Why hasn't the president appointed a cyber czar to monitor and secure the electronic highway from attack? His staff said he is looking for just the right person, and that takes time.
Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.
Not to be outdone by Barnes & Noble, Amazon is set to release "Kindle for PC." The new program will let anyone with a Windows-based computer buy, do...
The Internet, and the power it has in contrast to the security it doesn't, is incredible. We have never seen something so powerful also used to hurt, scam and debilitate in so many ways.
Social media is still in its infancy and its security has been an issue since its inception. Users are tricked into clicking links. Viruses enter the network when employees simply visit an infected page.
Albert Gonzalez and his gang of criminal hackers were responsible for data breaches in retailers and payment processors, with some estimates saying they breached over 230 million records combined.
We can anticipate the need for a kind of International Law of the Net in the future. Such concepts can also provide better support for international and domestic electronic commerce.
The technology of the criminal hacker has evolved, and is continuing to evolve faster than that of the white hats. This means you have to be on your game.
Computer security company McAfee announced that searches for Jessica Biel led to more cases of spyware, malware and viruses being added t...
Federal investigators say that the hacker, Gonzalez, had been tipping off other hackers on how to evade detection of security and law enforcement worldwide; he had accessed 170 million accounts.
Make sure you are aware of the sheer extent of personal data you are storing and exchanging on your mobile, and take steps to prevent that from getting into the wrong hands
The recent wave of cyber-attacks on American and South Korean websites raises a new kind of security issue: Do we have enough brainpower in the pipeline to counter such sabotage in the future?
One study found that the security of lost-password personal questions on web-based mail appears much weaker than passwords themselves.
It's not as sexy as trying to save Chrysler, but the government is trying to save defense contractors from a peril as great as lousy car sales -- slimeball computer hackers.
Long before you'd ever come down with swine flu, you'll be exposed to another kind of virus sweeping the world: A global outbreak of online scams preying on your fears of the so-called aporkalypse.
Will the voting machine company representatives out there continue to report that no election has ever been manipulated via an electronic voting system?
Do you have a home computer? You think you're being careful with what you read, save and share from it? Guess what? Chances are you could be a cyber-crime victim just waiting to happen.
For about 40 minutes on Saturday morning, Google was telling millions of users that their search results "may be harmful" to their computers. In wha...
If fraud expands faster than financial transactions on the internet, we might find there is a market for safe software.
Why the secrecy? Why try so hard to cover up your e-mail trail? What exactly is Gov. Palin trying to hide?
The emails and the possible records violations they represent are the latest surprise visited upon the GOP presidential campaign in the three short weeks since McCain announced his running mate.
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