Posts Tagged ‘Internet security’
The Secret to Strong Passwords
As the CEO of a company that specializes in securing the privileged account passwords that control access to an [...]
Going Wired-Only May be Best Defense Against Free Android Man-in-the-Middle and Trojan Attack App
As a new wireless network sniffing app for Android – reportedly with attack, man-in-the-middle and remote trojan [...]
Recognizing and Avoiding Scareware is no Simple Task
As a veteran of the IT security industry I was recently asked for tips on how to recognize and avoid scareware. This [...]
Beware the Hidden URLs Planned for Your Web Browser
Internet users should think twice before installing upcoming netbook/tablet PC versions of Google Chrome and Mozilla [...]
Iranian Hack Highlights the Political Hacktivism Threat
Reports that one of Australia's largest universities, the University of Monash, near Melbourne, has been hacked by [...]
Not Ready for Online Voting
Technology, with all its promise of time and cost savings, is often considered a panacea for the ills of our age – [...]
Preventing an Internet Death Grip
It’s ironic how Verizon and other large Internet service providers (ISPs) play both sides when it comes to government [...]
Is Uncle Sam’s “Trusted Identity” Plan a Good One?
Recently, Matthew Lasar wrote an article for Ars Technica talking about the potential for a new national cybersecurity [...]
The Threat On (or Under) Your Desk
Can you identify the significant common factor in these attention-grabbing headlines? Thousands of secret [...]
Internet Privacy Is No Place for Government Regulations
This week the L.A. Times published an editorial titled “Privacy and the Web” with the opinion that “Washington [...]
