Cyber security News

The mobile revolution has earned the attention of the cybercrime industry. For example, mobile apps can be created and designed by anyone, making them susceptible to malicious use.

London - The UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced at the weekend the formation of a new Joint Cyber Unit with offensive capabilities.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the White House is now offering large enterprises "extra incentives" to bolster their cybersecurity defenses.

Tampa - Cyber security doesn’t just deal with the phalanx of attacks and compromises of credit cards, bank information, smartphones and account passwords, it also includes homeland security. Is the United States prepared for the year’s cyber attacks?

Leading cyber security company, McAfee, has issued a breaking news report that indicates that the U.S., European and Latin American financial systems are under a massive cyber attack.

New FBI report details high risk methods of social networking deception used by so called hackers to gain personal information for the purpose of defrauding the unsuspecting user.

London - This week's episode deals with cyber threats, hacker attacks and laws aiming to tackle internet piracy. Assange interviews activists from the Cypherpunk movement.

Microsoft has decided not to back CISPA citing consumer privacy concerns. One of the major corporate supporters of the draconian bill backs down.

Washington - The Obama administration has formally declared its opposition to the draconian Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

Washington - In the wake of SOPA and PIPA, there is yet another terrifying bill on the table. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short) which is currently being discussed by Congress.

The effectiveness of America's cyber-security has been coming in for some criticism today from top experts. One of them has called it "childlike" and another has declared it has "broken".