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Defence Secretary Ashton Carter unveils plan to woo Silicon Valley into cybersecurity alliance
Feds pulling out stops to partner with tech companies
US House of Representatives passes watershed cybersecurity bill allowing federal access to private networks
Controversial measure would boost cybersharing between companies and federal investigators.
US Department of Homeland Security opening recruitment office in California's Silicon Valley
Secretary Jeh Johnson seeking talent, hopes to share intelligence.
Pentagon drafting civilians into Cyber Mission Force to combat cyber terrorism national emergency
A top military official told the Senate the Cyber Mission Force will have 6,200 personnel by 2018.
Commercial aircraft are vulnerable to hacking from in-flight WiFi, watchdog report warns
Increasing use of in-flight WiFi and switch to next-generation air traffic control system poses cybersecurity threat.
FBI investigating apparent Isis attacks on western websites
Someone with apparent links to Islamist terrorist group Isis hacked hundreds of websites in US and Europe over the weekend.
Malware presence on internet rises by 159% in 2014
Cyber security firm CYREN says the average daily number of emails containing malware increased by 50% to 2.5 billion.
Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel chain suffers credit card data breach
Pattern emerges of fraudulent charges being made on credit cards of Mandarin hotel customers
Oh, Uber: Data breach of 50,000 drivers caused by security key left on public GitHub page
Uber has subpoenaed GitHub to provide all the IP addresses that accessed a security key tied to the driver database
Jamie Oliver website has been serving up malware since it was hacked in December
The malware targeted computers with unpatched versions of Adobe Flash, Silverlight and Java
Lenovo laptops preloaded with Superfish adware can spy on secure banking and email communications
Lenovo's range of consumer laptops come pre-installed with a piece of adware that also allows it to monitor secure communications like banking and email
Microsoft's Windows 10 will support 'password-less' biometric fingerprint scan security tools
Windows 10 will support FIDO authentication to get devices moving away from the password.
News outlet to release more secrets of US National Security Agency obtained from cybersecurity firm in Mexico
Reports say that NSA is preparing to deal with leaks of the techniques it used in its cyber operations.
US data security: 93% of American firms are vulnerable to insider threats
Despite well publicised cybersecurity breaches, Vormetric says the enemy is likely to come from within a company.
US and UK enacting 'war games' to tackle cyber-attacks after Sony Pictures hack
The first exercise will involve a simulated attack on the financial sector.
Politicians, military personal and journalists hacked in Pirate Party stunt
Swedish Pirate Party member uses local wi-fi network to hack politicians and military experts.
Pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists CyberBerkut claim responsiblity for Germany's 'severe' cyber-attack
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesperson confirmed the mass cybersecurity breach.
Sony Pictures hacking: North Korea cryptic over cyber leak
Sony Pictures and FBI launched probes after a number of unreleased films were leaked on the internet
Syrian Electronic Army Strikes Again With News Media Website Shutdowns
SEA continues its Thanksgiving hacking mayhem into Black Friday
HSBC Turkey Robbed of 2.7 Million Customers' Credit Card Details
The bank said there is no risk to funds.
Black Friday: How to Combat Online Fraud in E-commerce
Firms better prepare themselves for one of the busiest shopping days of the year coming up
Apple Pay: Biometrics are the 'Last Chance Saloon' to Prevent Hacking
Biometrics offer efficient way to secure transactions but experts warn they may have deeper failings
JP Morgan Hackers Probed for Vulnerabilities at Other Institutions
Financial institutions told authorities that they had seen traffic from suspect computer addresses linked to hackers.
Canon Printer Hacked to Play Doom: Serious Wireless Printer Security Flaw
Security researcher succeeds in hacking a Canon Pixma printer to play Doom, a retro video game
Bash Bug Security Threat 'Bigger Than Heartbleed'
Bash bug, or Shellshock, described as more dangerous than infamous Heartbleed security flaw
Viator travel website hacked: 1.4 million users' information stolen, including payment card data
Approximately 880,000 Viator customers had their payment card information compromised.
iCloud Nude Celebrity Picture Leaks: Website Warns Emma Watson is Next
Following the latest nude celebrity picture leaks, a site has appeared warning Emma Watson "is next"
USB Condom Protects Your Device From Infections
USBCondom prevents accidental data exchange between devices and public charging stations
Start Your Tesla Model S With Your iPhone
Tesla to introduce new feature to Model S allowing owners to start their vehicles using an iPhone
European Central Bank's Website Hacked
Email addresses and contact details stolen following security breach at the European Central Bank

