Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Dead End on Silk Road

It was the eBay of vice, an online hub of guns, drugs and crime. But its alleged founder soon learned that you can't rule the underworld without spilling some blood

Microsoft's new CEO

the software giant is indeed appointing Satya Nadella as its new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer. The 46-year-old Nadella will take over immediately, allowing Ballmer to retire early.... co-founder Bill Gates steps down as chairman today; his new official title is founder and technology advisor

US still world leader in SPAM generation

Almost double what comes out of #2, China.

GFI Releases Report on 2013 Vulnerabilities

Internet Explorer, Java, and then Chrome

Monday, February 3, 2014

Chaos Computer Club Sues German Government Over NSA Spying

her government and security officials tolerated and even helped members of the U.S. National Security Agency and Britain's GCHQ to spy on German citizens.

Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Adds Exploit Category: Unicorns

The Exploit Unicorn is a challenge that will require the successful security researcher to bypass multiple levels of security on multiple technologies in order to win.

Most effective security applications for Android

AV-Test reveals the top scores for protecting your Android device.