The U.S. government is spending about $500 million on “cyber technologies” to fight back. A portion of this is set aside for a virtual firing range of sorts to test out what they develop. This would also allow military personnel to simulate attacks in order to train security personnel to be ready for when an [...]
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The work place, your home away from home. Here you are safe and secure in the one place where you no longer have to worry about what you do or say. WRONG! You can be just as vulnerable here as anywhere else in the country. You probably are safer, but there are still some precautions [...]
NATO and America’s European allies are sounding the alarm over what they say are increased cyber attacks originating from China that are targeting key government and intelligence computers. The warning comes on the heels of an FBI report last week detailing the “real … and expanding threat” of cyber terrorism, especially from Al Qaeda. FBI [...]
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Identity theft is not just an unauthorized charge on a credit card anymore. Identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission, “occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security Number or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes.” How such information is stolen, and how [...]