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19-year-old wins UK Cyber Security Challenge

Computer sciences student Jonathan Millican from North Yorkshire is the winner of the latest edition of the UK Cyber Security Challenge, having successfully passed a number of …

Data protection risks on mobile devices

An increasing number of professionals (80 percent) work remotely and rely on personal devices such as smartphones (63 percent), iPads (30 percent) and laptops (80 percent) to …

Dell to acquire SonicWALL

Dell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SonicWALL, a provider in advanced network security and data protection. SonicWALL expands Dell’s growing security …

Eliminating the need for multiple passwords

OneID announced the developer release of its service that eliminates the need for multiple usernames and passwords. Using the OneID service, consumers can sign in to websites …

Big gaps in backup plans

Small businesses are using a variety of technologies to back up data including some antiquated methods that leave the backup process incomplete and susceptible to information …

LogRhythm and Solera Networks announce a technology partnership

LogRhythm and Solera Networks announced a technology partnership to provide customers with network visibility, security and situational awareness by combining …

DARPA director leaves the agency for Google

Regina Dugan, the first female director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has been offered and has accepted a “senior executive position” …

New online banking fraud schemes target mobile users

Trusteer uncovered two online banking fraud schemes designed to defeat one time password (OTP) authorization systems used by many banks. Unlike a previous attack Trusteer …

iOS 5 Programming Cookbook

Now you can overcome the vexing, real-life issues you confront when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. By making use of more than 100 new recipes in this …

NATO signs huge cyber defense contract

Rome-base Finmecchanica and the Northrup Grumman Corporation have been awarded a 58 million Euro ($76 million) deal for upgrading NATO’s cyber defense capabilities. The …

A new security strategy for Sony

2011 was a tough year for Sony. Having been attacked over 20 times by hacktivists going after its websites, the PlayStation Network, its customers’ and company …

Teen exploits three 0-days to hack Chrome, earns $60K from Google

The end of this year’s editions of the Pwn2Own and Pwnium contests has been marked by another Chrome hack, executed by a teenage security researcher that goes by the …

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