Protect your wireless network!

Aug 29, 2012 by

Protect your wireless network!

Check out the following from ArsTechnica article regarding how easy it can be for someone to hack into a wireless network that is not configured securely.  Very good to keep in mind to prevent unauthorized access to your network and data.   How I cracked my neighbor’s WiFi password without breaking a sweat Readily available tools make cracking easier. Last week’s feature...

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The New MacBook Pro: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenab...

Jun 15, 2012 by

The New MacBook Pro: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable?

This week, Apple delivered the highly anticipated MacBook Pro with Retina Display — and the tech world is buzzing. I took one apart yesterday because I run iFixit, a team responsible for high-resolution teardowns of new products and DIY repair guides. We disassemble and analyze new electronic gizmos so you don’t have to — kind of like an internet version of Consumer Reports. The Retina...

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Flame Hijacks Microsoft Update to Spread Malware Di...

Jun 5, 2012 by

Flame Hijacks Microsoft Update to Spread Malware Disguised As Legit Code

Article written by Kim Zetter / Courtesy of Wired.com It’s a scenario security researchers have long worried about, a man-in-the-middle attack that allows someone to impersonate Microsoft Update to deliver malware — disguised as legitimate Microsoft code — to unsuspecting users. And that’s exactly what turns out to have occurred with the recent Flame cyberespionage tool that has been...

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FBI Uses ‘Sledgehammer’ to Seize E-Mail Server in S...

Apr 22, 2012 by

FBI Uses ‘Sledgehammer’ to Seize E-Mail Server in Search for Bomb Threat Evidence

Written By Kim Zetter / Courtesy of Wired.com In an effort to uncover the source of bomb threats sent to the University of Pittsburgh, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized an entire server on Wednesday that is used by anonymous remailing service Mixmaster as well as several progressive rights groups. The server was seized from a co-location facility in New York with a search...

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Latest Mac Malware Attack Is a Wake-Up Call for OS ...

Apr 18, 2012 by

Latest Mac Malware Attack Is a Wake-Up Call for OS X Users

By Christina Bonnington / Courtesy of Wired.com Mac users were once relatively insulated from malware attacks, if only because their OS platform didn’t attract the attention of criminals. But now a spike in security threats is making it clear that the bad guys are no longer ignoring Apple’s OS X. The latest Mac security threat, a variant of the “LuckyCat” attack, takes advantage of an...

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