Sonys Bravia HX Series of HDTVs is a good example of how the HDTV market has evolved in the past couple of years. Complete with 3D capability and Internet connectivity, the Sony XBR-55HX929 had me captivated from the very start. The first surprise came when I saw the box containing this 55-inch HDTV. Even though [...]
The average Web-based application is hit by a cyberattack once every two minutes, says a report out today by security firm Imperva. Detailing its findings in its “Web Application Attack Report” for July, Imperva found that Web applications are attacked around 27 times per hour. Monitoring the Internet from December 2010 through May 2011, the [...]
Italy’s specialist police unit responsible for combating cybercrime suffered an embarrassing attack by hackers linked to the loosely knit Anonymous hacktivist network. In a communique posted on Twitter, the hacker group claimed to have obtained more than 8 gigabytes of internal data from what it called the “Homeland Security Cyber Operation Unit in Europe” and [...]
UK police forces are teaming up to form high-tech regional surveillance units to carry out covert and intrusive investigations. The new units are aimed at making it easier for police to monitor computers, phones and wireless networks, according to The Guardian. Earlier this month, police forces in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire formed the [...]
Twitter users are being warned to be on the lookout for an account hijacking attack called ‘StalkTrak’ that has taken a growing toll of victims on the social media site in the last week. The attack appears as an apparently legitimate tweet from a Twitter follower followed with the message “I love this NEW App, [...]