Jul 14 2011

Protective Films Keep Tablet Displays Private

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Computer Security,Gadgets,Privacy,Smart Phones,WiFi and Mobile — Katherine Noyes @ 7:12 pm
Foil over-the-shoulder snoopers when you use your tablet in public.

May 02 2011

Cybercriminals Exploit bin Laden’s Death

Tag: 9/11,Al Qaeda,Computer and Internet Security,Computer Security,Computer Software,Cybercrime,Internet,Internet Safety,Media,Terrorism — Nic Halverson @ 7:17 pm
Scammers use attractive headlines and doctored photos to lure users to malware-infected websites.

Mar 22 2011

Is the Internet Destroying Privacy?

Tag: Communication,Computer and Internet Security,Computers,Cybercrime,Internet,Internet Safety,Issues and Ethics,Online Community and Social Networking,Privacy — Cristen Conger @ 1:21 pm
As people willingly share personal information online, the age of personal privacy is passing.

Mar 16 2011

First Computer Virus, Creeper, Was No Bug

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Internet,Internet Safety — Tracy Staedter @ 9:00 pm
The first virus was intentional, written in-house and deployed over a network without malicious intent.

Mar 04 2011

What are Botnets?

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Computers,Cybercrime — Robert Lamb @ 5:49 pm
A tiny malicious software program can turn your computer into a zombie that does the bidding of a cyber criminal.

Feb 16 2011

Too Much Hysteria Over Cyber Attacks

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Computers,Espionage,Government,Internet,Military,Wars,Weapons — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 9:32 am
Experts say that hyping incidents as warfare distracts computer security champions from safeguarding power grids, financial systems and medical networks.

Dec 09 2010

WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber War

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Internet,Websites — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:28 pm
A group dubbed "Anonymous" have launched their first distributed denial of service on websites that have cut funding to Wikileaks.

Dec 09 2010

WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber War

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Internet,Websites — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:28 pm
A group dubbed "Anonymous" have launched their first distributed denial of service on websites that have cut funding to Wikileaks.

Nov 29 2010

Hacker Claims Credit for WikiLeaks Takedown

Tag: Communication,Computer and Internet Security,Computers,Email,Websites — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:02 pm
The cyberattacker calls himself a "hacktivist for good."

Nov 29 2010

WikiLeaks Unleashes a Flood of Damaging U.S. Cables

Tag: Computer and Internet Security,Computer Security,Government, Law and Military,Peoples and Government — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:31 pm
Confidential memos, most of which date from 2007 to February of this year, recount closed-door remarks.
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