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In-Flight Electronic Foolproof Systems

Can we do anything to mitigate the human factor risks in aviation? The answer is: Yes, we can

10 Cool Big Data Projects

There are many cool and funny projects in the world that deal with big data and we’ve gathered the Top 10 list of the most interesting ones. See for yourself!

Thieving spam: it’s no longer about just advertising

As cybercrime keeps focusing on profit, the share of plainly malicious spam, spreading out Trojans, phishing links, etc., will grow.

Mobile malware: perception vs. reality

Figures show that just 58% of Android-based smartphones and 63% of Android tablets are protected by any kind of an anti-virus solution, while 31% of smartphones and 41% of tablets are not even password-protected.

7 Steps to Avoid Phishing Attacks on Your Facebook

There are several ways to avoid phishing attacks on your Facebook account. The common theme in each is to be highly suspicious of any online request for your personal information

Deep Dive: 5 Threats Affecting Hardware

Hardware is usually considered relatively safe and clean — as opposed to software which is usually the layer suffering from bugs and malware. But this is no longer true

What’s so bad about DDoS?

While it would be obvious to say that DDoS attacks are “bad for business”, the threat is often underestimated, overlooked, or neglected. Surveys show less than 40% of companies take

Twitter Launches Periscope, Social Noise in Our Lives Reaches Crescendo

Major social networks have been known to either unbundle their functionality into multiple apps, or buy other apps and not integrate their functionality into the main one.

Attack or steal: two equal mobile device threats

Losing a phone is always a bit of a nuisance, especially if it’s an expensive piece of hardware. With smartphones conquering the world with authority, losing a phone means also

How Inflight Wi-Fi Internet Access Works

Inflight Internet Access: How It Works

Connection inside the aircraft is not that complex: it needs just a Wi-Fi access point, end of story. But deploying the channel on the outside is a totally different and fascinating concept

Still around: Energetic Bear/Crouching Yeti APT is not going away

Crouching Yeti, last year’s widely publicized APT campaign, is apparently still active, although the operator might have switched infrastructure, techniques, and targets.

Tech Goliath’s Betting on Bitcoin

Tech giants Intel and IBM are seeking to hire Bitcoin experts, but their interest appears to be focussed on the service’s public ledger rather than the cryptocurrency itself

Old bug’s reminiscences: a 4 year old Adobe patch proved incomplete

A four year old Flash patch did not properly resolve a vulnerable Flex application, and attackers can exploit the bug, which is said to affect some 30 percent of Alexa’s top 10 most popular sites in the world, which threatens the integrity of the businesses behind these sites.