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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 …

Google shuts down Gmail account because of bank mistake

CNet News reports that Google has recently been ordered to deactivate a Gmail account that has received a misdirected email with sensitive information from a bank in Wyoming. …

Does Microsoft Security Essentials create more problems than it solves?

Even though Microsoft hasn’t a good track record and reputation when it comes to the security aspect of their products, it is a testimony of its market strength that so …

10 add-ons for Firefox: Privacy and security

For all of you Firefox users out there, here is a list of handy plug-ins and add-ons that will help you anonymize your Web presence, protect you from loss of passwords, …

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