Netflix Proactively Resetting User Passwords
If you’ve been reading Techaeris lately, you’ve no doubt seen our articles about Twitter passwords for sale and social media, and other, accounts being hijacked — most … Read more…
If you’ve been reading Techaeris lately, you’ve no doubt seen our articles about Twitter passwords for sale and social media, and other, accounts being hijacked — most … Read more…
Twitter has been in the spotlight this week with the NFL’s account getting hacked as well as Mark Zuckerberg, Tenacious D and several other celebrities. … Read more…
Earlier today the NFL Twitter account tweeted the passing of commissioner Roger Goodell in what looks like a hacking of the NFL Twitter page. The … Read more…
You probably already saw that some of Mark Zuckerberg’s social channels didn’t have the best weekend, but it seems he wasn’t the only one to get … Read more…
Jacon Appelbaum, developer at Tor and member of the core team, has quit the project, after allegations of his “sexual mistreatment” surfaced. The Tor Project … Read more…
TeamViewer is a popular desktop sharing app that allows a users to see and control another users PC or Mac remotely. The software is used … Read more…
Like many other PC makers, Lenovo installs a number of bloatware applications on its computers that really serve little purpose. Now the company has admitted … Read more…
Running an IT department for a small business or school district is already a tough enough job without having to worry about the security of … Read more…
Edward Snowden is both hated and loved, depending on who you’re asking. Eric Holder seems to both love and hate the man saying he did … Read more…
A 15″ MacBook Pro is by no means a cheap computer, and when the TSA hands your $2800 MacBook Pro to the wrong person… that … Read more…
When it comes to the security of your kid, nothing should be left to chance. There are many parents who stay worried about their kids’ … Read more…
It’s been awhile since we reported on a large password hack release, and LinkedIn once again is the target of a huge email and password … Read more…
U.S. Magistrate Judge James Ornstein has ruled against the DOJ’s gag order practices on tech firms saying users should know when the government is searching … Read more…
The FCC has sent out official letters to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile,Verizon, US Cellular and Tracfone asking the wireless carriers how security patches are done. Meanwhile, the … Read more…
Dataminr is a service for companies who want “real-time information discovery” and serves many companies who require analytical type data including Twitter. These types of … Read more…
If you’re not a brand fanboy, you’ve most likely tried a variety of phones, all with different OSes, each tried for different reasons. And, as … Read more…
I just couldn’t resist writing about this one. It could be described as the “worst of both worlds,” instead of the “best of both worlds.” … Read more…
There’s no doubt in this day and age that online security is at the top of most people’s minds, and if it’s not, it should be. … Read more…
Hopefully, this series has awakened some to the need to adjust security settings, without launching into full blown paranoia. We do need a wake up … Read more…
Microsoft has brought a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) over privacy concerns involving Microsoft’s users. The lawsuit, filed yesterday, insists that … Read more…
Last time in this series we talked about encryption, viruses and malware, and now we’re going to continue that conversation and talk more about encryption. Point A … Read more…
If you are still using Flash, you should know that Adobe just patched a critical vulnerability that could have allowed malicious folks to send ransomware … Read more…
Security bugs are going to be a part of any operating system no matter who is building it, Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry or Google. We’ve covered … Read more…
Last time we talked about two factor authentication, passcodes, and using the cloud. We’re not quite done yet as there are still a couple of places … Read more…
Unlocking iPhones is rapidly becoming old hat for the FBI and now they are offering assistance to other agencies in unlocking iPhones in their custody. The … Read more…
Panopticlick is an online testing tool and research project put together by the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) designed to test how trackable your browser is. … Read more…
After all the drama between the FBI and Apple over the iPhone 5c used by the shooter in the San Bernardino shooting, which ended rather anticlimactically … Read more…
The FBI hacks the iPhone 5C that has been the topic of heated debate over privacy, security and encryption these past few weeks and drops … Read more…