Security

by Paul F Roberts

I'm an experienced writer with a decade of work as a reporter and industry analyst covering IT security, cyber security and hacking. Prior to donning the reporter's cap, I spent close to a decade in the technology field, providing technical communications, product training and marketing and communications services to firms including Cisco Systems, Logica and SteelPoint Technologies (now part of Autonomy Corp. PLC). More recently, I served as editor of the computer security blog Threatpost.com. My writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, Salon.com, Fortune Small Business, as well as ZDNet, Computerworld, InfoWorld, eWeek, CIO , CSO , ITworld as well as long format analysis for The 451 Group. I have provided expert commentary on cyber security and emerging threats for leading news outlets including NPR's Marketplace TechReport. Finally 'yes,' I was a guest on The Oprah Show — but it’s a long story.

The security week ahead: Hacking the media, Plus: more encryption woes

Posted Feb 04, 2013 - 01:25 pm

Last week's revelations about hacks of prominent media outlets continues. Plus: new questions about the security of encrypted communications will dominate the news this week.
3 security things to watch: A Turkish twist, IE's quick fix, Anonymous takes action in high school assault case

Posted Jan 07, 2013 - 03:40 pm

Look for continued fallout from the security lapse at Turkish Certificate Authority TurkTrust this week in security. Also: pressure on Microsoft over IE flaw, and hacktivists take action in high profile high school rape case.
The security week ahead: Mega's mind, and when stuff attacks!

Posted Jan 21, 2013 - 01:58 pm

Plan on hearing a lot more about the world's most famous (and audacious) Internet tycoon: Kim Dotcom this week, following the launch of his new cloud-based storage service: Mega. And: more stories about the computer security threat posed by things you didn't even know were computers.

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Unified Communications Month

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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Keep your old Facebook posts out of search with this one settings change

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Amazon could be in the streaming set-top box game by holidays

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BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

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