Sony, Interrupted
It hasn’t been a good few weeks for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Their networks were taken down, employees threatened, e-mails exposed, salary and personal information disseminated. Its stars and executives have…
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At a recent computer security and privacy conference here in Washington, Judge Richard Posner made headlines when he announced that privacy was “overrated” and existed mainly for the purposes of…
DetailsFrom Here to Xfinity – Comcast Takes Over Your Home Router and Sells Your Internet Service
Imagine if someone hacked your home wireless router. Imagine if they then changed the settings to open up a separate channel on your router – a channel that allowed them…
DetailsComputer Crime and Punishment
Two recent cases, one in the United States and the other in Germany, point out the problem of how we determine the appropriate punishment for computer hackers. To a great extent, we both…
DetailsWorst Breach Ever; Why the Sony Breach May be the Most Significant Security Breach in US History
It all sounds like the plot of a major Hollywood blockbuster. Dave Skylark of the TV show “Skylark Tonight” and his producer Aaron Rapoport are recruited by the CIA to…
DetailsI’m From the Government, I’m Here to Help- DOJ Announces New Cyber-Security Section
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…
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