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Silicon: A former senior software architect at Microsoft has been arrested and charged over allegedly stealing Windows 8 trade secrets and passing them along to a tech blogger in France. Former senior architect Alex Kibkalo, apparently because he was unhappy with a recent performance review, is accused of passing the secrets that included vital details about Windows 8 RT and ARM devices, as well as a server SDK that could have allowed hackers to reverse...

  The Hacker News: In the mob of Smart Devices, after Smartphones... Google glass would definitely be the next must-have device. It’s non-other than a small computer you wear like eyeglasses allows you to surf the Web, email, text, take photos, live videos and more, -- all hands free. Google Glasses are yet in very limited release, but researchers have developed the world’s first spyware that could hijack your Google’s Glass computer eyepieces. l

The Hacker News: Mark Zuckerberg is continually denying working with the NSA or any other Government Intelligence Agency in serving out data they gathered through extended surveillance, and even he expressed his indignation over the damage the Government is creating for all, on the phone call to the US PresidentObama. "I've called President Obama to express my frustration over the damage the government is creating for all of our future," he said in a blog post.  

Computing: Less than a third of Cyber Security Challenge UK (CSCUK) contestants who manage to get to the ‘face 2 face' or ‘masterclass' stages have found a career in cyber security, according to a response from the Cabinet Office to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by Computing. The challenge is a series of national events designed to encourage talented professionals to join the UK IT security industry amid an alleged cyber skills shortage.  

The Hacker News: 27-year-old Infamous Russian hacker arrested by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Bangkok, accused of cracking Switzerland Bank Computers and websites. Farid Essebar, went by the online screen name "Diabl0", has been wanted from last three years, and finally arrested on Tuesday with the joint operation of Thai and Swiss authorities and will be extradited to Switzerland soon.    

  Infosecurity: Win-Spy is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) stealth monitoring tool. "Start Spying on any PC or Phone within the Next 5 minutes," says its website. With such products generally available, why should hackers go to the trouble of developing their own RATs? Indeed, according to a FireEye analysis following an attempted intrusion on a US financial institution, they don't. The legitimate purpose of Win-Spy is to allow users to monitor their computers remotely while away, or to...

  Information Week: IBM denies sharing customer data with the U.S. government and says it would challenge any demands for information through "judicial action or other means." IBM on Friday issued an open letter to its clients assuring them that it has not relinquished customer data to the U.S. government and it pointedly said it will do whatever is necessary to protect such data and notify customers of any government requests.  

  Register: Japan will today follow the UK’s lead by carrying out a major cyber security drill which will see ethical hackers attempt to infiltrate and disrupt 21 government departments. The drill is designed to test the country’s emergency response capabilities to the full as Tokyo prepares to host the games in 2020. London carried out a similar operation ahead of the 2012 games.  

  Computer Weekly: Big data analytics is increasingly playing a role in the fight against cyber crime, according to Bryan Hurd, director of advanced analytics at Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU). “Big data analysis is how big problems are diagnosed and solved,” he told Computer Weekly at the Microsoft Cybercrime Center, the DCU’s world headquarters in Redmond, Washington.  

  Market Wired: Trustwave today announced the acquisition of Cenzic, Inc. The acquisition brings together Cenzic's dynamic application security testing technologies with Trustwave's cloud-based application, database and network penetration testing and scanning services. The combination will create one of the industry's broadest, integrated security testing platforms designed to help businesses rapidly identify and address security weaknesses, thereby significantly helping to reduce threats and risks.