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Microsoft and law enforcement disrupt ZeroAccess botnet

The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit announced it has successfully disrupted a rampant botnet in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Federal …

Microsoft promises wide-reaching encryption, more transparency

It took them a while, but Microsoft is finally announcing a concentrated effort to protect its customers and their data from unauthorised government surveillance. “Like …

International payment card fraud ring dismantled

The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, working with police in Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, have taken …

Researchers uncover Point-of-Sale botnet

Researchers from Arbor Networks have spotted an active Point of Sale (PoS) compromise campaign using the Dexter malware or variants of it, aimed at stealing credit and debit …

Cisco updates CCIE routing and switching certification

Cisco announced a major revision of the CCIE Routing and Switching (R&S) Certification and expert-level training to meet the increasing challenges of enterprise networks …

Top 20 Critical Security Controls not popular with federal IT pros

The National Security Agency created a best security practices list for their customers, which was later expanded through a large-scale community project initiated by the SANS …

Browser hygiene tips for making online shopping safer

The fuller schedules and longer to-do lists of the holiday season often mean multi-tasking and stress. And busy, distracted people doing their holiday shopping online may be …

CIOs lack the vision when it comes to mobility

Mobile Helix announced the findings of an independent CIO survey of 300 IT decision makers in the UK and US; exploring how enterprises are making use of mobile technology. The …

Financial services cyber security trends for 2014

Five years ago, questions directed at boards of directors and senior executives at financial services firms on the toughest risk management issues might have resulted in …

Spoofed MasterCard warning delivers malware

A worrisome email notifying users that their MasterCard debit card has been blocked just when most of them are trying to do their holiday shopping has been landing in inboxes …

Hackers’ server with over 2 million stolen passwords found

Every now and then, security researchers come across a server used by hackers to store stolen account credentials. The latest instance of this has been flagged by Daniel …

Police arrests Chinese Bitcoin exchange owners suspected of fraud

Three individuals allegedly involved in the recent ransacking of the Hong Kong-based Global Bond Limited Bitcoin exchange have been arrested in China. According to a report by …

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