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Huawei security chief: We can help keep U.S. safe from ‘Net threats

Warnings on Chinese cyber-espionage raised by security experts at Cloud Security Alliance panel

Nov 8, 2012 4 mins

Cloud Computing Security

Microsoft slates first Windows 8, RT patches since launch

Next week's Patch Tuesday will address 19 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE9 and .Net

Nov 8, 2012 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Malware Microsoft

NASA fires-up experimental space Internet for robot control

NASA and European Space Agency control robot on ground from International Space Station

Nov 8, 2012 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Government Security

Astronomers find Super Earth that could support life – 42 light years away

The super-Earth planet sits in a habitable zone of a nearby star and likely has similar surroundings to our own planet

Nov 8, 2012 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Government Security

Apple seeks standard to appease angry university net managers

Apple pitches idea for new IETF effort to make "zero configuration" like its Bonjour work better across enterprise wireless networks

Nov 8, 2012 5 mins

Data Center Networking Security

Evolving security standards a challenge for cloud computing, expert says

The proposed EU data-privacy law will play a major role

Nov 8, 2012 6 mins

Cloud Computing IT Leadership Network Security

Zero-day PDF exploit reportedly defeats Adobe Reader sandbox protection

The exploit targets a previously unknown vulnerability in Adobe Reader, Group-IB researchers say

Nov 8, 2012 3 mins

Access Control Malware Small and Medium Business

Heist once again highlights e-banking vulnerabilities

Commercial customers need to heed warnings from cyber thefts in Missouri, Maine

Nov 8, 2012 5 mins

Firewalls Malware Small and Medium Business

Siemens industrial software targeted by Stuxnet is still full of holes

Details from a cancelled Defcon presentation were revealed on Thursday in Seoul

Nov 8, 2012 3 mins

Access Control Malware Mobile Device Management

U.S. commission fingers China as biggest cyberthreat

Annual report, mandated by Congress, raises the question of how best to defend against such cyberattacks

Nov 8, 2012 3 mins

Network Security Networking