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Obama govt proposes 33% hike in cyber-security spending

The outgoing Obama administration has proposed increasing federal cyber-security spending by $5bn, or around a third, in the hope of reaching $19bn in 2017. Reuters reports that the Democrat...

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How cybercrooks made $330K from ransomware without really trying

The small cybercrime ring behind the CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware was able to collect more than $330,607 in ransom from 670 victims, according to new research. The figures, published by security firm...

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Bitcoiners are just like everybody else: They use rubbish passwords

Don't pretend you can invent a strong enough, memorable password to protect your Bitcoins: crypto-boffins can crack the so-called "brain wallet." In research published at the International Association...

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White House Budgets $19 Billion for New Cyber-Security Measures

The White House calls for more investment in protecting data and proposes to spend $19 billion this year on a variety of security initiatives, including educating consumers to use two-factor...

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Moscow raids could signal end of global Dyre bank trojan menace

One of the worst examples of financial malware appears to have fallen silent after operators were reportedly arrested in Moscow after a rare raid by the Federal Security Service of the Russian...

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GSMA outlines thoroughly sensible IoT security rules

About time: the GSM Association has released a bunch of guidelines to try and address the chronic insecurity of the Internet of Things. The significance of the initiative is that it's been agreed to by...

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Flash flushed as Google orders almost all ads to adopt HTML5

Google's getting serious about hastening the oh-so-timely demise of Adobe Flash, telling advertisers they've just under a year to move to HTML 5. The ad giant has given advertisers notice that from...

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Gmail growls with more bad message flags to phoil phishers

Google's taking some of the user interface techniques it uses to flag insecure Web pages and applying them to email. The plan: to warn users of Gmail on the Web when they receive emails from people who...

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Are Industrial Control Systems the Latest Weapon in Modern Warfare?

By Barry Mattacott, marketing director, Wick Hill Group Are industrial control and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems the new frontier, not just for cyber-crime but also for...

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House bill would kill state, local bills that aim to weaken smartphone crypto

Bipartisan legislation likely to be thorn in law enforcement's "Going Dark" side.

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Crypto connoisseurs: Curl up with Princeton’s 300-page ode to Bitcoin

Bitcoin boffins have been gifted a 300-page treatise on the workings of their favourite crypto-currency as told by the academics of Princeton and Stanford universities. The first draft of the book...

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Thenue Drives Digital Efficiencies With 1st Touch Mobile Working

Thenue Housing Association has introduced mobile workforce technology from 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com). The software will be used to support the Association’s strategy to deliver more services...

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SAP plugs critical software flaw that could let hackers into factories

SAP has issued a critical software update that plugged 23 security holes on Tuesday, including a fix for security issues in its industrial manufacturing software. The manufacturing software patch...

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IRS website attack nets e-filing credentials for 101,000 taxpayers

Breach comes a year after a previous hack compromised 300,000 people.

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New report contends mandatory crypto backdoors would be futile

With two-thirds of crypto developed abroad, crooks have plenty of non-US alternatives.

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School network manager wins £10,000 in NCC Group Cyber 10K challenge

The second edition of a business-development focused cyber security challenge, the Cyber 10K, has concluded – with the worthy winner receiving £10,000 to further develop an innovative security...

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More Uber drivers file labor lawsuits: One claims he makes only $80 per week

Plaintiffs' lawyer: "The laws need to keep pace with the technology."

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Cricket can get nasty: India v Pakistan rivalry boils over into cyber-war

The continuing rivalry between India and Pakistan has spilled over into cyberspace, with activity peaking around nationalist holidays and sports fixtures. A study of recent real-world events and...

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UK authorities sue Star Wars producer over Harrison Ford’s broken leg

Health and Safety Executive says Foodles Production created an unsafe workplace.

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NYPD used stingrays over 1,000 times without warrants since 2008

New York Civil Liberties Union: "The privacy of nearly all New Yorkers is at risk."

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