Iran captured U.S. spy drone

The U.S. spy drone that was recently been captured by Iranian authorities may have been tricked into landing in that country after being electronically ambushed. Electronic warfare experts in the country were able to cut off the drone's communications links and reconfigure its GPS (Global Positioning System) coordinates.

The art of profiling Cybercriminals

A new report authored by psychologists with expertise in risk management highlight the common characteristics of the perfect storm for a typical malicious insider who steals and profits from his organization's trade secrets.

Cnet distribute Nmap with cruddy toolbar

Cnet has come under fire for wrapping downloads of the popular Nmap network analysis tool and other open-source software packages with a toolbar of dubious utility.

GCHQ code-breaking challenge cracked by Google search

A simple Google search unlocks the supposedly secret completion page to GCHQ's code-cracking competition. The signals snooping agency launched a codebreaking competition this week, promoted via social networks, which aim was finding code breakers that conventional recruitment efforts might miss.