Numerous software companies across the globe have gone into damage control overdrive ever since a major flaw was detected in the technology that enables the transferring of important and confidential information securely over the web. The software bug has been located in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol that allows users to conduct financial transactions [...]

In a statement released by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the FBI officials have announced and stated a warning for all small- and medium-sized organizations to be on their toes as there has been an increase in the number of cyber attacks on such businesses. Hackers that are perpetrating these cyber crimes are [...]

Research and Development Corporation or RAND in its recent report on cyber terrorism, has stated that the United States’ best option as of now to avoid a cyber attack on its infrastructure is to keep it cyber anti-terrorism efforts on the defensive, instead of searching for offensive opportunities.
The U.S has already designated a special military [...]

Experts believe that there is an ‘industry-wide phishing scheme.’ Based on the ‘more than 30,000 account details’ that have been posted online, it looks like phishing may yet be the current Internet scourge, and we are well-advised to change our online passwords every three months as well as not use the same log-in details for [...]

Last year, at the same time in that Georgia was under a military attack from Russia, also was attacked by hackers that dropped many of their sites suffered also. American researchers published a report recently affirming that those attacks came from internet users and from Russian gangs, all civil and without any involvement with the [...]

If only computer hacking was bad enough, scientists fear that one day even your brain might be invaded by an outsider. The past year had some researchers develop a technology to make human thoughts control a computer, a wheelchair and even use Twitter – all without lifting a finger! And along the same plane, one [...]

A team from the English site Asobitech combined new and old technology in a product that promises to please any fan of videogames. The creation, named aaSNES1, is a netbook Acer Aspire One A150 mounted inside the “shell” of a Super Nintendo (European model). More than a simple casemod, in which case just “take the [...]

Hackers from Russia and China have the reputation of being the chief cybercriminals around, while the biggest victims are said to be Europe and the US. In fact, the US Defense Department has forked over upwards of $100 million in six months for the purpose of strengthening the country’s cyber security.
Internet expert Ivan Zasursky notes [...]

I wonder what the world has come to! Just a couple of days ago Google was apparently hacked and on the very same day, another high profile Twitter account got hacked. The tragedy is it’s always easier said than done to nab those notorious hackers. This is not the first time that has happened to [...]

We don’t really know how they work but we are satisfied to put our trust in them, leaving ourselves to the mercy of those few who actually do understand how to work these hazardous machines: ATMs.
Those who are paranoid enough not to trust ATMs to safely protect their money would perhaps be pleased to know [...]