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SAN FRANCISCO - The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that in his coming book, Google chairman Eric Schmidt brands China an Internet menace that sanctions cyber crime for economic and political gain.

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter said Friday it was hammered by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen. "This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated incident," Twitter information security director Bob Lord said in a blog post.

The Carberp Trojan, which has been around for years and has been proven able of bypassing layered defenses, has made a comeback of sorts. According to Trend Micro researchers, new versions of the malware have been observed on the criminal markets.

Years ago on the wall of an IT department, I spotted an innocent looking red box, labeled “Break In Case of Emergency”. Inside was a hefty wire-cutter – the ultimate firewall. The humor of this won’t be lost on security-minded folks. The job of a firewall is to block all traffic by default, allowing only certain traffic by exception. Considering only security and ignoring business requirements, the best firewall is one that allows no traffic to pass through.

The recent attacks against the New York Times allegedly carried out by the Chinese military highlight the importance of layered security to protect sensitive systems and data.

An update to XProtect on OS X 10.6 has blocked Java entirely. Given the nature of XProtect and the standing security problems in Oracle’s product, it seems as of Apple has taken a stance on security. However, that hasn’t stopped some users from complaining.

F5 Networks expanded its Application Delivery Networking lineup with new and more powerful tools, including a new top-end VIPRION 4800 blade chassis and an advanced firewall.

On the December 2012, an Egyptian hacker who calls himself ViruS_HimA claimed to have breached Yahoo!’s security systems and acquire full access to certain Yahoo! databases, leading to full access on the server for that domain.

Two former U.S. officials have told the Associated Press that a new National Intelligence Estimate (NEI) is being prepared, and that it will include details of the economic impact cyberattacks from China have on the nation.

WASHINGTON - The Wall Street Journal said Thursday its computers were hit by Chinese hackers, the latest US media organization citing an effort to spy on its journalists covering China.

Researchers from Symantec say they have discovered a targeted attack that singled out high-level employees in the defense and aerospace industries.

RSA, The Security Division of EMC on Wednesday launched RSA Security Analytics, a new unified platform that the company hopes will be the cornerstone of next generation security operations centers.

Researchers from mobile security firm NQ Mobile have uncovered what they are calling “a nasty piece of malware” that has already infected more than 600,000 users in China. Named “Bill Shocker” by the China-based mobile security firm, the malware is potentially one of the most costly viruses yet discovered, the company said.

Most Organizations Don’t Have Security Solutions, Processes and Policies That Extend Across Networks, Endpoints, Mobile and Virtual...

It can be more dangerous to click on an online advertisement than an adult content site these days, Cisco said in its latest version of the yearly security threat report.