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FireEye's acquisition of Mandiant and last month's acquisition of Norman Shark by Blue Coat Systems reflect the growing awareness among enterprises that they need sophisticated security technologies which go beyond antivirus and traditional perimeter-based defenses.

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Atlanta - The Department of Energy has awarded the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on our nation’s utility companies.

Shortly after confirming in an interview that hackers managed to install malware on its point-of-sale systems, Target Chairman and CEO Gregg Steinhafel announced that the retail giant would put $5 million toward a multi-year campaign to help educate the public on the dangers of online scams.

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday after meeting with US President Barack Obama that Spain had received a "satisfactory" explanation of reports that American spies bugged European leaders' phones.

Samsung criticized the findings of researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel who took aim at the smartphone maker's KNOX security solution.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that attackers are interested in critical infrastructure companies. But the level and sophistication of the attacks targeting the energy sector are more than enough to give the security community pause.

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According to Target Chairman and CEO Gregg Steinhafel, point-of-sale (POS) malware was used in the recent attack that compromised millions of credit and debit card account numbers of customers across the country.

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will unveil reforms to the country's spying activities on January 17, his spokesman said Friday, following a review of the National Security Agency (NSA). White House spokesman Jay Carney said that Obama's remarks next Friday would show the "outcomes of the work that has been done on the review process."

LAS VEGAS - The hackers who got into your computer or smartphone are now taking aim at the Internet of Things. The connected toothbrush, sports gear with embedded sensors and smart refrigerators are just a few of the objects showcasing innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show.

High-end department store Neiman Marcus is the latest retailer having to come forward and tell customers their data has been accessed by attackers. The company confirmed late Friday that customer credit and debit card information was compromised as a result of a cyber attack.

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Target said Friday that its recent data breach affected roughly 70 million customers, significantly more than the 40 million originally estimated. The retail giant also said that its ongoing data breach investigation found that stolen information includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

Siemens has patched two critical security flaws in its Ethernet switches uncovered by researchers with IOActive.