Following in the proud, wide, footsteps of SOPA and PIPA, the US Senate is set to vote on another internet regulation bill this week — and the web is worrying already. Justified? Maybe. Unfortunately, the public isn’t allowed to read it. More »
Researchers at internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you’re not quite ready to give up things like internet porn completely. More »
“I saw that you checked in there on Foursquare,” said the stranger calling the restaurant where Shea Sylvia was dining. He suggested they “hang out”, adding, “You probably shouldn’t be telling people where you are on Foursquare, should you?” More »
The FCC is taking the iPad security breach a little more seriously. The two high profile issues are causing the FCC to step up their scrutiny of online security and privacy issues. They’re calling the iPad breach a “classic security breach” and have put cyber security on high priority through their Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. More »
The great thing about cloud computing is that no matter where you are, your files are just there. It turns out they’re just there for law enforcement too, as two Google Docs-using New York spammers recently found out. More »
Security expert Marc Maiffret parlayed his teen hacking skills into getting paid to find holes in Microsoft software. Now, he says, Adobe and Apple can learn from Microsoft’s past. More »
The internet’s newest, scariest trojan virus doesn’t just destroy your computer, it destroys the esteem in which you’re held by your loved ones and colleagues, too! By publishing your browser history unless you pay a $US15 ransom, that is. More »
