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H4cked Off: Cyber Security Challenge – worthy programme or waste of time?

The latest winner, Stephen Miller, does not intend to take up a role in cyber security - the whole point of the Challenge
11 Mar 2013

Symantec CTO: World War III could start with a cyber battle

Cyber tools could also be used for propaganda and disinformation, says Greg Day
11 Mar 2013

Police prevented from chasing cyber criminals from outside Europe

Evidence standards set by Human Rights Act and uncooperative authorities prevent police from chasing cyber criminals in China and elsewhere
05 Mar 2013

Lulzsec hacker Sabu to continue aiding FBI

Founder of hacking group turned double agent has sentence postponed so he can continue to work with Feds
26 Feb 2013

Cyber crime scenes “not being preserved”

Evidence destroyed by careless IT staff, rushing to get systems back up and running after cyber attacks
21 Feb 2013

White House unveils trade secret theft prevention strategy

Policy looks to counter a growing threat from state-sponsored hackers
21 Feb 2013

Hackers increasingly targeting the press, says advocacy group

Committee to Protect Journalists says cyber-attacks are becoming an easy way to censor the press
15 Feb 2013

Security flaw puts Adobe Acrobat and Reader users at risk

Malicious PDF files could leave Adobe users vulnerable to attack
14 Feb 2013

Barack Obama signs cybersecurity executive order

Key industries and utilities to agree basic protection guidelines
14 Feb 2013

UK desperately short of skills needed to combat cyber threats

NAO review suggests it could take up to 20 years to build up the necessary expertise
12 Feb 2013

AVG: Children use malware to steal personal data from games

AVG report says kids capable of writing code and stealing online gamers information
08 Feb 2013

EU cybercrime proposals could force organisations to report hacks

Over 40,0000 banks, hospitals and energy firms could be required to comply under new plans
07 Feb 2013

Microsoft and Symantec “take down” Bamital clickfraud botnet

Three-year investigation to smash $1m clickfraud ring that PCs infected with malware
07 Feb 2013

US Federal Reserve hacked during Super Bowl

Hacktivists Anonymous have claimed responsibility for the attack
06 Feb 2013

Google's Eric Schmidt warns of China cyber-crime threat

'Sophisticated hacker' uses cyber-crime to aid ambitions, Google chairman argues in upcoming book.
04 Feb 2013

Hague signs UK up to global Cyber Resilience Partnership

Government commits to a set of principles intended to improve network security and resilience
28 Jan 2013

Anonymous members jailed for hacking campaign

Two sent down for roles in Operation Payback campaign, which cost PayPal £3.5m
25 Jan 2013

Iranian cyber-warriors a 'force to be reckoned with' warns US General

Islamic state growing in cyber capabilities, says General William Shelton
21 Jan 2013

Government cyber security staff "should be paid as much as private sector"

Former US intelligence officer says government needs to be more aggressive
12 Dec 2012

H4cked Off: Government DDoS gaffe is unacceptable

Senior official who claimed that DDoS is 'just an inconvenience' should hang his head in shame
10 Dec 2012

One year on: The UK Cyber Security Strategy

Government's plans include an MoD recruitment drive for 'cyber reservists'
03 Dec 2012

Government official: DDoS attacks 'do not lose companies any business'

DDoS is 'just an inconvenience', government claims
03 Dec 2012

Maude: UK is in stronger cyber security position than a year ago

One year since Cyber Strategy launch, minister says there is still much work to be done
30 Nov 2012

Defence firm warns of 'advanced and persistent' cyber-attacks

Lockheed Martin says attacks are increasing and becoming more sophisticated
13 Nov 2012