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US teens lead the way for shady, risky online behavior

Posted November 23, 2012 - 8:45 am

What does your teen do when he or she is online? Do you know? Teens in general partake in riskier online behavior than your average user, but according to a recent study from McAfee--Exploring the Digital Divide--teens in the United States are even more likely to engage in shady online activities.
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Survey reveals tech security generation gap

Posted June 24, 2012 - 7:43 am

Young, tech-savvy people pay substantially less attention to online security risks and are therefore more likely to experience security problems than older people.
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Facebook vs. porn: a pocket history

Posted June 2, 2012 - 7:35 am

It shouldn't surprise anyone that an online service with more than 900 million members will attract some attention from the porn industry, as Facebook has through the years. That attention has spurred the social network to fight smut peddlers in court, with mixed results. Here's a brief history of Facebook's legal battles with the XXX set.
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Symantec reveals profile of PC user least likely to be victim of cybercrime

Posted September 7, 2011 - 1:42 pm

Cybercrime, especially malware, is rising, but not evenly. More Chinese suffer than Japanese, men more than women, slackers more than A/V updaters, 'net addicts more than luddites.
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RankMyHack.com is more resume builder and prosecution aide than it is HotOrNot.com

Posted August 18, 2011 - 2:10 pm

RankMyHack was launched by a self-described British hacker who wanted to know some credentials for the hackers on IRC. The site could be a huge boost to the professionalism of a very serious hobby, or a way for law enforcement to identify targets of their own.
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'Anonymous' beats out British tradition, 'V is for Vendetta' as mental tag for creepy mask

Posted August 15, 2011 - 5:07 pm

Members of Anonymous wear Guy Fawkes masks to avoid identification; judging by the number for sale, lots of people are buying them to be mistaken for Anonymous. Hactivist haters B ware.
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LulzBoat sails off into sunset, leaving nasty wake behind

Posted June 27, 2011 - 6:00 am

LulzSec, always split between the desire for anarchic lulz and politically motivated high-concept hacking, has disbanded as higher-profile hackers expose details that make arrest more likely.
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How to respond to a data breach without doing any good

Posted May 3, 2011 - 11:12 am

It's bad enough getting cracked once; more than once, with more data lost the second time than the first, and a weak response will not rebuild anyone's confidence in Sony.
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DOJ: FBI digital counterintelligence weakened by focus on child porn

Posted April 29, 2011 - 11:35 am

Despite espionage campaigns that net 'terabytes' of sensitive data, FBI agents don't get the training or direction to counter attacks; top brass prefers to break down doors.
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