for IT Professionals

Thousands of Unreleased Michael Jackson Songs Accessed and Downloaded By Attackers. Other Compromised Works Include Songs From Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon, the Foo Fighters, and others.The plot thickens, and Sony once again has found itself in the news surrounding another hacking-related incident. This time around, the breach doesn’t appear to be in regard any lost user data or customer accounts, but instead, some valuable property owned by the record company.