A Hundred Million Cars Vulnerable to Hack
More than a hundred million cars are in danger of being hack due to a computer error, allowing an attacker to ignite and open a car without having to …
Category: Security
GozNym Banking Trojan Increases Global Reach
August 24, 2016
Finance, News, Security, Technology
Banking Trojans are nothing new under the sun these days. Internet criminals are going after the world’s most vulnerable financial systems, in the hope of getting a big payday. …
Monero (XMR) On The Rise Following Its Inclusion In The Darknet Market AlphaBay
August 24, 2016
Coins, Crypto, Market Analysis, Monero, News, Security, Technology
Monero or XMR, the privacy driven cryptocurrency has been climbing the price charts at a staggering pace over the last week. After the stable rise in price experienced over the …
TorStrike: A Proposal to Shut Down Tor’s Network for 24 Hours
August 23, 2016
Coins, Crypto, News, Security, Technology
A group of protestors is asking the temporal blackout of Tor’s network for 24 Hours. An initiative using the Twitter hashtag #torstrike and accusing the project leaders of working …
Could Russia Really be Behind the Recent Cyber Attacks?
Mounting evidence in the recent Democratic Party hacks, and the security breach to the Clinton administration is pointing to a Russian backed cyber army, according to a former Defense …
German Minister Favors Facial Recognition in Public Places
August 22, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Privacy is a topic that seems to be less valuable to governments every single day. German Minister Thomas de Maiziere has stated he wants facial recognition enabled in all …
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Favors Enforcable Decryption Laws
August 21, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The topic of privacy and encryption is still being kicked around by government officials these days. Notably the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is for forcing users to …
US Goverment Ready to Pass On DNS Control to ICANN
August 20, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The United States government has been managing the Domain Naming System –a key component of the Internet– for nearly 18 years, on October 1st, this responsibility will fall on ICANN’s …
The importance of security and encryption in the online domain
As we move into the digital domain to carry out an ever-growing range of tasks from shopping to playing games like online baccarat, issues of online security and encryption …