Every now and then, someone makes the news that is a complete bad guy. Lately, someone who was sent to jail that qualifies as a real creep was Bernie Madoff. This guy made billions for himself by cheating everybody he knew in a giant ponzi scheme. That scam stole the life savings from thousands of [...]

It seems it is no fun being a politician especially if you’re a Torie in the UK. Sometimes you make a tough decision and it turns out it could cost you your job. That was the kind of hard decision the conservatives made when they decided to scrap laying fiber optic cable to offer superfast [...]

Google wants to make a dent in the browser wars. That is a war that has been going on for some time. For a long time, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer ruled cyberspace. But in the last few years, IE has continued to come up short with users. Furthermore, IE seems to be a favourite target [...]

It is hard to believe that there was a time when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the web browser of choice for almost anyone who wanted to use the internet. That seems like a long time ago. But it wasn’t competition that caused a defection of the faithful from IE. It was that security problems and [...]

Have you ever heard of Zeus, Silon and Yaludle? If so, you are probably more aware than most online banking customers that these are the three most efficient and dangerous computer Trojan horse malware tools that bank robbers are using to attack the online banking system and steal millions of dollars. These bank robbers are [...]

The hostility between Iran and the United States is well known. Things have become more and more tense over the last couple of years between the two countries. When Iran’s elections took place and that almost caused a revolution, the support the U.S. had for the rebels was also well known. But so far war [...]

If the music industry ran the world, they would gladly base their empire in the UK. That is because the Lords have rushed a bill that is designed to deal with internet piracy of material that is protected by copyright seems virtually crafted by the music industry to stop illegal downloading of music.
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If you are an online gamer or know one, you know that it can be deadly serious business. But as intense as the World of War gaming experience is, its still gaming. The intensity is part of the fun. So when you get into the game in a big way, you want to focus on [...]

It should go without saying that if you are going to make your living through online sales from your catalog business, offering secure credit card services is a top priority. Argos does very well with their online business. So when a customer discovered very sensitive credit card information being sent out with an email confirmation [...]

As individuals, we live in a state of invented peace of mind that our computers are pretty much safe from viruses or other attacks if we are careful. If you buy the right software to protect your computer and you avoid online behavior that draws the unsavory online element to you, you expect to be [...]

The Open Source movement has been a huge success in providing free or affordable software. By definition, Open Source software is delivered with the source code for the programs open and available for the user to read or modify if they wish. This is certainly not the way commercial software is developed because companies that [...]

Just when you thought that we had used up all the good ideas for password protection, someone comes up with something new. It was a German organization called the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology that devised a solution for protecting passwords that is even more clever than the techniques hackers use to steal passwords [...]

An ATM machine seems to be impervious to being robbed. An ATM seems to be the perfect machine that was designed to defend itself. There have been cases where crooks tried to tie chains to an ATM to drag it off and they still resist being taken by force. They are made to stand up [...]

The phenomenon of people becoming flirtatious in online situations is one we all are aware of. Recently a company called MyVoucherCodes revealed that men take a much lighter attitude toward this kind of flirtation than women do. In fact, it is wise to watch it if you are a guy who enjoys a little flirting [...]

What if Robin Hood was real and running around today? He would probably be busy busting bankers who take government money to stay afloat and then get rich at public expense. But when bankers in Latvia were exposed for that kind of dirty business, the government went after the whistleblower rather than hanging the bankers [...]