China says willing to work with US against hacking

China has expressed a willingness to cooperate with the United States and others to combat hacking, after a top US official warned the international community was losing patience with Beijing.

China has expressed a willingness to cooperate with the United States and others to combat hacking, after a top US official warned the international community was losing patience with Beijing.

China’s foreign minister on Saturday rejected accusations that the country’s military was behind massive hacking attacks on US and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet.

The US Department of Defense has approved a fivefold expansion of its cybersecurity force over the coming years in a bid to increase its ability to defend critical computer networks, The Washington Post reported late Sunday.

The government will not suppress civil liberties enjoyed online while implementing the Cyber Crime Prevention Act of 2012 but is seeking a dialogue with all stakeholders, Malacañang said Wednesday.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Saturday vowed that the constitutional rights of citizens in cyberspace will be protected in the implementation of the controversial Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

A new cybercrime law in the Philippines that could see people jailed for 12 years for posting defamatory comments on Facebook or Twitter is generating outrage among netizens and rights groups.

TOKYO – Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Thursday reported its third annual loss in a row after the March 11 quake, but forecast a return to the black this year despite a huge online attack. Sony confirmed that it suffered a net loss of 259.6 billion yen ($3.2 billion) in the year to March [...]