Medical records are GOLD STANDARD for identity theft, and unfortunately they are rarely protected as well as they should be. In countries where the user pays out of pocket they may even include payment data like credit cards. As I’ve… Read More ›
Month: May 2015
Nigel Farage is as likely to become prime minister as we are to make alien contact this year, and more UK election odds
Well, aren’t they the same thing?
“Your Data Will Never Be Compromised!” ORLY???
Norton Anti-Virus must be WAY more effective in Japan for some reason. The transcript: Subs by evasivemaneuver, (Twitter: @wine_pimp) People have always been praying for safety People have always struggled to safeguard their privacy Today the Gods have answered thy… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for May 6
Shalom, kittens, and a Hacky Hump Day to you all. We’re here with your RDA of cyber and crypto news links, an important part of your nutritious breakfast. Oh, who are we kidding? You’re shotgunning a latte and scarfing a… Read More ›
France approves sweeping spy bill in response to Islamist attacks
Originally posted on intelNews.org:
By JOSEPH FITSANAKIS | intelNews.org Lawmakers in the French National Assembly have overwhelmingly approved a new bill giving the country’s intelligence services unprecedented domestic spy capabilities. The bill, which is dismissed by critics as France’s…
SpaceX’s mission today will test if it can protect astronauts on its spaceship
Well, this should be interesting. Fingers crossed it is not RIVETING.
Facepwn: Script Kiddies Beware
This is the second article from Tyler L. Jones for The Cryptosphere. In it, he dissects the source code for an alleged Facebook zero day vulnerability. Social engineering. It’s one of the most powerful tools in an attacker’s toolkit. It… Read More ›
On Omar Khadr and being Canadian since the summer of 2002
This article originally appeared on GeorgieBC, and is reprinted here with permission of the author, Heather Marsh, who is a semi-regular contributor to the Cryptosphere, and a leading activist on behalf of Omar Khadr, who has been a prisoner of one… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for May 5
Happy Cinco de Mayo, kittens. In the dreary, endless hours until Margarita O’Clock, we have all the crypto and cyber news that IS cheesily keyworded news links, right here for your delectication. So, what are you waiting for? Delect away!… Read More ›
The War Against ISIS
Originally posted on madeleine serkissian:
Social media has evolved and come to be used in many different ways, from where to speak out your beliefs, to what clothes are the best, to even finding a significant other. Because of this,…
RIP Grace Lee Whitney, aka Yeoman Janice Rand on Star Trek
Another icon of science fiction has left this space-time continuum, on a journey to the unknown. Grace Lee Whitney, however, did not think of it this way; she had long since become a born again Christian. She died May 1… Read More ›
#Bitcoin; Dispelling the Modern Myth of Money
This article comes to us from returning contributor Nozomi Hayase. It is her second for The Cryptosphere. Six years since the inception of Bitcoin, awareness of this stateless currency has grown exponentially. Even though consumer adoption has barely gotten off… Read More ›
A Compelling Adventure: Robert Young Pelton’s Raven
Raven, the first novel by international correspondent and travel/war/human catastrophe author Robert Young Pelton, is available exclusively from the author’s site as a downloadable ebook. Not knowing Robert Young Pelton as an author, I had no specific expectations around his… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for May 4
Welcome to Malware Monday, kittens! Don’t worry, we’re going to run out of these catchy, alliterative, and totally arbitrary keywords soon, but in the meantime, let’s get a fresh cup of java and prepare for the work week. It promises… Read More ›
#Anonymous launches #OpBaltimore
It had to happen. Anonymous Stands With #Baltimore. | #OpBaltimore — OpBaltimoreOfficial (@AnonOpBaltimore) May 1, 2015 In what’s become a completely inevitable pattern, in response to the death of a young black man at the hands of the police, Anonymous… Read More ›
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