As most of you know, YouTube is the second most-used search engine in the world. It is no surprise that the incredibly popular video sharing site is owned by Google, but there is a problem. There are many countries around the world that have chosen to completely block YouTube access for various political and religious … Read more
The popular hacktivist group, Anonymous, says they have attacked NASA systems and servers in a bid to stop and air out all the cover ups and government-backed censorship. A part of the group attacked the systems because they believe the agency has been hiding something. The two groups, New World Hacking and AnonCorrupt claimed that … Read more
Travelers beware: you can’t afford to turn a blind eye to Internet security in our digital world. Ignoring your Internet security and being completely naïve to your current location’s Internet laws is a huge mistake that can have some terrible outcomes. Just about every traveler suffers from the same problems during their adventures. Whether you … Read more
Denmark’s version of the US CIA, the PET, has revealed plans to create a “hacker academy” with the purpose of training black hat hackers for offensive and defensive purposes. The program is scheduled to start on the 1st of August 2016, with a training program which includes three modules which are spread across four and … Read more
Though the EU has tried to create uniformity regarding Internet rights, laws, and regulations throughout Europe, you should all know that the laws vary significantly from country to country in Europe. However, interestingly enough, Switzerland isn’t part of the EU – making them that much different from their neighbors regarding Internet surveillance, copyright infringement, and … Read more
The annual two-day security contest, Pwn2Own, was held at the CanSecWest security conference. The event which has been on the calendar since 2007, took place in Vancouver, British Columbia on the 16th and 17th of this month. Major browsers, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, were all successfully exploited by hackers who were vying … Read more
Hacking is evolving and is now targeting more and more industries in the world. This is according to the FBI and the U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which issued a bulletin warning of the increasing vulnerabilities to hacking that motor vehicles now face. They issued the warning on Thursday. The bulletin mentioned that “The … Read more
A lot of people suffer from the misconception that businesses inherently have their own hardware and VPN resources. For many businesses, purchasing their own hardware to facilitate VPNs for their mobile employees isn’t a viable option due to the high cost of hardware resources. This couldn’t be truer of small and medium sized businesses that … Read more
Reports indicate that most of the ransomware attacks that were suffered in the United States have probably come from Chinese trained professionals. Ransomware a very popular malware, which is used by most hackers nowadays, is a type of cyber-attack that allows hackers to infiltrate a device, encrypt files that the user or owner might need … Read more
Facebook has become a social media staple that is present in many people’s daily lives. Even a few short years before Facebook emerged, people wouldn’t dare post their inner thoughts and personal information on the web. But today the world is connected like it never has been before thanks to Mark Zuckerberg. Today news, current … Read more