Tag Archives: Security

A ‘Dedicated’ Enemy?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by John

In the aftermath of a major data-breech, aside from blaming China (the default target) US government officials have claimed the nation is facing a ‘dedicated’ hacking enemy. ‘Dedicated’ meaning this threat is fact and/or ‘dedicated’ meaning this threat is another … Continue reading →

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Fact or Fiction?

Posted on May 16, 2015 by John

The FBI’s report that a hacker took control of a (US) commercial airline flight is either the latest Orwellian-related post on how invasive technology has become; a post-Snowden, governmental scare tactic and/or a bit of both…

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Le Gaffe!

Posted on April 9, 2015 by John

Potentially adding insult to injury, France’s TV5 inadvertently broadcast passwords visible in the background during an on-air interview… D’oh!

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Purged!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by John

Google’s purge of 200 bad (i.e., ads / malware, etc.) Chrome-extensions raises at least one question – what took the firm so long to act?

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Hacked!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by John

Add Mandarin Oriental Hotels as the latest firm hit by a credit card data, malware attack.

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