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TV and film US based company Sony Pictures Entertainment got under the radar of blackmailing hackers that performed an attack on it which caused its IT systems to shut down as well as Twitter accounts were hijacked and possibly confidential documents and passwords were stolen. A Group calling themse.....

Our reaction to Prism and NSA spying

Tom Brennan, the founder of ProactiveRISK created a Mozilla Firefox extension that checks if the websites are vulnerable to Heartbleed bug. The extension is now available at the official Mozilla add-on store. This extension uses the web services developed by Filippo Valsorda where it checks the URL .....

Why we should all care about metadata surveillance

Hopefully, Snowden’s revelations about the NSA’s surveillance of phone call metadata are still fresh in your minds. “But it’s just metadata!” some people still insist. “It’s not real data. Who cares?” Everyone should care. Your metadata tell a startlingly full story about you, as data scientists Dee.....

Encrypted chat apps: Give ’em nothing to talk about

In the wake of NSA snooping revelations and increasing corporate scrutiny of even “private” communications, mobile device users are looking for ways to message friends and family without worrying that their words, pictures and videos are being intercepted and examined. The result is a burgeoning mar.....

“Bring your own device” to work: Is it worth it?

More than half of employees worldwide bring a personal mobile device to work. That’s the word from CIO, which notes that while adoption varies by region and country, there’s a common theme: users aren’t afraid to bring devices with or without management’s approval. But BYOD is the wave of the future.....

The KooZoo camera app: It’s a jungle out there

What if you could turn smartphones or iPods into a streaming cameras, then get a look at what other people doing the same thing were streaming worldwide? That was the idea behind KooZoo, an iPhone app meant to utilize the “old” technology that inevitably hangs around after new devices are purchased......

Are you a good digital citizen?

What does it take to be a good digital citizen, and why should you care? As more and more aspects of our lives move to online spaces, it’s becoming increasingly important to understand how our behavior online affects others—and this concept is at the core of digital citizenship. Find out what exactl.....

5 ways to detect hidden cameras

CCTV cameras are everywhere, and it doesn’t take a surveillance expert to know how disturbing the trend is. These cameras are often in plain sight, attached to the ceiling, often as a deterrent against intruders or thieves. Hidden cameras are another matter, spying on you without your knowledge. And.....