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Anonymous continues its attack on government websites knocking the CIA offline

Susan Wilson — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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Clever thieves steal dumb stuff

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:59:19 +0000

A crew of criminals executed a well planned electronics heist — they tailed the driver of tractor trailer to a truck stop where confederates were watching, surreptitiously hauled the trailer away to a location where another truck was waiting and got away. The only problem is that they stole a bunch of “tablets.”

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How drunk? RIM execs ‘chewed through restraints’

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:35:31 +0000

Falling down really doesn’t begin to cover it. Whereas we’ve all heard about the pair of Research in Motion executives so drunk and unruly they got thrown off an Air Canada flight to China, it’s just now becoming clear just how disruptive and out of control they were.

Here’s the story so far: [...] Related posts:

Computer password hall of shame

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:03:33 +0000

The big black hole of personal computer security can usually be found right between the user’s ears. From phishing (miracle weight loss, cheap Viagra, anyone?) to the subject of this wake up call, passwords, it’s people like you and me making bad, bad and easily avoidable choices.

Think of a high-profile computer security [...] Related posts:

As its star rises, HTML5 security called into question

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:43:30 +0000

Any computer can be hacked, it’s simply a matter of time, motivation and, increasingly less, skill. If you want to exploit Adobe Flash, the source of much hacker inspiration, there are ready made exploit kits available for download. With Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and, yes, even Adobe turning to HTML5, the question of [...] Related posts:

Android viruses up 472% since July

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:37:59 +0000

Too often the words “open and free” can be summarized with a single word, “infection,” thus presenting an increasingly dire situation that Google and its Android partners ignore at their peril.

Citing Juniper Networks analyst Dan Hoffman, Bloomberg is reporting a string of dangling statistics and supporting quotes about Android security [...] Related posts:

Is Apfelkind’s apple a ripped off Apple logo?

Susan Wilson — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:09:11 +0000

When is a logo a rip off? Clearly, a logo is a [...] Related posts:

Apple, consider this a wake up call

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:54:40 +0000

When it comes to operating system security breaches, Apple is best known for silence. Until, that is, the company has worked out a fix and is ready to release it. However, that approach might not work vis-a-vis iTunes fraud, especially when one of the victims just happens to be a prominent state attorney [...] Related posts:

Android Marketplace policies ‘too lax,’ say devs

Ronald O Carlson — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:20:34 +0000

Android the mobile operating system is a huge success with tens of millions of smartphones out in the wild. However, Android the ecosystem isn’t doing nearly so well, especially developers, a critical issue that Google and its partners need to address if the platform is to not just survive but thrive.

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Cybercrime costs more than illegal drugs, security firm hallucinates

John Lister — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:53:13 +0000

A security firm claims that the total cost of cybercrime each year exceeds the market for marijuana, cocaine and heroin. And if you find that meaningful, you’re probably smoking something.

As per usual with these thing,

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