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EU Referendum Petition Hijacked By Bots
News June 30, 2016
An online petition that went viral over the weekend calling for a second referendum in the UK to decide definitively if the country should leave the European Union, has been abused by internet trolls using automated ‘bots’ to add tens of thousands of false signatures to the poll. The... Read more
Trump Resorts To Ad-Tracking, Targeted Messages
News June 29, 2016
So much for the flop-haired candidate’s social media-only Presidential campaign. Donald Trump, who’s looking for all the world like the Republican party’s nominee for November’s election (in case you were still wondering what a “presumptive” nominee is), has taken a lot of heat for his hits and misses on... Read more
Anonymous Releases Trump Phone And Social Security Number
News March 18, 2016
After declaring total war on Donald Trump, again, the hacking collective known as Anonymous, have promised to dismantle the Republican Presidential hopeful’s electoral campaign by exposing details that the perma-bronzed billionaire would rather the “public didn’t know.” As a result, Anonymous, have allegedly published The Donald’s Social Security number, personal... Read more
Software Discrepancy Disrupts SuperTuesday Elections
News March 2, 2016
Near the end of the horror-comedy The Campaign, the underdog candidate played by Zach Galifianakis woefully mourns his loss by asking how he could have lost since all the polls showed him the lead. The camera switches to a polling place where the voting machines are being closed up... Read more
Google has said it will now hide more content that has been removed from its ‘right to be forgotten.’ The new decision will apply to all versions of the tech giants search engine results when viewed from countries that have approved the removal. Previously, the ‘right to be forgotten,’... Read more
New Software Keeps The Ballot Box Honest
News February 2, 2016
No government issue in global history has possibly been as hotly contested as elections, and more than a little fraud has happened at the ballot box. Governments around the world have tried a variety of measures, from armed soldiers at the polling places to voting by smartphone app, to... Read more
EU Agrees New Cyber Rules For All Europe
News December 10, 2015
Technology firms and those in charge of critical IT services will in future be legally mandated to report successful cyber-attacks under new rules being put forward by the European Parliament. The new rules are also set to establish effective minimum standards of cyber security for utility firms and financial... Read more
Anonymous Are Recruiting For Their Fight Against IS
News November 23, 2015
Love ’em or hate ’em, there’s no doubt that the actions of hacktivist group Anonymous have made international headlines. And with activities ranging from the breaking of the Steubenville rape case to its efforts to combat what they deemed police inaction in relation to Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson,... Read more
US Govt Struggles To Control Software
News November 6, 2015
In typical “invent it all” fashion, the US government is struggling to keep up with the latest in software, tech, and innovation, as it works to regulate the use of the latest in modern conveniences. Case in point: Tesla’s self-driving car software won’t be road ready for quite some... Read more
UK Government Looks To Open Source Software
DevelopmentNews October 22, 2015
Governments around the world are feeling the pinch of shrinking budgetary funds and burgeoning debt, but the UK is taking one important step in the right direction: open source software. With reports that the government will be abandoning Microsoft Office for all its government offices and departments and heading... Read more
Drone Crashes On White House Lawn, Causes Lockdown
News January 27, 2015
There are a few places you never want your new drone to crash – in the ocean (or any other body of water for that matter), on the highway during rush hour traffic, near the scene of a car wreck mid-investigation…and perhaps the top spot to never crash your... Read more
Obama Wants Increased Cyber Security For Business and Government
NewsPrivacy and Security January 19, 2015
President of the United States, Barack Obama, recently requested Congress to pass legislation to increase cybersecurity. This would be to aid private industry as well as government security. There have been recent computer breaches that have increased the threat to national security and so Obama has capitalised on this... Read more
President Obama has probably been called a lot of things since he took office, but I’ve not heard him referred to as a “monkey” until recently, and that insult comes at the hands of North Korea. Tensions have run high between the U.S. and North Korea since Sony Pictures... Read more