“Huawei Technologies, the world’s second-largest vendor of telecommunications equipment, has hired a former U.S. defense contractor official as its chief security officer as it tries to counter perceptions that the China-based firm is trying to insert its technology into U.S. systems on behalf of Chinese intelligence services. Donald ‘Andy’ Purdy,

“FAIRFAX, Va., Jul 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ICF International and SecureState, both recognized as leading providers of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, announced today that they will team with each other to provide a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity and reliability services to energy sector

“Statistics prove that the Capital is on the receiving end of a bitter onslaught in cyber space as the Delhi Police, in particular, and the security establishment, in general, struggle to confront the challenge. While the police face a debilitating manpower crunch in its cyber cells, other security agencies still

“More than 300,000 people, including many in the US and UK, could lose internet access later as the FBI shuts off servers used by cyber thieves.” Source: BBC News – Thousands face internet loss as FBI shuts off servers

“After publishing a large number of email databases allegedly obtained from Trend Micro and partner company Sykes, the hacker known as C0mrade returns with another massive data leak. Two files, totaling around 6 gigabytes of information have been posted online, presumably obtained from a number of high-profile companies.” Source:Hacker C0mrade

“‘Our curriculum is based on attack, exploit and defense of the cyber domain,’ said Lt. Col. Bob Reeves, who oversees the cyber course as commander of the 328th Weapons Squadron. The U.S. also has acknowledged it has cyberweapons that could help suppress enemy air and sea defenses. Israel used cyber

“WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006.” Source: WikiLeaks releases 2.4 million Syria e-mails – CNN.com

“A Home Office official has warned once again that with the Olympic Games only weeks away the country faces an unprecedented threat from cyber-attacks during the event. Using the 3 July National Security 2012 conference as a platform, Counter-Terrorism department director Richard Clarke likened the potential disruption from cyber-attacks to

“The European Parliament has voted to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta).” Source: BBC News – Acta: Controversial anti-piracy agreement rejected by EU

“The possibility that Anonymous might be telling the truth—that it couldn’t be shut down by jailing or flipping or bribing key participants—was why it became such a terrifying force to powerful institutions worldwide, from governments to corporations to nonprofits. Its wild string of brilliant hacks and protests seemed impossible in