ISP Exec Laments Lack Of Internet “Social Or Moral Framework”
Child Internet Safety TalkTalk is one of the UKs biggest Internet firms and its Chief Executive Dido Harding is speaking out on the lack of a “social or moral framework” on the Internet that is...
View ArticleVerizon Now Promises Transparency
Government Spying Verizon and AT&T have been quiet after the recent revelation by Snowden concerning the United States NSA surveillance policies. There is speculation that the silence from the two...
View ArticleBritish Online Porn Filters Lock Out Sex Education Websites
Internet Porn Blockers Reports have revealed that Pornography filters used by large ISPs in Britain are blocking out legitimate websites offering advice on sexual health, sex education and porn...
View ArticlePetition To Ensure US ISPs Block Internet Pornography
Internet Porn Filter Following the UKs adaptation of the “Opt in” policy as concerns access to pornography access online, many citizens in the United States are asking for the government to adopt the...
View ArticleEuropean Computers Turned Into Bitcoin Workers By Yahoo Malware
Yahoo Bitcoin Malware There are reports that about 2 million users of Yahoo in Europe may have received malware into their computers from looking at virus laden ads. The ads were served through Yahoo’s...
View ArticleYahoo Malware Attack Linked To Bigger Scheme
Yahoo Malware Attacks A closer look into the Yahoo malware attacks by Cisco systems has shown that there is a link between the attack and a suspicious scheme originating from Ukraine. It is estimated...
View ArticleTarget’s POS Systems Hit By Malware
Target Consumer Data Theft Target’s chairman Gregg Steinhafel has confirmed that it’s Point of sale systems were recently attacked by malware. It is feared that the malware attack may have compromised...
View ArticleComcast Aggressively Investigating Server Hack
Comcast Mail Server Hack Recently, there was talk that Comcast’s mail servers had been infiltrated by a group of hackers known as the NullCrew. The group posted evidence of the act online yet Comcast...
View ArticleNullCrew Hackers Infiltrate Comcast Systems
Comcast Mail Server Hack NullCrew hackers, in a bid to test Comcast’s claims of having a secure system, have hacked into the company’s mail servers. They managed to do this by taking advantage of a...
View ArticleNullCrew Hacks Bell Canada Servers
Bell Canada Server Hack A hacking group known as NullCrew recently hacked into Bell Canada servers. The group is known for its campaign, which it named – “F the System” – that was set on attacking...
View ArticleSophisticated Spy Tool Goes Unnoticed For 7 Years
Computer Security Researchers have discovered a cyber spying operation that has been in existence for at least 7 years. This operation is a spy tool that has been using code and other techniques to...
View ArticleTim Berners-Lee Suggests Need For Web Magna Carta
Internet Freedom Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web is on a campaign to ensure that the independence and rights of Internet users worldwide are protected. He believes that the Internet...
View ArticleBritish Official Who Helped Design Internet Porn Filter Program Arrested For...
Internet Child Porn Patrick Rock, an adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron that was involved in the designing of the UK Internet filter program was recently arrested for possessing child...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Beats Firefox, Chrome and Safari For Malware Detection
Malware Detection It may come as a surprise to many that Internet Explorer has a malware block rate that is far better than that of Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleGoogle Asks Supreme Court To Decide WiFi Snooping Case
Google Internet Google Inc has petitioned the Supreme Court to step in and decide whether the information sent over its WiFi networks which are unencrypted, is protected by federal law. To be specific,...
View ArticleYahoo Encrypts Traffic Flowing Between Data Centers
Data Encryption A few months after claims that the NSA was sniffing around some of Yahoo’s links they have decided to encrypt traffic flowing between the affected data centers. This move was done...
View ArticleYahoo No Longer Supporting Do Not Track
No Yahoo Do Not Track Yahoo has stopped offering users the privilege of selecting the Do Not Track (DNT) option on its settings. This means that now users will automatically be tracked regardless if...
View ArticleAre The FBI Keeping Internet Flaws A Secret?
Government Hiding Security Flaws There is talk that the US government is allowing its law enforcement agencies to keep secrets concerning computer security flaws in a bid to further investigations on...
View ArticleCrypto Ransomware Now On Android
Android Security Security research has uncovered another first in the realm of Android malware. This is a Trojan that can encrypt documents, photos and videos stored on a mobile device and demand a...
View ArticleGoogle Offers End to End Email Encryption
Google Offers End to End Email Encryption Nobody likes the idea of the NSA snooping on their correspondence and, therefore, many will be happy to know that Google has recently released a new extension...
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