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Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Canada says China hacked science agency computers

Canada says China hacked science agency computers

4 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

BlackBerry's John Chen says the deal with Secusmart is part of a strategy to make the BlackBerry phone among the most secure in the world and build on its reputation for safe communication. Image:

BlackBerry buys Secusmart

31 Jul 2014

Canada's Communications Security Establishment claims hackers from China have broken into key strategic computers to steal sensitive, often scientific data. Image: Flickr

Canada blames China for cyber-attack on science agency

30 Jul 2014

Former 9/11 Commission Co-chairman Tom Kean warns that the US is vulnerable to cyber-attacks and is inadequately prepared to counter them. Image:

US vulnerable to serious cyber-attacks

25 Jul 2014

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

24 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

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US snooped on Muslim-American leaders: report

11 Jul 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

10 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Matt Tomlinson says all Outlook mails will be strongly encrypted to improve security. Image:

Microsoft improves Outlook mail security

2 Jul 2014

Powerlines, transport networks and critical infrastructure in Europe and the USA could be crippled by Dragonfly malware claims Symantec. Image:

Malware aimed at disrupting US and Europe's energy supplies

1 Jul 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt, working with a panel of advisers, is removing harmful content about European individuals from Google search engines based on requests received by the company. Image: .

Google starts removing information from search engines

27 Jun 2014

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Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Canada says China hacked science agency computers

Canada says China hacked science agency computers

4 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

BlackBerry's John Chen says the deal with Secusmart is part of a strategy to make the BlackBerry phone among the most secure in the world and build on its reputation for safe communication. Image:

BlackBerry buys Secusmart

31 Jul 2014

Canada's Communications Security Establishment claims hackers from China have broken into key strategic computers to steal sensitive, often scientific data. Image: Flickr

Canada blames China for cyber-attack on science agency

30 Jul 2014

Former 9/11 Commission Co-chairman Tom Kean warns that the US is vulnerable to cyber-attacks and is inadequately prepared to counter them. Image:

US vulnerable to serious cyber-attacks

25 Jul 2014

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

24 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

(Image: Wikimedia Commons)

US snooped on Muslim-American leaders: report

11 Jul 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

10 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Matt Tomlinson says all Outlook mails will be strongly encrypted to improve security. Image:

Microsoft improves Outlook mail security

2 Jul 2014

Powerlines, transport networks and critical infrastructure in Europe and the USA could be crippled by Dragonfly malware claims Symantec. Image:

Malware aimed at disrupting US and Europe's energy supplies

1 Jul 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt, working with a panel of advisers, is removing harmful content about European individuals from Google search engines based on requests received by the company. Image: .

Google starts removing information from search engines

27 Jun 2014

McAfee's Vincent Weafer says malware is a growing threat for smartphones. Image:

More and more apps vulnerable to malware

25 Jun 2014

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says 'kill' switches on phones are highly effective deterrents against the theft of smarphones. Image: Politico

'Kill' switches added to Android and Microsoft smartphones

23 Jun 2014

BlackBerry has beefed up its secure messaging service in an effort to win back customers in the corporate sector. Image:

BlackBerry beefs up its message security

18 Jun 2014

Microsoft's lawyer David Howard says that the US court order it is challenging is unenforceable for servers in another country. Image:

Microsoft fights USA court order over overseas data

13 Jun 2014

Analyst Graham Cluely suggests not using TweetDeck until there is certainty about the security patch. Image:

TweetDeck sinks then floats again

13 Jun 2014

CSIS Fellow, James Lewis says cybercrime is a low-risk growth industry offering great returns. Image:

Global cybercrime worth $445bn

10 Jun 2014

Google's Brandon Long has confirmed that the company is working on new versions of Chrome that will make email messages more secure by encrypting them. Image: Google

Google's new Chrome makes email more secure

5 Jun 2014

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev has been detained and charged in the US for creating a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate. Image:

International raid targets data-stealing computer virus: US

3 Jun 2014

Analyst see Apple's deal with Beats to get Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre on board is a mismatch that won't add much to the company's value. Image: Wikipedia

Software to star at Apple developers conference

2 Jun 2014

The image of a thief taken using Lookout's 'theftie' system and sent to the owner of the phone so the thief can be apprehended by police. Image:

'Thefties' nab 'selfies' of smartphone thieves

30 May 2014

Hector Monsegur avoided going to jail for 124 years after doing a deal with the FBI. Known as Sabu, he was responsible for hacking hundreds of commercial and government sites around the world. Image:

US hacker turns FBI informant, walks free

28 May 2014

The Chinese government has banned all government agencies from installing Windows 8 on its computers. Image:

Microsoft to negotiate with China after Windows 8 ban

21 May 2014

Microsoft's Adrienne Hall says the security flaw in Internet Explorer has been patched. Image:

Microsoft patches perilous hole in IE Web browser

2 May 2014

Microsoft is trying to fix a flaw in the most recent versions of Internet Explorer that could allow personal data to be stolen. Image:

Microsoft troubled by Internet Explorer security flaw

29 Apr 2014

The Heartbleed bug has forced Canada's tax agency to temporarily shut down. Image:

Canada shuts tax filing website over 'Heartbleed' bug

10 Apr 2014

An earlier file picture of Kim Dotcom before he put on a huge amount of weight. Image: Wikipedia

US film studios sue Megaupload for piracy

9 Apr 2014

Cyber-crime is now a well organised 'economy' says Juniper Networks. Image: Chanpipat

Cybercrime is part of online economy says study

26 Mar 2014

Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, Dianne Feinstein. Image:

Senator accuses CIA of illegal search of Congress computers

12 Mar 2014

The Ethiopian government is being sued by an American citizen amid accusations that the country's security forces had planted spyware on his machine and monitored his calls and data. Image: Chanpipat

US man sues Ethiopia for cyber snooping

20 Feb 2014

More than 13,000 calls were monitored on AT&T's networks in the first six months of last year. Image: Franky242

Data from 35,000 AT&T customers sought by secret court

20 Feb 2014

An online protest to force the US government to halt its surveillance programs is underway in the USA. Image: Franky242

Virtual protest targets US internet snooping

12 Feb 2014

Sketchy details of US surveillance operations released by Internet companies. Image: Alex Kopje

Internet companies show secret US data requests

4 Feb 2014

Silent Circle makes software encryption packages for a range of other devices. Image:

Encrypted Blackphone goes to war with snoopers

20 Jan 2014

All kinds of electronic devices - including refrigerators - are give cyber-criminals access to home networks that allow them to unlock sensitive personal information. Image: Stuart Miles.

Cyberattack traced to hacked refrigerator

20 Jan 2014

Cyberwarfare main threat to US: poll

Cyberwarfare main threat to US: poll

8 Jan 2014

NSA eyes encryption-breaking 'quantum' machine: report

NSA eyes encryption-breaking 'quantum' machine: report

7 Jan 2014