VIDEO: Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen on government, criminal and...
Mikko Hypponen, a cybercrime expert, examines three kinds of cyber attackers in the world -- criminals, hacker activists ('hacktivists') and governments. Criminal hackers are motivated by profit and...
View ArticlePinterest uniquely challenges the pay-per-click online business model
Business models are the underlying and sometimes hidden rationales that describe how an organization creates, delivers and captures value. Start-up companies often spend large sections of their...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/20-2/24
Let's take a look at what high-tech innovation trends shaped the industry this week! Unauthorized User Tracking While we've all grown essentially numb to the constant use of our own personal data for...
View ArticlePanasonic develops personal data protection program for Android phones
Panasonic and Red Bend Software have created a solution for protecting personal data stored on Android smartphones. This solution prevents leakage of personal data from lost smartphones or unintended...
View ArticleAndroid permissions lack user comprehension, apps tracks texts and phone calls
A new technical report from the EECS Department of the University of California, Berkeley reveals that the vast majority of consumers may be unaware of the risks of installing applications on their...
View ArticleReplacing the password: More secure high-tech alternatives to traditional...
Identity theft. Financial fraud. Cybercrime. These words have been integrated into our daily jargon seemingly overnight. It has become nearly impossible to turn on the television or read the news...
View ArticleFirst ISP to defy the FBI's ability to invade user privacy blends high-tech...
Nicholas Merill, the first internet service provider (ISP) executive to defy the FBI's gag order on their request for him to turn over confidential information, says he plans to ensure his new ISP,...
View ArticleIdea bubbles: An existential threat to the Internet
Google co-founder Sergey Brin believes there is a rising threat to the Internet the likes of which the world has not seen before. It just so happens that the biggest threats to the Internet are also...
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