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Among the thousand of items at CES 2012 that have the bling and the pop, often the ones that have a quieter presence may end up being just as important. In this category is a product called DiskCrypt by Singapore based ST Electronics. What is DiskCrypt?The DiskCrypt is a hardware based encryption solution. It turns any 1.8” micro-SATA device into
Canadian firm SurfEasy will debut their eponymous USB key-based private Internet browser at CES, Las Vegas, next week. The portable USB key launches its own web browser which uses strong encryption to keep your surfing habits secret and holds all your personal information such as bookmarks, history and web passwords on the password-protected key itself. Nothing is left behind on the
What do these four articles have in common. European Commission suffers ‘serous’ cyberattack Cyber-espionage attempts on U.S business are on the rise Symantec exposes wave of cyber-espionage attacks Hackers Wreck Havoc on Palestinian Internet Services They are all signs that cyber espionage is growing as a threat in today’s increasingly interconnected world. Not only for the U.S but for other
Studies have shown again and again that the weakest link in securing a customer's information for a business is the customer service representative who deals directly with the customers. I worked as customer service representative for almost 20 years and trying pleasing the customer, while maintaining security is never easy. The customer is always right is a mantra that is
The murder trial of Jo Yeates is front page news throughout the UK - a neighbour Vincent Tabak is accused of killing her. At the moment, the prosecution is presenting its case and a couple of interesting things have emerged as evidence. In particular, the prosecution has alleged that the defendant: looked at Wikipedia for the definitions of murder and manslaughter.
Wired is reporting that a virus has infected the flight systems controlling the Predator and Reaper drone aircraft in the Middle East. The systems have been infected for about two weeks and it appears to be a keylogger-type of virus. Further, the virus has resisted attempts to disinfect the system but the military think it's benign. You can read the
In the last six months we have cheered the use of Twitter and Facebook during the Egyptian revolution. How they were both used to get and spread information about what was happening and where, allowing the opposition to organize. When the Egyptian government tried to shut them down, the western press and government accused it of denying the Egyptians their