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Governments prepare for 'cyber cold war'
There has been a sea change over the past year in the amount of government-sanctioned cyber-espionage, according to some security experts. more
MI5 warns of Chinese digital espionage
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Burglars plunder Verizon's London data centre
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Cyberterrorism: Myth or reality?
Following recent accusations of government-sanctioned digitial espionage and alleged hacking attacks from China and Russia, there seems to be evidence that countries are capable of using electronic means to disrupt the computer systems of rival nations. more
Explaining the Estonian cyberattacks
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The worst IT security incidents of 2007
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Cracking open the cybercrime economy
Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model that is nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software more
Countering corporate espionage
Theft of commercially valuable information costs the world's largest companies over £22bn a year, and small firms are just as vulnerable. How can you mitigate the risks to your company? more
Anatomy of a hack attack
With the help of security experts we reconstruct a typical hack attack on two large organisations and walk through the steps that the head of IT should follow in such a case more
Storm worm anniversary brings fresh variants
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CIA: Cyberattack caused multi-city blackout
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Schneier: Cyber-extortion on the rise
The security expert has warned of an increase in cyber-extortion, but added there is no need for panic about attacks on critical national infrastructures more
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