Quantum leap forward: China to launch world’s longest, ‘hack-proof’ network by 2016
China is completing the project of the planet’s longest, 2,000-kilometer quantum communication network from Beijing to Shanghai. The network is considered “unhackable” and is …
Pirate Bay co-founder found guilty of hacking in Denmark
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was found guilty of hacking and serious vandalism in the Court of Fredriksberg in Denmark on Thursday. Warg …
Taylor Swift urges famous pals to tighten online security
Taylor Swift is urging her pop peers to tighten up their online security to avoid falling victim to hackers and the “really dark side …
Watch your attachments: Microsoft Office bug lets hackers take over computers
A dangerous new security vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft’s Office software, threatening to hijack users of virtually every existing version of Windows. The …
WorldPay hacker sentenced to 11 years for role in $9.4M scheme
In a Friday release, the FBI detailed the hacker’s role in the racket. In November 2008, Sergei Tsurikov and co-conspirators obtained unauthorized access to …
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 …
China says US distorting facts on cost of hacking
The Chinese government is again upset with the US, this time over claims that China’s hacking activities are costing the US some serious cash. …
Tech Execs Express Extreme Concern That NSA Surveillance Could Lead To ‘Breaking’ The Internet
As mentioned, on Wednesday I attended a tech exec panel held at Palo Alto High School (in the high school gym, which was a …
Online security: Pakistani helps Google avoid privacy disaster
A Pakistani security researcher has helped Google fix a major security flaw in its Android operating system for smartphones, protecting the personal data of …
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