The Epic Wordpress + MediaTemple Failure

A week ago I, Kyle the Invincible!, was hit by an injection attack on the majority of my own sites, and it took a large handful of hours to even figure out what was wrong.  Once I ... continue

Chrome OS gets ‘mounting library’ but doesn’t change the fact a Web OS is dumb

I was reading Sarah Perez's post at ReadWriteWeb about some clever folks at the DownloadSquad who have found some goodies in the Chrome OS code that seems to indicate that the new web-based operating system will be ... continue

Rogue group hijacks hundreds of Facebook groups for your own good

Despite well-known privacy leaks and rampant availability of sensitive personal data, Facebook remains hugely popular. Lulled into a precarious sense of security by friends locking accounts, most people feel fairly comfortable sharing information they might not otherwise like to ... continue

CIA head nixed secret plan for assassination squad

According to a story in the Washington Post the CIA was in the process of developing teams of anti-terrorist assassination squads that ended up being shut down when CIA head Leon Panetta found out about them. While there ... continue

Those deleted text messages? Maybe not so deleted after all

We live in an increasingly mobile computing world and as a result more and more of our daily affairs are ending up on things like our mobile phones. Everything from text messages to myriad bits of personal information. Here's the ... continue

Comcast going proactive against PC infections

In a move that maybe should have been done years ago Comcast is testing out a new automated service in Denver called Comcast Constant Guard. The idea being that as the IPS they will ... continue

Swarm intelligence for cutting edge cyber security

In the battle to keep computer networks safe we are use to using tools like resourcing hogging anti-virus and other malware scanning methods. The problem is that in many cases this is more like ... continue

Visiting China? Throw away your mobile phone on returning

It appears that the US Government doesn’t think that it’s a good idea to use any of your electronic equipment like laptops and mobile phones after you return from a trip to China. In ... continue

Rogue ad battle at New York Times

According to Steven Musil at cnet Security The New York Times is in the midst of a battle to get rid of a what they are terming “an unauthorized advertisement”. In typical fashion ... continue

Linux not so pure and safe after all

For almost as long as there has been OS wars the mantra of the penguin herders has been that the likelihood of Linux ever being vulnerable to tings like viruses and trojans was next ... continue

Anonymous data not so anonymous after all

Like Hansel and Gretel's trail of breadcrumbs, we all leave a trail of personal information as we navigate the internet. Your friend sent you a birthday drink! A post about taxes in your hamlet, another about your toddler's ... continue

Selling out your kids online chats

Parents generally try to do the right thing when it comes to the amount of time their children spend on the web. They do everything they can to try and make it a safe ... continue