The website of British singer Amy Winehouse has been defaced by a unruly hacking group that claimed it was attacking her as part of a campaign against fellow-acts, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Using the name ‘SwagSec’, the previously unknown group has used the now fairly standard tactic of littering the official fansite with a [...]
Security practitioners know that there is no 100% in security. Sooner or later an incident will occur and when it does, you want to make sure you have the right procedures, policies and controls to avoid regulatory or audit scrutiny. Appropriately, it is not illegal to lose data (regulators too understand that there is no [...]
The next Dow Industrial member to pass through our quantitative modeling framework is Hewlett-Packard. Results of historical simulation suggest that Hewlett-Packard stock offers only a modest upside, even in the face of improving economic conditions. And the downside risks remain too large considering the existing alternatives. At BCMC, we specialize in quantitative economic modeling. One [...]
Sometimes seeing is believing. The FaceNiff Android app, released earlier this month, allows anyone to snoop on traffic on Wi-Fi networks and even hijack Facebook accounts. Sounds bad, but this video demo drives the message home by showing just how easy it is to do: The app, which works on Android phones that have been [...]
It’s July, which means it’s Tour de France time! The 2,200-mile-long bike race takes place once a year, and the Tour is starting today, July 2. The race, which happens over the course of three weeks, is the most prestigious of cycling’s Grand Tours. Though the course changes every year, the race always finishes [...]