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Ordinary Computers Will Be Safe From Quantum Computer Hacking
News December 25, 2015
German research engineers have successfully managed to develop what they think will protect regular computers from the future danger of Quantum computer hacker attacks. The scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) are in the middle of working toward the practical application of current technology to defend “data against threats of... Read more
Measuring CyberCrimes And Software Security
News December 11, 2015
There have been 690 large-scale data breaches so far this year, with more than 175 million consumer records accessed by unauthorized individuals. While this is actually a significant decrease from last year’s record-setting number of breaches, security experts have warned that this is still too high. The reason for... Read more
China Denies Hacking Australia Weather
News December 9, 2015
China has denied that it was the protagonist behind the recent cyber-attack on Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) had been informed by several credible sources that the attempted hack had without doubt almost certainly come from China, and... Read more
Tax Prep Software Gets A Security Overhaul
News December 8, 2015
It’s almost time! Everyone’s favorite time of year is almost here, and no, we don’t mean the holidays. In the US, it’s almost tax filing time! While citizens and politicians alike rant about the wasteful use of tax dollars–in practically any country around the world–there’s one overlooked source of... Read more
Udemy, one of the largest sites for online learning, and that also raised $65m in investment back in June, has come under fire for selling courses that contain pirated content from other courses. The site allows people to upload training materials and then charge Udemy users, of which there... Read more
VTech Hack Targets Children’s, Parents’ Data
News December 3, 2015
There were a record number of data breaches in 2014, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, reaching an all-time high of 783 in that one calendar year alone. Previous years’ results were hardly any better, with corporate, retail, and medical data breaches occurring at an alarming rate. But... Read more
Convicted software pirate, ‘Jakub F,’ has been given one of the weirdest punishments ever seen in a copyright infringement case… In order to avoid a more severe punishment, and because he was unable pay damages, the presiding judge in the case ordered him to make an anti-piracy video…that he... Read more
Yahoo has started to prevent some of its Yahoo-Mail users accessing their email if they use ad-blocking software in their browser. Several hundred users in the US have encountered a message that asks them to disable their ad-blocker before being allowed to access their Yahoo Mail. “Please disable Ad... Read more
Talk Talk’s chief executive, Dido Harding, has revealed that 157,000 of its customers personal details has been accessed and stolen by hackers On October 21st, Talk Talk one of the UK’s major telecoms groups became yet another victim of hacking. As a result of the hack, more than 15,000... Read more
Way back in 1849, a Dahlonega mint assayer named MF Stephenson tried to convince Georgia natives not to fall for the crazy dream of the California Golf Rush by pointing to the hills around their town and proclaiming, “There’s gold in them thar hills!” The phrase, later memorialized in... Read more
Deep Instinct: Next Gen Antivirus You Never Have To Update?
AntivirusSoftware Reviews November 4, 2015
Israeli start-up Deep Instinct has plans to launch an antivirus service that can detect malware and viruses by essentially teaching itself to spot nefarious code… Having an antivirus and malware solution on your computer is a really good idea if you want to keep your digital life safe and... Read more
MUNICH, Germany (October 29, 2015) Avira, the world renowned antivirus and anti-malware tech giant, is taking Freemium.com to court for allegedly “…confusing users into installing unwanted programs that can compromise users’ privacy or weaken their computer’s security.” In a move widely being reported as the first of its kind,... Read more
So it turns out you can now buy stolen passwords for the princely sum of just 55 cents. That is according to a new report by Intel Security group, McAfee Labs who claim to have found login credentials and passwords on a video streaming website. That’s right, for less... Read more
Apple is taking heat from the US government again, but it’s not over ebooks, patents, or price fixing this time. In the latest battle between the tech giant and the government, now it’s federal law enforcement officials who are demanding Apple unlock an iPhone. Invoking the All Writs Act... Read more
Undercover US DEA Agent Jailed For Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins
News October 23, 2015
The agent who pleaded guilty in July to stealing $700,000 worth of bitcoin has been jailed for his crimes. US undercover Drug Enforcement Agent, Carl M. Force was handed a prison sentence of 6 and a half years for admitting to charges of money laundering, obstruction of justice, and... Read more
Lavasoft And Avira To Deliver Ad-Aware Web Companion
News October 9, 2015
When two of the world’s most respected providers of antivirus options, and online security agree to work with each other, you can be sure of one thing: It just got easier for end users to keep themselves safer on the internet, and harder for cybercriminals to do damage. And... Read more
In a sudden, and unexpected move, Apple unilaterally decided to ban the Metadata+ iOS app that maps US drone strikes from the Apple Store. The app’s main purpose was to send push notifications to users iOS devices when drone strikes were reported. Metadata+ was originally created to work in... Read more
China: State Sanctioned Hacking Against US? Not Us States Chinese Premier
News September 24, 2015
Xi Jinping denies China is responsible for any cyber espionage against the US Federal Government. When The Great Wall Came To The Wall Street Journal In a written interview with the Wall Street Journal President Xi has categorically denied that state sanctioned Chinese hackers had anything to do... Read more