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Sun, 28 Feb 10
New device looks to counter hackers
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_device_looks_to_counter_hackers_999.html
San Francisco (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 - An appliance to be unveiled at California's premier international security conference next week is being marketed as the world's first comprehensive counter-hacking device that may address urgent issues arising from amateur and professional hacking of business and government computers.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
US would lose cyberwar: former intel chief
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_would_lose_cyberwar_former_intel_chief_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2010 - The United States would lose a cyberwar if it fought one today, a former US intelligence chief warned on Tuesday.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
New smartphone security threat identified
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_smartphone_security_threat_identified_999.html
New Brunswick, N.J. (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 - Rutgers University researchers say they have identified an old computer security threat that can attack new generations of smartphones.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Downturn fuels attacks on business online systems: survey
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Downturn_fuels_attacks_on_business_online_systems_survey_999.html
Zurich (AFP) Feb 24, 2010 - The economic crisis is fuelling attacks on companies' information systems, with many firms worried that disgruntled former employees could retaliate by stealing or sabotaging data, a survey showed Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Groups ask US for funds to break China 'firewall'
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Groups_ask_US_for_funds_to_break_China_firewall_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2010 - A coalition of human rights campaigners on Tuesday urged the US government to fund efforts led by the Falungong spiritual movement to circumvent Internet censorship in China and other nations.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Chinese consultant wrote code used in Google attack: FT
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chinese_consultant_wrote_code_used_in_Google_attack_FT_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 22, 2010 - US analysts believe a Chinese freelance security consultant with government ties was the author of the code used in cyberattacks on Google and other companies, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
Global cyberattacks hit firms, governments: report
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Global_cyberattacks_hit_firms_governments_report_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 17, 2010 - Coordinated cyberattacks launched from Europe and China breached computers at firms and government agencies worldwide in the past 18 months, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Former US officials fend off simulated cyberattack
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Former_US_officials_fend_off_simulated_cyberattack_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2010 - Former top US officials staged an elaborate exercise on Tuesday to test the US response to a cyberattack which disables cellphone networks, slows Web traffic to a crawl and cripples the power grid.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Former US officials in cyberattack simulation
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Former_US_officials_in_cyberattack_simulation_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2010 - Former top US intelligence officials will become cyberwarriors on Tuesday in a simulation of how the US government would respond to a massive cyberattack on the United States.

Mon, 15 Feb 10
Australia police probe alleged Indian cyber attacks
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Australia_police_probe_alleged_Indian_cyber_attacks_999.html
Sydney (AFP) Feb 12, 2010 - Australian police Friday said they were investigating a string of hacking attacks against Melbourne-based companies, reportedly linked to recent violence against Indian nationals.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
China shuts down hacker training operation
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_shuts_down_hacker_training_operation_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
US faces 'serious' cyberspace threats: advisor
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_faces_serious_cyberspace_threats_advisor_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 - The United States faces "serious and significant" threats within cyberspace, the White House's top counter-terrorism advisor said Sunday, adding it was an issue of national security.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Google, US intel to team up to fight cyberattacks: report
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Google_US_intel_to_team_up_to_fight_cyberattacks_report_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 - US Internet giant Google is enlisting the help of the top US electronic surveillance organization to ward off cyberattacks, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Hackers rigging blogs, email, websites: Websense
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Hackers_rigging_blogs_email_websites_Websense_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 - Cyber crooks are rigging the Internet with booby-trapped blog commentary, chat rooms, email messages and websites, according to a Websense report released Thursday.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
US Congress to examine Google pro-democracy role
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_Congress_to_examine_Google_pro-democracy_role_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 - A key US Congress committee said Thursday it will hear from a senior Google executive next week on the Internet giant's role in promoting democracy in the wake of a high-profile clash with China.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Google attacks 'wake-up call' - US intel chief
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Google_attacks_wake-up_call_US_intel_chief_999.html
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 - Google's recently reported cyberattacks are a "wake-up call" about the vulnerabilities of computer networks to attacks that could cripple the US economy, the top US intelligence official warned Tuesday.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
"Alarming" rise in cyberattacks at social networks: Sophos
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Alarming_rise_in_cyberattacks_at_social_networks_Sophos_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 1, 2010 - There has been an "alarming" rise in spammers and hackers hunting for victims at online social networks, according to a report released Monday by computer security firm Sophos.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
China, US, Russia in cyber arms race, says net security chief
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_US_Russia_in_cyber_arms_race_says_net_security_chief_999.html
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 29, 2010 - China, the United States and Russia are among 20 countries locked in a cyberspace arms race and gearing up for possible Internet hostilities, according to the head of web security firm McAfee.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Cyber spies and thugs attacking power-water plants
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Cyber_spies_and_thugs_attacking_power-water_plants_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 - Power plants, oil refineries and water supplies increasingly dependent on the Internet are under relentless attack by cyber spies and thugs, according to a McAfee report released Thursday.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Clinton in 'open, candid' Google talks with China
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Clinton_in_open_candid_Google_talks_with_China_999.html
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 - The United States and China agreed on Thursday to keep talking about their spat over Google, following "a very open and candid conversation" on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Vietnam boosts its cyber-threat protection
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Vietnam_boosts_its_cyber-threat_protection_999.html
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 - The government will invest more than $42 million in the coming decade to protect sensitive information from an increasing cyber threat.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Web boss sees low risk of multiple internets
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Web_boss_sees_low_risk_of_multiple_internets_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 - Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP Wednesday.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
S.Korea heightens alert against cyberattacks
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SKorea_heightens_alert_against_cyberattacks_999.html
Seoul (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 - South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday it had issued an alert against cyberattacks aimed at stealing data from government networks.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Gates weighs in on Google-China spat
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Gates_weighs_in_on_Google-China_spat_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 26, 2010 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and Web giant Google over cyberattacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the Internet were "fortunately ...very limited."

Thu, 4 Feb 10
China denies state role in Google cyberattacks
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_denies_state_role_in_Google_cyberattacks_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010 - China on Monday denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and accused the United States of "double standards" as a row with Washington over Internet freedom intensified.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
"Alarming" rise in cyberattacks at social networks: Sophos
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Alarming_rise_in_cyberattacks_at_social_networks_Sophos_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 1, 2010 - There has been an "alarming" rise in spammers and hackers hunting for victims at online social networks, according to a report released Monday by computer security firm Sophos.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
China, US, Russia in cyber arms race, says net security chief
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_US_Russia_in_cyber_arms_race_says_net_security_chief_999.html
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 29, 2010 - China, the United States and Russia are among 20 countries locked in a cyberspace arms race and gearing up for possible Internet hostilities, according to the head of web security firm McAfee.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Cyber spies and thugs attacking power-water plants
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Cyber_spies_and_thugs_attacking_power-water_plants_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 - Power plants, oil refineries and water supplies increasingly dependent on the Internet are under relentless attack by cyber spies and thugs, according to a McAfee report released Thursday.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Clinton in 'open, candid' Google talks with China
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Clinton_in_open_candid_Google_talks_with_China_999.html
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 - The United States and China agreed on Thursday to keep talking about their spat over Google, following "a very open and candid conversation" on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Vietnam boosts its cyber-threat protection
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Vietnam_boosts_its_cyber-threat_protection_999.html
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 - The government will invest more than $42 million in the coming decade to protect sensitive information from an increasing cyber threat.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Web boss sees low risk of multiple internets
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Web_boss_sees_low_risk_of_multiple_internets_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 - Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP Wednesday.