The Weekly Hash - April 26, 2013
Having a few laughs at the expense of this week’s top tech newsmakers, this week including Apple, Facebook and Pizza Hutread more
View ArticleThe Weekly Hash - May 3, 2013
Tip-toeing through the tulips of topical tech talesread more
View ArticleIt's Change Your Password Day. How hackable are you?
90% of passwords are vulnerable to hacking, according to risk-management firm Deloitte. Is yours one of them?read more
View ArticleDonald Trump gets into the crowdfunding business
The Donald wants FundAnything to be like Kickstarter, only gaudierread more
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg’s birthday party hits a snag
Facebook’s founder turned 29 on Tuesday and the party may still be going onread more
View ArticleUnix: Book Review -- Absolute OpenBSD: Unix for the Practical Paranoid by...
BSD -- the Berkeley Software Distribution flavor of Unix -- is alive and well and thriving on a remarkably secure system near you. And the second edition of Absolute OpenBSD (Michael W. Lucas, 2013, no...
View ArticleThe Senate may be interested in how Tim Cook likes his coffee
The Apple CEO insists that his company doesn’t dodge taxes, but instructions to his personal assistant may suggest otherwiseread more
View ArticleGoogle Glass fans need a reality check (and the Internet needs seat belts)
Being in public doesn't mean you give up all rights to your personal privacy -- no matter how cool that techno gadget might be.read more
View ArticleYou may kiss the bride and tweet a selfie [CARTOON]
How social media is changing everything, including weddings; plus a wrap up of this week's top tech storiesread more
View ArticleUnix & Security: 243 Days
If someone told you that, on average, an advanced attacker was on a system for 243 days before he was detected, would you fall off your seat? If so, then, fall off your seat.read more
View ArticleHow long your password needs to be to really thwart hackers
The easiest way to upgrade your security: Add more characters to your passwordread more
View ArticleAnd you thought the Cone of Silence was a joke [CARTOON]
Thanks to the NSA, you can’t be too careful these daysread more
View ArticleAt prices this low, the NSA can’t afford to not spy on us
Data storage experts estimate the cost to the NSA of storing surveillance data on all Americans - and it’s surprisingly affordableread more
View ArticleWait - Verizon throttling Bridezillas is bad why? [CARTOON]
Verizon throttling Netflix streaming may not be the worst thing in the worldread more
View ArticleNSA leakers shouldn’t use Priceline to book travel [CARTOON]
Sometimes the lowest price isn’t always the best optionread more
View ArticleFind out how much your Gmail account is worth
How valuable is your Gmail account to cyber crooks?read more
View ArticleSecureGmail: The easiest way to send encrypted emails through Gmail
Protect emails from prying eyes in one-click with this open-source extensionread more
View ArticleThe Fortress of Solitude just got less solitude-y [CARTOON]
Even the Man of Steel can’t escape the NSA’s prying eyesread more
View ArticleGovernment IT employees get to have all the fun [CARTOON]
The government’s new approach to dealing with problematic hardware is catching on read more
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