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"If you've nothing to hide then you've nothing to fear" is often trotted out in the debate around privacy and secrecy. Superficially it seems reasonable but even with a modicum of critical thinking, the adage becomes trite and flawed. However, even if you did believe that "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" was reasonable, then the latest report from the British 2011
Those of you who have a Formspring account might want to take a minute to go and check on it. Formspring announced today, July 10, 2012, that it has had a security breach. and that some user passwords may have been accessed. They are taking a precautionary measure and asking all Formspring members to change their passwords now. The same
Back in November 2011 a group of Estonian and Russian hackers were arrested for creating and running a botnet called DNSChanger. DNSChanger was true to its name, it changed the DNS address of the computer it controlled and directed it to rogue DNS servers. These rogue DNS servers were shut down by the FBI and the Internet Systems Consortium, a
Drones are unmanned flying vehicles which are controlled by operators from thousands of miles away. They are used extensively in Afghanistan to track the Taliban’s activities. There has been increase talk among law enforcement in the United States that using drones might be useful in fighting crime. There is a Federal mandate that would permit drones to be used in
Flame is a malware that was discovered recently by researcher at Kaspersky Lab. Flame is a malicious program that embeds itself in a system and steal data from that system by watching keystrokes It can steal valuable information, including but not limited to computer display contents, information about targeted systems, stored files, contact data and even audio conversation. It has
With the perpetually refreshed glut of information available on the Web, it's rare to find a thoroughly researched, thoughtful and meaningful piece on - of all things - the State of The Internet. In the May issue of Vanity Fair, contributing editor Michael Joseph Gross writes a captivating article, "World War 3.0," that is both rich with history and chilling
One of the biggest threats to both businesses and governments in today's world are cyber attacks not only by lone attackers but also by state sponsored attacks especially from China. The CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) is a bill being proposed in Congress to help fight such attacks. The Act allows businesses and federal agency to share information