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Huawei says profits increased by 33 percent in 2012, despite US security concerns

By Amar Toor on January 21, 2013 02:50 am + 8 comments

Huawei today announced details about its 2012 financial performance, amid lingering security Continue reading…
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University's Cyber Corps program trains America's hacker spies of the future

By Sam Byford on November 24, 2012 08:02 pm + 12 comments

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hasn't pulled any punches when describing the threat that attacks Continue reading…
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US accused of launching cyberattack against French government

By Amar Toor on November 21, 2012 07:37 am + 101 comments

Earlier this year, the French government fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack that forced a Continue reading…
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China orders foreign companies to help with internet surveillance

By Amar Toor on November 14, 2012 04:32 am + 30 comments

As China prepares to transition to new leadership this week, the outgoing regime has been tightening Continue reading…
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Huawei responds to House Committee investigation, says evidence of concerns lacking

By Dan Seifert on October 8, 2012 12:09 pm + 43 comments

Huawei has released an official statement on the US House Permanent Select Committee on Continue reading…
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Huawei and ZTE pose national security risk according to US Congressional report

By Jeff Blagdon on October 8, 2012 01:20 am + 188 comments

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and ZTE Corp., China’s two biggest makers of telecommunications Continue reading…
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Kaspersky Labs, cyber-espionage, and the politics of computer security

By Adi Robertson on July 23, 2012 04:07 pm + 10 comments

Kaspersky Labs is one of the most trusted sources of antivirus information: it helped discover the F Continue reading…
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New cross-platform malware targets Uyghur activists

By Louis Goddard on July 1, 2012 04:27 am + 18 comments

Researchers at security firms Kaspersky Labs and AlienVault have uncovered two sophisticated malware Continue reading…
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US and Israel developed Flame malware to attack Iranian nuclear program

By T.C. Sottek on June 19, 2012 08:02 pm + 83 comments

The Washington Post reports that the US and Israel cooperated to create the Flame malware — a Continue reading…
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New evidence of Flame malware 'suicide' code

By Kimber Streams on June 8, 2012 11:11 am + 64 comments

Security firm Symantec has witnessed Flame malware removing itself from infected machines, Continue reading…