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Seculert this week unveiled a new cloud based analysis engine that takes advantage of big data analytics to identify advanced threats and malware.

The makers of the notorious Citadel Trojan continue to innovate, this time adding a new feature designed to help botmasters have smoother interactions with their victims.

Protecting Smart Grids From Cyberattacks and Compromises Should Be a Top Priority for any Utility, as Failure Could Cripple the Nation's Way of Life.

TOKYO - Japan's most senior policeman began an embarrassing climbdown Thursday after his officers arrested four people over cyber threats issued when their computers were apparently hacked. Emails containing threats to attack targets including a school and a kindergarten attended by Emperor Akihito's grandchildren were sent from infected computers in different parts of the country.

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman said Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Australia.

SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Wednesday gave its users a first-ever view of its data centers, with a virtual visit of its server farms around the world from the US heartland to Finland. The Internet giant posted a series of photographs and "street views" of a half-dozen data centers on a page called "Where the Internet Lives".

Adobe Systems beefed up the security capabilities of its Reader and Acrobat software with a more robust sandbox and new security mitigation features.

Network security firm Fortinet has updated its FortiOS operating system that powers its FortiGate security platform, the company said Wednesday.

Akamai Technologies has released its State of the Internet report for the second quarter of 2012, based on data collected from its massive global network. While Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 188 unique countries, the highest level of observed attacks originated in the Asia/Pacific region, over the quarter, the report found.

Last week, Mozilla removed the latest version of their Firefox Web browser just a day after it was released. The reason? A security vulnerability was discovered after the browser had shipped.

WikiLeaks appears to be losing support within the Anonymous collective. In recent days, members have voiced displeasure with WikiLeaks' decision to put data behind a paywall. The move triggered criticism on Twitter and elsewhere from Anonymous members.

WASHINGTON - The United States expressed disappointment Tuesday after Britain decided not to extradite computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who is wanted on suspicion of accessing secret NASA and Pentagon systems.

European Union data regulators have given Google four months to modify its privacy policy or face possible fines and enforcement actions.

AT&T will start sending out anti-piracy warnings to suspected subscribers and flag accounts for repeated copyright infringements next month, according to alleged internal training documents obtained by TorrentFreak.

Burlington, Wash. officials admitted that cyber-criminals had stolen more than $400,000 from the city's bank account and also obtained individual financial data belonging to employees and some residents.