Proposed cybersecurity legislation, a combination of existing bills circulating on Capitol Hill, would give the president power to declare an emergency if there is an imminent cyber threat to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Google has joined the fight against online sales of counterfeit drugs by taking legal action against rogue pharmacies that advertise on its sites.

The Czech Republic has banned Google from extending its use of the Street View mapping service due to privacy concerns.

An NHS IT manager in Yorkshire has been warned he faces a prison term after he admitted illegally spying on medical records of patients. Data security specialist Imperva says the fact that he was able to do this highlights the need to lock down private…

UK-based BAE Systems received a $40 million order to provide certification and accreditation services, as well as information security risk assessments, for FBI computer networks.

Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.

Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.

The Twitter micro-blogging service website was apparently hit by an XSS, or cross-site scripting, attack today that took advantage of a mouse rollover vulnerability.

The Twitter micro-blogging service website was apparently hit by an XSS, or cross-site scripting, attack today that took advantage of a mouse rollover vulnerability.

There has been a recent resurgence in plug-and-play (PNP) malware campaigns by spammers after a two-week period of inactivity. The spammers are using what appear to be stolen emails as templates to send out millions of new virulent messages, according …