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US spent $136 billion on spying in two years: Government figures
The United States spent nearly $136 billion in the fiscal years of 2013 and 2014 on intelligence gathering, according to government figures. According to …
Revealed: how Whisper app tracks ‘anonymous’ users
The company behind Whisper, the social media app that promises users anonymity and claims to be “the safest place on the internet”, is tracking …
Want to Beat Social Engineering? Training Is Key
Of all the misunderstandings out there about hacking and network security, one of the biggest may be that network intrusion and data theft are …
9 Resources to Stay Current on Security Threats
In the world of IT security, threats are constantly evolving and shifting. It’s critical to stay abreast of the current (and hopefully future) threat …
6 Criteria for Evaluating Secure File Transfer Apps
File transfer protocol (FTP) was developed in the early 1970s when security concerns and usability were less important than getting data from one place …
The case against the NSA metadata collection began yesterday
The case against the NSA and their bulk collection of phone and metadata began yesterday in New York City. The ACLU filed a lawsuit …
US Government Is Paying To Undermine Internet Security, Not To Fix It
The Heartbleed computer security bug is many things: a catastrophic tech failure, an open invitation to criminal hackers and yet another reason to upgrade …
The Gyroscopes in Your Phone Could Let Apps Eavesdrop on Conversations
In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device’s …
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