Cyber-Security
Who’s Watching Who? gSpy vs. iSpy
Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark, thinks she's got problems? Who’s Watching Who? gSpy vs. iSpy [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ojlJoM0FE&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaOCSQ6xG44xX1xLrWhYvX1r&index=1[/embed] Last week she complained that a family photo posted to Facebook had been circulated on Twitter without her authorization. Well, over a few hours around town that day I counted 57 cameras–at traffic lights, various…
A Device That Can See Through Walls Using Your Wi-Fi Router
The Wi-Fi radio signals found in most homes can now be used to pinpoint your movement, when they are sniffed by a system being developed by researchers in London. A Device That Can See Through Walls Using Your Wi-Fi Router Kevin Chetty of University College London's Department of Security…
How To Stop Flame and Stuxnet (Super-Malware) Dead in Their Tracks
A new plug-and-play device for factories and power plants could stop malicious code from triggering a major malfunction, or worse. How To Stop Flame and Stuxnet (Super-Malware) Dead in Their Tracks Let me introduce you to Norm. "Norm!" No, not George Wendt. Norman is an IT security company based in Norway that's selling…
How to Track a Cell Phone Even When It’s Not Being Used
The U.S. Department of Justice now says its use of a cellphone-tracking device in a controversial Arizona case could be considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, a tactical move legal experts say is designed to protect the secrecy of the new cell phone locators. How to Track a Cell Phone…
Phishing/Scamming: Why You Shouldn’t Take The Bait!
Phishing/Scamming One of the primary reasons for the severe increase in phishing/scamming among and individuals and smaller organizations is that online criminals believe these institutions and people do not possess the resources, knowledge or employees to protect themselves or respond to a phishing/scamming attack. Many of the larger banks, retailers…
Fraud Prevention Tips For Crypto-Currency, Credit Card And Fiat-Based Holders
This type of fraud has evolved to become more innovative and intimate—and is more common than you might think. Fraud Prevention Tips For Crypto-Currency, Credit Card And Fiat-Based Holders Confidence fraud happens when a scammer assumes an online identity to befriend a victim or form a personal connection. This effort…
Smart Phone Security (Part II)
How To Protect Your Smart Phone Once upon a time, a phone was just a phone: It simply made and received calls. The only security you worried about was if someone had picked up in the other room to listen in. Smart Phone Security (Part II) Flash forward to 2011, and…
Smart Phone Security (Part I)
It probably goes without saying that being a smart person is not a prerequisite for owning a smartphone. Smart Phone Security (Part I) Just Take A Look Around You For more concrete evidence, consider the somehow disturbing results of a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, a Traverse City, Mich.-based research…