When NSA Director General Keith Alexander told the attendees of Black Hat USA 2013 that, speaking as the NSA, "we stand for freedom" - a member of the audience immediately shouted, "Bullshit!" The rogue comment was received by the crowd with applause. The General acknowledged the comment and re... Read more...
Twelve big celebs and political figures, including Jay Z, Beyonce, are the victims of a hacker who has posted detailed information about what appears to be their finances ... and we've learned law enforcement is on the case. A website -- we're not disclosing the name -- has posted social secu... Read more...
Many startups and app developers today are needlessly breaking laws and pulling in too much data, which will send them head-first into a battle with the Federal Trade Commission. "We're seeing in our lab apps pulling in data things that are wholly unrelated to functionality," said David Vlad... Read more...
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31/08/2011,
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Texting and driving don't go well together – though not in the way you might think. Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors and start their engines without a key by sending specially crafted messages to a car's anti-theft system. They can also snoop at where you've been b... Read more...
[vodpod id=Video.5907449&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] If you happened upon the Internet Friday, you would have been faced with what has now become an annual tradition online: Technology companies trying to one-up each other with April Fool’s jokes posted online. Goog... Read more...
EMC issued a warning today that hackers have stolen information about its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication that could be used by cybercriminals to more easily breach customers' systems. In an open letter, RSA executive chairman Art Coviello revealed that the information was stolen via an APT (... Read more...
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27/01/2011,
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I was wondering how aggressive and granular Facebook would allow contextual advertising to get. With the latest talk of Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories,” I think they make it clear that no content must go unadvertised. Right now there’s a battle on Facebook between quality personal user e... Read more...
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15/03/2010,
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Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks. "To beat a hacker, you need to think like one," said Jay Bavisi, co-founder and president of the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants, or EC-Council. His company was chosen by the Pen... Read more...