The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. And it's just going to get worse. It's time to teach cyber security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees.
Parents need a cursory understanding of the complex, virtual world in which we live in order to provide guidance. Don't let a stranger educate your child the hard way about such technologies.
Parents should openly discuss the use of technology with their kids. A parent has the right to protect a child (as the parent). You would establish rules for the use of the family car, right?
The challenges are immediate and well-known, but the ingredients for more effective cybersecurity are within our grasp. It's important to understand two of the elements that are shaping our collective response to cybersecurity challenges
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors say Reuters' deputy social media editor conspired with a notorious hacker network to cause an online securit...
LONDON (AP) — A 22-year-old member of the Anonymous movement has been jailed for 18 months for taking part in high-profile cyberattacks on several m...
LOS ANGELES — Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of ...
As we begin 2013, it's worth remembering how much is beyond our control. The most fastidious, organized and self-protective among us are vulnerable every minute of every day.
Digital security is more important than ever as our dependence on computers evolves. While you may not be a technically inclined person, you exist in the internet.
2013 will be the year of the mobile security threat. With online technology rapidly moving from computers to the palms of our hands, cybercriminals and hackers are evolving their methods to fit the times.
Our individuality has been compromised. Technology has destroyed our privacy and revealed our preferences, desires, fantasies, biases and prejudices. The very moment you open up your computer to the Internet, you are revealed.
"Password" has topped the list of most popular -- or worst -- passwords of 2012. This week, SplashData released its annual list of the most common...
"Use them only if you are desperate."
Their names may sound funny but their financial consequences are not: "Phishing," "smishing" and "vishing" are just a few of the ways criminals can gain access to your financial or personal information via your computer or smartphone.
There are certain things that you should not tweet because they are annoying: your FourSquare check-ins; Instagram photos of your lunch meat; the arti...
There is some likelihood that your credit card number is for sale in a dark corner of the Internet. The selling price? As little as $3.50 per number. ...
The role that the Internet and social media played in both organizing and publicizing the events of 2009 was certainly not lost on the regime. This is clearly evidenced by the intense crackdown on Internet freedom that the regime has pursued since then.
If you’re a LinkedIn user, do yourself a favor and change your password right now — according to a new report from Dagens IT, nearly 6.5 million e...
Internet freedom -- the freedom to exchange thought, opinion, expression, and association to meet political, social, education, or religious objectives -- should not be restricted for law-abiding citizens in the United States or anywhere in the world.
When Consumer Reports decided to write about Facebook, it focused extensively on how it's possible for people to use the service in ways that jeopardize their privacy even though, based on their own statistics, the vast majority of users have mostly positive experiences with Facebook.
There is a fight going on between security and privacy and it is your personal data and communications at stake.
WASHINGTON — The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on cri...
In these last years, while so many Americans were foreclosed upon or had their homes go "underwater" and the construction industry went to hell, the intelligence housing bubble just continued to grow.
Celebrities are a perfect target for hackers -- they're highly visible, spend lots of time on their smartphones and they know next to nothing about security. It's no wonder they're often victimized by hackers.
So why are governments so eager to claim authority over it? Why would legacy corporations, industries, and institutions egg them on? Because the net is working better than ever.
