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Is the National Security Agency (NSA) really “wiretapping” the Internet? Accused accomplices Microsoft and Google deny that they have any part in it and the core evidence isn’t holding up that well under closer examination.

In the last year or so, we’ve seen significant growth in attacks on web servers, as opposed to the more traditional attacks on individual users.

Lawmakers in the U.S. have proposed legislation which will deny hackers entry to the United States and freeze the assets of foreign nationals.

The client looked at us from across the table, grimacing as they gulped the foul coffee (sure it’s awful, but hey it’s a free perk!). They leaned in and said conspiratorially “So can you… umm… sort of… help us get the inside scoop on how we can pass this pentest?”

More than a year ago, the European Union’s top justice official proposed a tough set of measures for protecting the privacy of personal data online.

A new examination of mobile threat data from the Lookout Platform in five countries has found that threats to consumers run the gamut, from annoying to extremely invasive. The study has uncovered that adware and malware threats like spyware, surveillanceware and trojans are in particular proliferating.

Glasgow City Council has been fined £150,000 for the loss of two unencrypted laptops, one of which contained personal details of more than 20,000 people.

The overused term ‘Cyber’, along with information security and information assurance, can be broken down into five broad categories.

The North Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association and Cyber Huntsville are hosting Huntsville’s Fifth Annual Cyber Security Summit on Thursday, June 6th, at the Von Braun Center.

Celebrate your IT excellence at the UK IT Industry Awards 2013 – the benchmark for outstanding performance throughout the UK computer industry.