Given heightened concerns over privacy online in the wake of disclosures this summer that the NSA has been operating a surveillance program that includes snooping on civilians, Internet users have flocked to solutions that promise…
There are interesting parallels between the electric power grid and medical facilities when it comes to cyber threats. Until recently, few cared about whether the electrical grid was exposed to computer attack. The devices which…
The notion of belonging to a particular country isn’t as meaningful as it once was, at least in terms of industry and commerce. We live in a global economic community. One-third of American companies do…
Do you remember the gas station scene in Tommy Boy? Richard went into the convenience store to ask for directions to Davenport while Tommy tried to fill up the car. The car was too far…
Here’s a really intriguing list of electronic and computer hacks that combine physical, electronic, and software approaches to compromise data and control systems. We’ve already mentioned a few of these in this blog, specifically the…
Here’s an example of ethical hacking in action. A Palestinian programmer demonstrated a security flaw in Facebook by posting on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s wall. He did this after being initially rebuffed by Facebook’s official…
When Microsoft launched XP in 2001, little did they suspect that 33% of the world’s computer users would still be using it as their operating system of choice 12 years later. But that’s the reality…
I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen and used from Google Cloud Storage so far. With very little effort, you can leverage Google’s massive storage and processing infrastructure to create mobile apps that store, process, and…
On August 16, Brandon Greene of Joliet was part of a three-person team to win the Illinois Cyber Security Challenge. Brandon is a two-time graduate of Lewis University. He received a Bachelor of Science in…
Here is a fascinating interview with the creator of a web-based tool called Shodan. Shodan essentially does for computer systems what Google does for websites. Instead of enabling you to search for cats that have…