Kaspersky Lab researcher Igor Soumenkov is asking for help in identifying a mystery code in the Duqu virus, the follow-on to Stuxnet uncovered last year.

The Obama administration on Wednesday simulated a cyber attack on the New York City power grid during a summer heat wave in an effort to convince US senators to pass comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.

Becrypt’s DISK Protect full-disk encryption product is the first commercial product to be granted CPA certification. By encrypting local authority laptops, it may help prevent the continuous leakage of personal data.

Trustwave, a Chicago-based security company with offices around the world, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M86 Security, which is based in Irvine California and has international headquarters in London and R&D in California, Israel and New…

Only 34% of companies are strongly confident about quantifying the potential financial impact of a data breach, according to a report by security firm McAfee.

Nearly all of the successful phishing attacks against US banks exploit compromised infrastructure, according to data compiled by email security firm Agari.

While the UK is becoming increasingly better connected, trust in those connections is declining.

A new botnet is nearing completion and is being offered for sale on the hacking underground at $8000.

The ongoing cyberwar between India and Bangladesh has escalated with Teamgreyhat, in support of “our Indian brothers”, moving from commercial to economic targets.

Greg Schaffer is leaving his post as head of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, marking the sixth high-ranking cyber official to leave the agency since June 2011.