The Department of Justice is establishing a new unit within the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division designed to actually help entities prevent cybercrime, instead of…
DetailsIt has long been suspected that the U.S. government has consistently installed back door programs, remote access programs or other vulnerabilities in U.S. hardware, software, supply chain, telecommunications devices, and…
DetailsThere are few businesses that are not dependent to some extent on their online presence. Websites are no longer simply a source of information, but a place to transact with…
DetailsPeople prefer to choose the groups they are in. Even before social media exploited that, there were fan clubs, fraternities, sororities, and many different kinds of groups that people associated…
DetailsCybercriminals are targeting U.S. businesses with malware with destructive capabilities, much like the one that recently crippled Sony, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned late Monday. The malware described in…
DetailsHappy anniversary? One year ago the infamous Target breach occurred; November 27 to be exact. Unless you’ve not ventured out to a retailer in 2014, there’s a good chance you’ve…
DetailsIt’s the holiday season, which means that many of us are already in the process (or soon will be) of putting up holiday decorations. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy…
DetailsI previously wrote about the government’s use of things like Dirt Box and Stingray – technologies that allow the government to surreptitiously intercept either the contents of communications, or the…
DetailsIt’s almost Black Friday, followed by Cyber Monday. The day’s consumers whip out their credit and debit cards (or just their credit and debit card numbers) and buy buy buy. But in…
DetailsIn the wake of the iCloud hack of the pictures of the (very attractive) nude celebrities, it was announced that lawyers had contacted Apple threatening to sue. ‘Cause that’s what…
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