Reuters – Ministers, tech executives and Internet activists from around the world gather in London on Tuesday to discuss how to tackle security threats and crime on the Internet without stifling economic opportunities or freedom of speech. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
India shuts server linked to Duqu computer virus (Reuters)
Reuters – Indian authorities seized computer equipment from a data center in Mumbai as part of an investigation into the Duqu malicious software that some security experts warned could be the next big cyber threat. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
First came Stuxnet computer virus: now there’s Duqu (Reuters)
Reuters – First there was the Stuxnet computer virus that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear program. Now comes “Duqu,” which researchers on Tuesday said appears to be quite similar. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Exclusive: Nasdaq hackers spied on company boards (Reuters)
Reuters – Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq’s computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
SEC asks companies to disclose cyber attacks (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. securities regulators formally asked public companies for the first time to disclose cyber attacks against them, following a rash of high-profile Internet crimes. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Websites leak more info than consumers are aware of (Reuters)
Reuters – Consumers are less anonymous than they think while surfing the Web, according to a study released on Tuesday that triggered new calls for “do not track” rules. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Lawmakers, advocates split over teen Net privacy (Reuters)
Reuters – A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children sparked debate at a congressional hearing on Wednesday over whether such protections should extend to teenagers. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Internet firms co-opted for surveillance: experts (Reuters)
Reuters – Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Idaho laboratory analyzed Stuxnet computer virus (Reuters)
Reuters – Behind the doors of a nondescript red brick and gray building of the Idaho National Laboratory is the malware laboratory where government cyber experts analyzed the Stuxnet computer virus. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Suspected LulzSec hacker arrested in Sony studio breach (Reuters)
Reuters – A suspected member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec was arrested in Arizona on Thursday on charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio, the FBI said. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…