What kind of punishment best fits a convicted hacker? Jail time for serious computer crimes is almost a certainty, but for one ex-hacker, Higinio Ochoa, the terms of his parole also include being “banned from the internet”. A life without internet means a life without hacking, but it also means a life without a smartphone, … More The curious case of the ex-hacker “banned from the internet”
Many sites won’t let users create an account until they have created a suitably “strong” password – often measured by text flags on sites describing passwords as “weak” or “strong” as you type. This sort of system tempts users to fall into traps such as adding numbers and symbols to the end of passwords – … More How to create strong passwords (without driving yourself mad)
Are younger people less aware of online security risks, or do they simply prefer to take more risks with their personal information? That’s one of the questions raised by the findings of our recent poll of 2,129 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) by Harris Interactive. For example, we asked survey participants if the following … More Younger people less secure online than their elders new study suggests
As you may know, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in America, which is a good time to ask yourself how aware you are when it comes to threats to your digital devices and personal information. If you feel the need to increase your awareness, or that of friends and family members, ESET is … More How’s Your Cyber Security Awareness? Do we really need security training?
If the replaced DNSChanger servers don’t get another deadline extension, more than 500,000 computers may not be able to reach their configured DNS service after Monday, July 9, 2012. In other words, it will be practically impossible for the users of those computers to surf the Internet using human friendly domain names like http://www.eset.com. That’s … More Final DNSChanger warning: 9th of July is cutoff date!
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