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Major Computer Security Breach Results in Executive Order by President of the United States

Security Breach. On 8 February 2013 the following report was released: Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms, has suffered a security breach. Some Bit9 customers discovered malware inside of their own Bit9-protected networks, malware that was digitally signed by Bit9′s… Continue reading Major Computer Security Breach Results in Executive Order by President of the United States

Facebook and the Illusion of Protecting Your Personal Information and Privacy

There’s an unfortunate misperception about Facebook that leads people to believe they can protect their personal information and privacy if they will only learn how to configure the right privacy settings. Of course, the Facebook privacy settings are continually changing over time, so a user may have set the privacy options correctly a year ago,… Continue reading Facebook and the Illusion of Protecting Your Personal Information and Privacy