FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force: People who engage in legal advocacy efforts could be prosecuted as terrorists

January 5, 2012

For many years, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has said that animal rights activists who conduct undercover investigations on farms could be prosecuted as domestic terrorists. The FBI has taken this position in the case of animal rights activist Ryan Shapiro, who obtained new documents through a Freedom of Information Act request that showed [...]

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New Vulnerability in Wireless Technology

January 3, 2012

Vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones and instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security. They could use the vulnerability in the GSM network technology, which is used by billions of people in about 80 percent [...]

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New Facebook worm spreading

November 30, 2011

Researchers from the Danish security firm CSIS, have intercepted a currently spreading Facebook worm. The worm spreads by sending direct messages using the privileges of the already logged in user. The message looks like an image file, whereas in reality it has an executable .scr screensaver extension. Upon execution, the sample drops a ZeuS crimeware [...]

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Digital Safety: How secure are you?

November 30, 2011

It has been shown that it only takes a laptop and a wireless card to compromise unprotected networks.  If security is not in place, someone’s network and data could be compromised.  What about the digital information in your phone and on your credit cards?  People with the correct equipment can simply walk by you and [...]

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Safety Tips this Holiday Season

November 18, 2011

Well it is time of the year again when the holiday season shopping begins. Families begin working on their holiday shopping lists and start searching for a special holiday gift for their loved ones; holiday decorations appear on homes and outside shopping centers. During this time, we want to remind everyone to be careful and [...]

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