Authorities in the US have the power to seize an Internet domain name without prior notice and even worse, at times without performing in-depth investigation (unproven allegation) prior to shutting down your site completely. Actually, this happened to the popular website JotForm which according to its owner had in the past collaborated with authorities...
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The hacker group Anonymous promise to cause a total Internet blackout by disrupting the root Domain Name System (DNS). According to many ‘Operation Global Blackout’ will consist of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one or more of the thirteen DNS root nameservers. These root nameservers are critical infrastructure components of the...
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Have you ever wondered how often have you been tracked while visiting websites? You will be surprised with the number of cookies that are deposited on your hard disk whenever you visit a website – yes, you are being watched! Web tracking is a mechanism used by ad networks, social networks, analytics services and...
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In the past days, we have seen a consistent trend of online privacy updates from the main Social Networks. Some, such as LinkedIn are still working on a new privacy policy and other security features. What’s going on? As more and more Social Networks are serving as a platform for cyber criminals, authorities such...
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The Herald on Sunday has demonstrated how vulnerable internet-based cameras are! It was able to get a list of security cameras which had their IP addresses published on the Internet and gain access to complete footage without much difficulty. Such IP cameras were installed to monitor rooms in workplaces and homes. The vulnerabilities in...
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Is it possible to acquire a valuable gift such as the latest iPad by simply following some links as advertised on social networks? You will come across legitimate competitions run by the major vendors that give away expensive gadgets for free! So, why do people (bad guys!) pay advertising costs to promote fake offers?...
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