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Obama’s Cybersecurity Czar Steps Down.

Howard A. Schmidt, the first-ever U.S. cybersecurity coordinator, has resigned and will retire later this month to enter academia

FBI WARNING: Free Hotel Internet may cost you more than you think.

The FBI says attackers are trying to trick users into installing malware with promises of software updates

Former FBI Cybercrime Top Cop Joins Startup That Targets The Attacker

Shawn Henry now heading up services arm of CrowdStrike, the semi-stealth startup that plans to more aggressively profile, target, and ultimately help unmask, sophisticated cyberattackers

That New Angry Birds Game Could Be Malware?

New Android malware claims to be new game version, but actually turns your Droid into a bot

Big Mac Botnet Mostly Made Up Of U.S. Machines

Major ‘wake-up call’ for Mac users as Apple OS X Java flaw exploit spreads

Another Android Malware Steals User Data

Security researchers at NQ Mobile say they have found the first piece of Android bootkit malware

How To Detect And Defend Against Advanced Persistent Threats

There are no silver bullets for APTs, but there are steps your organization can take. Here’s a look at what you can do

The End Of Vulnerabilities?

On a global scale, bugs are never going away, but in specific products, early evidence reveals that companies are having success in weeding out flaws

Security’s New Reality: Assume The Worst

A more fatalistic view that attackers have already infiltrated the organization presents a different way of looking at — and marketing — security

Nobody Cares About HIPAA

Compliance in many organizations is seen as only a costly inconvenience