Reuters – With growing worries about the threat of “cyber warfare,” militaries around the world are racing to recruit the computer specialists they believe may be central to the conflicts of the 21st century. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Kaspersky Lab’s sales growth slowed in 2011 (Reuters)
Reuters – Russia’s Kaspersky Lab reported that sales growth slowed substantially last year as the world’s No. 4 maker of anti-virus software said its business was starting to mature. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers sought $50,000 from Symantec for anti-virus blueprint (Reuters)
Reuters – Hackers sought $50,000 from U.S. anti-virus firm Symantec Corp in return for the stolen blueprints to its flagship products under what the company says was a sting operation run by an undisclosed law enforcement agency via emails. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post…
Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters)
Reuters – Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware’s growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Exclusive: Hacked companies still not telling investors (Reuters)
Reuters – At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such disclosures. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
AVG Technologies prices at $16/share: source (Reuters)
Reuters – Anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies NV priced its initial public offering at $16 per share, at the low end of the expected range, according to a market source. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Sarah Palin email hacker loses appeal (Reuters)
Reuters – A former college student convicted for hacking into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account during the 2008 presidential election lost a bid to overturn his felony conviction on Monday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Symantec profit, forecast in line with estimates (Reuters)
Reuters – Symantec Corp, the top maker of computer security software, reported a higher quarterly profit and issued an outlook in line with Wall Street estimates. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Nokia fined for spam texts in Australia (Reuters)
Reuters – Australian regulators have fined Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone maker by volume, A$55,000 ($58,000) for spamming customers and said the Finnish company should change its text message (SMS) marketing. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
McAfee software bug could turn customers’ PCs into spam servers (Reuters)
Reuters – Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers’ PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their computers to distribute spam. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security