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  Child porn, drugs lead Internet content complaints in Japan

  Complaints to a Japanese Internet watchdog regarding illegal content almost doubled in 2009, led by a surge in reports related to child pornography and illegal drugs.

  By Martyn Williams | 18 March, 2010 13:58

  Tags: internet security, Japan

• Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs

  Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan downloaders and tools for evading detection are bargaining with thousands of would-be "affiliates" willing to compromise victims'computers globally and get paid for it.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 October, 2009 05:53

  Tags: hackers, hacking, internet security, malware, pay-per-install.org

• DHS faces challenge in hiring 1,000 security experts

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's effort to hire some 1,000 new cybersecurity experts could hit a wall because such skills are increasingly hard to find, according to security experts.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 October, 2009 03:33

  Tags: cyber security, internet security

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  Microsoft: The Internet needs more trust to grow

  The Internet needs to be more trustworthy if it wants to grow, according to Microsoft's senior security executive, Scott Charney.

  By Robert McMillan | 17 April, 2009 10:58

  Tags: internet security, Microsoft, rsa security, security

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  Internet-wide problem to be revealed at conference

  Organizers of next week's Black Hat Europe conference are promising a security presentation that could impact anyone who uses the Internet, but no details have been released yet.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 08 April, 2009 06:53

  Tags: blackhat, internet, internet security, security