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Pakistani intelligence sought to tap worldwide Internet traffic via underwater cables that would have given the country a digital espionage capacity to rival the US, according to a report by Privacy International.

Microsoft said on Wednesday that its new Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) solution will be available for general release next month.

Even after a year of debilitating data breaches and an increased focus on information security, chief information security officers are still trying to be taken seriously and to get a seat at the executive table, a new report has found. And in some cases, CISOs have lost ground.

A vulnerability in OpenSSH can be exploited to bypass the maximum number of authentication attempts and launch brute force attacks against a targeted server, a researcher has warned.

Italian spyware maker Hacking Team has responded to some of the reports published following the recent breach and has once again denied breaking any laws or regulations.

Canada is investing CAN$142 million to beef up its cybersecurity measures and help private companies ward off attacks, officials said Wednesday, after government websites were hacked last month. The fresh round of funding the country's official "Cyber ​​Security Strategy" brings the total investment for the campaign to Can$237 million ($183 million) over five years.

Boston, Mass.-based Rapid7, a provider of security analytics software and services, said on Wednesday that its recent initial public offering (IPO) netted the company over $100 million in new cash.

Does it really matter if someone steals your healthcare records? What would a hacker do with that information? Sell it? To whom and for what purpose? As a victim of the Anthem attack, I asked myself those questions.

Siemens has released software and firmware updates to address vulnerabilities identified in several of the company’s products.

UK-based Darktrace, a cybersecurity startup that leverages machine learning and mathematics to detect threats, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $22.5 million in Series B funding from investment firm Summit Partners.

RSA today unveiled the latest version of ECAT, an endpoint protection solution designed to detect and block advanced threats based on their behavior.

Google has updated the stable channel of Chrome to version 44.0.2403.89. In addition to new features, which Google plans to detail these days, the latest release addressed a total of 43 security issues.

Researchers have identified a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Mac OS X operating system. Apple seems to be aware of the security hole, but the company hasn’t fixed it in current releases.

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, an Arlington, VA-based provider of threat intelligence solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired botnet monitoring firm Kleissner and Associates (K&A) for an undisclosed sum.