A report by The Wall Street Journal today highlights the lack of attention corporate executives at the telecom device-maker, Nortel Networks, paid towards internal controls after it was discovered that, for over a decade, their corporate infrastructure had been illegally infiltrated by foreign agents. As early as 2000, hackers apparently obtained the passwords of seven top officials […]
Today, The Wall Street Journal ran a series of special reports on emerging technological issues. One article of particular import addressed whether people should worry about the loss of their privacy online. The panelists for this article included a lawyer from D.C.; a “senior researcher” from Microsoft; a professor of Journalism; and a technology professional who […]
In what may become the “straw” that broke the brand reputation to Sony, Corporation’s, PlayStation Network, the company announced on Wednesday that it was forced to suspend around 93,000 user accounts after discovering a significant number of unauthorized sign-in attempts. The latest suspension comes just 6 months after Sony was hit by a cyber-attack on its […]
In Friday’s (September 16,2011) edition of The Wall Street Journal, Mr. John Bussey wrote an OpEd article about small to mid-sized businesses (“SMB”), and how they are opting to leverage the advantages of cloud providers. The author reports that the SMB market has become more sophisticated when it comes to choosing which provider to outsource its […]
The word “cookies” has become so much a part of our online experience that most consumers are at least tangentially aware of the technology’s capability and purpose. For the online consumer, cookies are mostly associated with how web-based companies are able track the browsing habits of Internet users. With the ability to track user preferences online, the […]
This week, online hacker group LulzSec posted, on an open Internet forum, that they have declared “open season” on virtually (no pun intended) all government and corporate websites around the world. The group, along with its loosely affiliated partner Anonymous, are encouraging hacktavists to post any acquired mission-critical information of targeted organizations to its Internet websites for public […]