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The first two months of 2013 witnessed a level of escalation in cyber espionage and cyber exploitation incidents that few would have predicted or felt was possible even a few months ago outside of a small circle of mavericks.

Symantec made a trio of announcements expanding its Website Security Solutions portfolio on Wednesday, designed to help increase the security and performance needs for businesses.

After security researchers from FireEye said they identified a PDF zero-day that was being used in targeted attacks, Adobe late Wednesday confirmed the existence of two critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI for Windows and Macintosh that are being exploited in active attacks.

Hackers Sock Smartphone Earpiece Star Jawbone SAN FRANCISCO - Jawbone on Wednesday warned users of its earpieces and Jambox speakers that hackers stole names, email addresses and encrypted passwords from accounts used to make the wireless devices smarter.

Cylance, a tech security startup that has been operating in a rather secretive fashion until today, made its official launch as a security vendor along with announcing that it has raised $15 million in funding.

Police Bust Global Cybercrime Extortion RingMADRID - Spanish police and Europol have busted a global cybercrime operation that infected millions of computers with a virus that falsely accused victims of viewing child pornography and demanded a fine payment, officials said Wednesday.

Google is reported to have “declared war on the password”. While we all just hate passwords and "a quick tap on your computer with the ring on your finger" sounds like a much cooler way to login, making changes in a fundamental mechanism such as authentication should be thoroughly and carefully considered.

More malicious Websites were spotted in 2012, and most of them weren't found in the seedier parts of the Internet, according to a recently released report from Websense.

Multi-platform Malware Poses Threat to Android and Windows Users

Cyber-criminals increasingly targeted retailers more than any other sector in 2012, Trustwave said in its latest report.

According to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), cybercrime in the UK cost taxpayers between £18 billion and £27 billion annually. The rising costs are only one part of the picture, as the volume of attacks is skyrocketing and there is a shortage of qualified workers to deal with the threat.

Security researchers from FireEye on Tuesday said they had identified a PDF zero-day that is being used in active attacks, and that they observed successful exploitation on the latest version of Adobe PDF Reader (9.5.3, 10.1.5, and 11.0.1.).

Earlier this month, SecurityWeek reported on the AP report citing two U.S. officials that claimed a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report would detail the economic impact China’s alleged cyber campaigns have had on the nation. The Washington Post has published additional information on the report, obtained from sources with direct access to the sensitive report.

An alliance of Internet giants, including PayPal and Lenovo, are tackling the identity problem head-on with a new authentication system designed to do away with passwords and improve online security.