Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software Patents (NPR)
NPR:Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software Patents — Nathan Myhrvold is a genius and a polymath. He made hundreds of millions of dollars as Microsoft’s chief technology officer, he’s discovered dinosaur fossils, and he recently co-authored a six-volume cookbook that …
Artist Gets Secret Service Visit Over Apple Store Webcam Spying – PC Magazine
McDonald took the photos and posted them on a Tumblr blog called “People Staring at Computers.” He told Mashable that he got permission from Apple security guards to take photos in the store, but it’s unclear if they were aware that McDonald also meant …
What do you do when PC Security Software has taken over your computer?
I have seen several posts regarding PC Security Software and all of these suggestions on how to remove it, BUT what do you do when it has already infected your computer to the point where all of the icons are gone, it blocks access to control panel, and it tells you that you can’t do [...]
How to Show Alerts for Fire, security, Power loss on a computer and over a home network?
I have a media computer plugged into our tv (It is also plugged into our bose security alarm via phone cable) and if our smoke alarm goes off the warning will appear on our pc’s and our tv. What type of software will i need for this and can i get the warning to show [...]
Bin Laden is dead but security threats remain with Osama computer virus spreading over Internet – Union-News & Sunday Republican
David Eddie, a Canadian author, saw that picture in the paper and knew that somewhere out there, a video of the attack existed … Most times, the virus just tries to access information either by seeking out data on your computer or by asking you to …
Phishing attacks rise year over year – Help Net Security
Phishing attacks in Q1 2011 increased significantly compared to Q1 2010, according to IID. Criminals utilized phishing scams 12 percent more from January to March 2011 than during the same period a year ago. IID expects this increased phishing activity and …
Skype Flaw Can Take Over Mac Computers – msnbc.com
Once downloaded, the attacker can gain remote control of the target’s computer. The Skype bug only affects users on Mac’s OS X operating system, and leaves Windows and Linux users safe. Gordon Maddern of the Australian security firm Pure Hacking discovered …
Sony Under International Government Scrutiny Over PlayStation Network Data Breach (Matt Clark/MTV Multiplayer)
Matt Clark / MTV Multiplayer:Sony Under International Government Scrutiny Over PlayStation Network Data Breach — This week just keeps getting worse for Sony. After shutting down the PlayStation Network for over a week, the company announced yesterday that users’ information (possibly even credit card data) may have been swiped by an unknown assailant.
Tehran accuses Siemens over Stuxnet virus attack – Jerusalem Post
TEHRAN – An Iranian military commander has accused German engineering company Siemens of helping the United States and Israel launch a cyber attack on its … of the impact of the virus. It said in September that staff computers at the Russian-built …
DROPBOX: We’ll Turn Your Files Over To The Government If They Ask Us To (Steve Kovach/SAI: Silicon Alley Insider)
Steve Kovach / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:DROPBOX: We’ll Turn Your Files Over To The Government If They Ask Us To — This is nothing groundbreaking, but Dropbox has updated its security Terms of Service to say that if the government asks, they will have to decrpyt user’s files and turn them over. — That’s standard [...]
