WANTED: Russian Evgeniy Bogachev sought over cybercrime botnet
The US has charged a Russian man with being behind a major cybercrime operation that affected individuals and businesses worldwide. Evgeniy Bogachev, said to be...
Program Updates!!!
Major Update and overhaul underway for my program called WeatherBackground. Programming for Version 2.0 started this week, it’s a complete rewrite as well as a...
N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on...
How To Avoid CryptoLocker Ransomware
Over the past several weeks, a handful of frantic Microsoft Windows users have written in to ask what they might do to recover from PC...
Flash Player now sandboxed under Safari on Mac OS X
Adobe has worked with Apple to sandbox Flash Player under Safari in Mac OS X, restricting the ability of attackers to exploit any vulnerabilities they...
Piracy site IsoHunt shut down and to pay $110m fine
IsoHunt, a popular website offering BitTorrents of mostly pirated material, is to shut down following a court settlement. (more…)
Video: New Software offers High Quality Prints from Low Quality Lenses
If you're in the market for a consumer-friendly DSLR, it's a good idea to budget in some money for extra lenses, as you'll see a...
Five Surprising Tips and Tricks for OS X Mavericks Beta
OS X Mavericks beta, while not quite an overhaul as iOS 7, still carries quite a few new enhancements and features that you might not...
Special Forces, Marines Embrace Palantir Software
Military Special forces and Marines are embracing the commercial software Palantir for analyzing battlefield intelligence even as the Army seeks to downplay its effectiveness, according...
Apple’s iMessage encryption frustrates DOJ.
A recent Justice Department memo revealed by CNET shows law enforcement’s frustration with Apple’s encrypted iMessage software (more…)