“Defense In Depth” Applies To Individuals Online Too
In the military, in space engineering, and in software development, there is a principle called "Defense in Depth". This principle should be applied in more contexts, particularly with regard to…
General Privacy News
If You Have A Moral Right To Own A Safe, You Also Have A Moral Right To Encrypt
Politicians and law enforcement are still on scare campaigns against encryption. Such campaigns are morally corrupt. You have as much moral right to defend your data, as you have to…
FBI Doesn’t Have A Moral Leg To Stand On Criticizing Google, Apple Over Phone Encryption
The FBI keeps hammering at Google and Apple, saying that encrypting cellphones by default helps all kinds of criminals. Frankly, this is disgusting. Of the FBI, that is. They don't…
Jimmy John’s Joins List of Hacked Large Businesses
We learned this morning that several locations of the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich shops have been impacted by a security breach of customers’ credit and debit card data. In fact,…
PIA Secures Services, Customers Won’t Be Shell Shocked
Staying one step ahead of potential security breaches, Private Internet Access has patched its VPN and Web site to protect ourselves and more importantly, our customers from the latest Bug.…
20 Years Later, Mass Crypto Pioneers Vindicated By Google And Apple
With Apple and Google both announcing default encryption for phones, we've hit a landmark pivot point. It used to be that encryption was a novelty for geeks. Now, big players…
Goodbye Facebook and Twitter, ‘ello Ello?
Tired of reading through your Facebook, Google+, Tumblr and Twitter feeds and seeing ads related to what you and your friends are posting? Well, it may be time to say…
iPhone 6, New Samsung & Blackberry Phones Highlight Security Demands
The Apple iPhone 6 and 6+ certainly made a mark to anyone who follows the latest smartphone release or other markets that were impacted by its release, but many would-be…
Kim Kardashian, Meagan Good, Kaley Cuoco And Others Targeted In “Fappening Two”
Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens, Meagan Good and Gabrielle Union are among the celebrities, whose explicit photos have been hacked, exposing security issues that have allowed their personal information to be…
Government Job Security Breach Highlights Need For Greater Security
Proving that not even the government employees are safe from hackers and Internet security attacks, media sources reported that on August 13, 2014, more than 5,000 recruiters had their names and…