by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, MONEY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
CASP is ‘toughest technical test’ in network security from CompTIA The Department of Defense (DOD) has begun including the security certification known as “CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner” (CASP) in its accepted roster of industry-based...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the we-don’t-have-Nixon-to-kick-around-anymore dept. After the Watergate scandal taught Richard Nixon the consequences of recording White House conversations, none of his successors has dared to do it. But Nixon wasn’t the first. He got the idea from...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY
Cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity and a web server are supposed to make it easier to take pictures and upload photo files, but they aren’t very secure against attackers. As two team members at security company ERNW of Heidelberg demonstrated at the Troopers 13...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 21, 2013 | LAW, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the redacted-redacted-redacted dept. The Boston Globe reports that the estate of Aaron Swartz filed a motion in federal court in Boston Friday to allow the release of documents in the case that has generated national controversy over the U.S. attorney’s...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 21, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, ENTERTIANMENT, HAPPINESS, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
One of the most enduring questions in the history of online file-sharing asks whether something bad will come from downloading and/or sharing a particular product. Will the the recording and movie industries come knocking? Will the police or even the FBI take an...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 18, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
Could impact how information is shared and what powers government has in collecting your digital files Last year after an outpouring of opposition, Internet advocates logged a victory when they defeated the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Now there are...
