Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Internet has never been a safe place, and since its inception, and introduction to consumers, privacy and security have been a major concern. Of course, now that the average person’s computer skills are many times over what they used … Continue reading →

A hacker group has published what appears to be the address book and other private data of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The leak includes the names, phone numbers and addresses of numerous British politicians and personal contacts, as … Continue reading →

Most hacker victims use email passwords that are easy to decipher. A good password doesn’t have to be impossible to remember. Here are tips for protecting your accounts. From the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-techsavvy-passwords-20110626,0,3456346.story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is about to roll out an expanded effort to safeguard its contractors from hackers and is building a virtual firing range in cyberspace to test new technologies, according to officials familiar with the plans, as … Continue reading →

Three U.S. Internet service providers are working with the National Security Agency to filter the Internet traffic flowing to 15 defense contractors in an effort to block hacker attacks, according to The Washington Post. The pilot program began last month … Continue reading →

The Lulz Security group of hackers said in a Tweet that it had launched an attack on the public website of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The site, www.cia.gov, was unavailable for a few minutes on Wednesday evening, immediately after … Continue reading →

The hackers who broke into the Senate’s public web server over the week-end gained access through a security hole on an unidentified senator’s web site, said the Senate sergeant at arms on Tuesday. The shadowy group, which calls itself Lulz … Continue reading →

The International Monetary Fund has joined Sony and Google on a growing list of hacking victims but it is hard to identify the culprits who consistently manage to keep one technological step ahead of their pursuers. “This is an example … Continue reading →

Citigroup Inc said computer hackers breached the bank’s network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, the latest of a string of cyber attacks on high-profile companies. Citi said the names of customers, account … Continue reading →

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday unveiled the company’s revamped strategy to cloud computing, showing off how users can create content and buy music from one computer or device, and have it all appear seamlessly on their other Apple devices … Continue reading →