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WASHINGTON - Taiwan-based electronics maker HTC settled charges with US regulators that it failed to provide adequate security for smartphones and tablet computers sold to Americans, officials said Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft joined Facebook and Apple on Friday on the list of US technology titans targeted in recent cyberattacks.

For a brief time on Thursday, NBC.com, as well as other brand-related domains, were hijacked and used to deliver malware to visitors. The broadcasting corporation is still working to determine how the compromise occurred and how long the malicious code existed on their Web-based properties.

Over the years, I have heard variations of the thought that is roughly: “I don’t have to secure these systems because they will be reset tomorrow”. I used to hear this from kiosk vendors and libraries, but I now hear it from organizations that are rolling-out Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and public cloud initiatives.

BEIJING - China's full-throated denials of hacking and counter-accusations of its own do nothing to allay growing concern over large-scale cyberspying alleged in a bombshell report this week, Western analysts said.

Attackers are taking advantage of public interest in security firm Mandiant's recent report on state-sponsored hacking by China by using a fake copy of the report as bait for victims.

IBM's MobileFirst initiative is putting a focus on iOS application security with the release of a new product aimed at developers.

Ryan Naraine and Securosis CEO Rich Mogull discuss the Mandiant APT1 report and all the surrounding noise around advanced threat actors, the U.S. government's response and the disruptive change affecting the IT security industry.

Earlier this week, Mac security firm Intego discovered a new type of malware for Mac OS X, which will pose a bit of a problem when it comes to protection, given its use of Open SSH. Yet, while there is speculation, the methods used to propagate the malicious code remains unknown.

LONDON - A Pakistani student failed Thursday in a High Court bid to avoid extradition from Britain to the United States on computer hacking allegations stemming from an FBI "sting". Usman Ahzaz, 24, came to Britain to study for a degree in information systems and computing.

Chances are you’ve never heard of Dr. John Snow. But the methods he used more than 150 years ago to solve the mystery of a cholera outbreak in London can be applied today to help you get to the heart of a malware outbreak in your enterprise.

BEIJING - Chinese state media stepped up the war of words Thursday over allegations of sophisticated cyberattacks on US firms, branding the accusations a "commercial stunt" and accusing Washington of ulterior motives.

The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has established a new working group to focus on developing an information sharing framework to address cyber-security incidents in the healthcare sector.

President Barack Obama played his cards right with the recent roll-out of the Executive Order for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.

How much does a breach of trust cost? Almost $400 million per organization, according to a new report looking at how organizations manage online trust with digital certificates and cryptographic keys.