Zeljka Zorz
Beautiful Security: Leading Security Experts Explain How They Think
In Beautiful Security, a bevy of experts describe how they look at a particular aspect of information security. They offer the knowledge they have acquired through many years …
China clamps down on Tor
It is a well known fact that the Chinese government is a big fan of Internet censorship. The “Great Firewall of China” (a system that blocks content by preventing …
A closer look at Lavasoft Ad-Aware Free 8.1.0
Ad-Aware Free is the basic, home-use-only version of Lavasoft’s popular anti-spyware and anti-malware tool. To name just a few of its new features: Genotype detection …
What to do when Google blocks your website?
I think that everyone has encountered, at least once in their Net surfing history, the following alerts next to a search result: “This site may harm your …
NASA hacker loses another extradition appeal
BBC News reports that another episode of the Gary McKinnon 7 year long extradition saga is revealed: he has been denied the possibility of appealing to the UK Supreme Court. …
FBI Director almost got phished
Those of us who have had the good fortune and sense not to fall victim to a phishing attack, may wonder at those who have. And even get mad sometimes – if there were no …
100 people charged in multinational phishing case
It took two years of investigating and the involvement of Egypt authorities, but the FBI has reached its goal: 100 people have been finally charged for their participation in …
BlackBerry users: Beware of social engineering
According to PC World, there’s some good and some bad news for BlackBerry users. “There is no technical way of hacking a BlackBerry”, says Sheran Gunasekera, …
A closer look at GFI Backup 2009 – Home Edition 3.0
GFI Backup 2009 – Home Edition is a free backup software solution that allows you to backup all your documents, photos, music, e-mails and program settings using a …
It’s official: Software is owned, not licensed
Autodesk, a California based software company that has been suing one Timothy Vernor for second-hand sale of (legitimate) copies of the company’s software via eBay, has …
PayChoice breach details
Two weeks ago a breach has occurred into the online payroll system of PayChoice, one of the largest payroll organizations in the U.S. Network World reports that although the …
New military policy for twittering soldiers
According to the New York Times, the imminent release of a Pentagon policy on usage of sites like Twitter and Facebook will be welcome news for soldiers (and their family …