A 41-year-old resident of Houston, Texas has been arrested after Google tipped off police that they had spotted child abuse images in his emails.
Daily Archives: July 31, 2014
Canada joins US in openly accusing China of state-sponsored hacking
The Canadian government has accused China of being behind a “cyber intrusion” at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the country’s main science and technology research body. Few details of the intrusion have emerged so far, and given the Read more…
US Senator takes a swing at the NSA
If it emerges unscathed from the chamber, it could mean an end to bulk metadata collection, an end to the secrecy the government’s been operating under, and reform of the USA Patriot Act that’s been used to grant it vast surveillance rights. 
Android “FakeID” security hole causes a pre-BlackHat stir
Seems that a rogue Android app can get more privileges than it deserves simply by saying that someone trustworthy has vouched for it. It’s been dubbed the “FakeID” hole…
3 security mistakes small companies make and how to avoid them
Dedicated IT staff are a luxury most very small businesses do without but those organisations still need to find a way to secure their computers against cyber ciminals who aren’t looking to cut them a break just because they’re small.