Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier used to write his passwords down on a slip of paper and keep it in his wallet. Today, he uses a free Windows password-storage tool called Password Safe that he designed five years ago and released into the open-source community.
There's a power struggle going on in the U.S. government right now.
At a security conference recently, the moderator asked the panel of distinguished cybersecurity leaders what their nightmare scenario was. The answers were the predictable array of large-scale attacks: against our communications infrastructure, against the power grid, against the financial system, in combination with a physical attack.
On January 19, a team of at least 15 people assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Dubai police released video footage of 11 of them. Although it was obviously a very professional operation, the 27 minutes of video is fascinating in its banality.
The Underwear Bomber failed. And our reaction to the failed plot is failing as well, by focusing on the specifics of this made-for-a-movie plot rather than the broad threat. While our reaction is predictable, it's not going to make us safer.
The full-body scanning technology being adopted and discussed since the attempt to take down a passenger plane on Christmas Day isn't a "magic machine" that will solve aviation security issues, experts say.
The TSA demonstrates its latest weapon to combat would-be terrorists. CNN's Sandra Endo reports.
Money Magazine: Defend your virtual homeupdated: Tue Dec 05 2006 14:29:00
It may seem melodramatic, but the truth is, hackers across the globe - or maybe across the street - are working 24/7 to find ways to steal your passwords, take control of your computer or turn your hard drive into a whirring pile of scrap metal.
Imagine being overseas and your identity being available for the taking - your nationality, your name, your passport number. Everything.
Since the legendary 1984 TV commercial that launched its first Macintosh, maverick Apple has prided itself on humanizing personal computing. However, its latest innovation may prove disconcerting to fans: It's a flat-panel LCD screen that can record video as well as display it. New Scientist calls the idea "clever" : Apple has patented a way to insert tiny image sensors in between the LCD cells of a flat-panel monitor. But over on Slashdot, one reader is understandably flustered: "What you're telling me is that Apple is NOT really the enemy of Big Brother, but Big Brother in disguise? I'm so confused. How can there be so many truths?"
The Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition "SAFE: Design Takes on Risk" may seem an unlikely haven for those who find the 110-foot drop below the building's sixth-floor catwalk unnerving.
The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.
Can Chad finally go back to being an African nation?
After 22 years working in casino security, Charlie Guenther can eagle-eye a card cheat from across the room. Four years ago he met his match. The Trump Marina casino in Atlantic City linked its alr...
Let's assume for a moment that you are not a techie or a hacker. You're browsing in a bookstore and happen to pick up a copy of Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World (John Wiley &...
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