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UK Defense Ministry Suffers Cyber Attack Via Facebook

In early March, reports surfaced that U.S. and British leaders had mistakenly accepted Facebook friend requests from an illegitimate profile of NATAO Senior Commander and U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis. Similar methods have now led to compromise of information from the U.K. Defense Ministry’s top secret system, AOL Government reports.  Stavridis has been the subject of [...]

Symantec Corp. has opened a new security operations center in Herndon, Va. to support the company’s managed security services group, the company announced Tuesday. The new center was formerly located in Alexandria, Va. and Symantec also operates centers in Australia, India and the UK. Brian Dunphy, a Symantec senior product management director, said the new [...]

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The U.S. and U.K. are leading the ranks for their ability to withstand cyber attacks, Booz Allen Hamilton reported Friday. Booz Allen sponsored a study developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which assessed 19 of the world’s leading economies. The company reported the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany and Canada are “leading the way into the [...]

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With one cybersecurity center already in operation in the U.S., Lockheed Martin‘s U.K. operations has opened its first cybersecurity center overseas. The 2.5 million pound, $$3.9 billion, Security Intelligence Centre at Farnborough was opened today Gerald Howarth MP, Minister for International Security Strategy, according to the company. The center will be run by a team of cyber [...]

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MarkLogic Corporation has been named a finalist for a UK IT Industry Award in the Business IT Innovation of the Year category for its innovation in big data and acquired a new customer. “Being named a finalist for the UK IT Innovation Awards speaks to the real challenges companies are facing with regards to Big [...]

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Cisco announced today that it has completed the acquisition of service fulfillment software assets and associated employees from the UK subsidiary of Comptel Corporation. Through the acquisition, Cisco is able to extend network and service management technologies across its next generation IP network platforms making it easier for service providers to launch new video, data, mobility [...]

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Neustar has completed the candidate release of the UltraViolet Digital Rights Locker and Coordinator technology specifically for United Kingdom implementors. In continuation of the pogress made in the United States earlier this year, Neustar has completed the release of UltraViolet Digital Rights Locker and Coordinator technology.  The UltraViolet Coordinator will enable users to purchase and [...]

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The U.K. recently charged two men and arrested two more on Thursday that are allegedly connected with hacktivist groups Anonymous and Lulz Security.  The two men arrested Thursday night are being detained at police stations in South Yorkshire and are suspected of conducting DDOS attacks as well as hacking law enforcement and government websites. Police [...]

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The British government is warning about the threat of al-Qaida using online technology to plan attacks in pursuit of a “cyber jihad,” BBC News reports. According to U.K.’s updated counterterrorism strategy published Tuesday, terrorists’ use of social media to disseminate information and radicalize people is “commonplace,” and evidence shows extremists are looking to “invade Facebook.” [...]

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The executive branch of Malaysia’s government has decided to sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom to work together to battle cross-border crime, including web-based ones, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to sign the MoU during his official visit to the [...]

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