The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) was officially launched in London on Tuesday 5th July. Backed by the UK government, the non-for-profit body which brings together business, government and law enforcement, aims to combat the …

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The impending launch of Apple and Google into the area of consumer cloud computing services in a major way is changing the way that cybercriminals view the cloud, claims Peter Cochrane, a technology researcher and former CTO of British Telecom.

It’s the Fourth of July in the US today, when Americans are celebrating Independence Day, but IT security vendors have spent the weekend issuing warnings on phishing and infected emails taking advantage of the celebrations.

Cybercriminals are opting for more lucrative targeted attacks, rather than for the traditional mass spam campaigns, according to a new report by Cisco.

Lockheed Martin is teaming with American Electric Power to offer the Palisade cybersecurity product for the smart electricity grid.

JanusNET – a leading IT security vendor in Australia – is in the process of setting up in the UK and Infosecurity managed to talk to the firm’s managing director Greg Colla late last month.

M86 Security is reporting a malicious spam campaign is now under way, fooling internet users into downloading an “attached statement” with a message that their credit card is overdue.

Trusteer, the web browser security specialist, is reporting a surge in the number of people’s computers infected with the Hiloti trojan. The firm says that, in the UK, infection rates have tripled in the last ten days.

Hackers are reported to have gained unauthorised access to a network of US defence industry news portals and downloaded sensitive user information that could be used in spear phishing and other types of targeted attacks.