May 8, 2012
Apple has long been paraded as the security maven when compared to Microsoft. However, it looks like this reputation might be changing. Recent reports from security firm Kaspersky Lab have found that malware on the Apple platform is growing. Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2012...
May 3, 2012
The historic decision from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to open the top-level domain market has received a lot of criticism ever since its announcement last year. Recent developments, however, are bringing even more concerns to table...
April 22, 2012
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is more commonly known as CISPA, is expected to receive a House vote this week. The Internet community, with the exception of tech giants such as Google and Facebook, has been raising concerns about the bill claiming that...
April 5, 2012
The idea of facial recognition has been equated with Hollywood and the government for a long time. However, companies, including Face.com, are taking the phenomenon mainstream.
While it’s a fascinating concept, Gil Hirsch, the CEO of Face.com, explained to WebProNews, that the process has been somewhat challenging. According to Hirsch, Hollywood has presented facial recognition as a form of surveillance, which has “creeped out” lots of...
April 1, 2012
Cyber security has been getting a lot of attention in recent years after a number of corporations and government websites have undergone security breaches. In fact, Congress is even weighing the idea of cyber security legislation in an effort to prevent against cyber warfare.
Jerry Brito, however, who is the Director of the...
March 30, 2012
According to research from the White House, 1 in 5 women between the ages of 16 and 24 will be a victim of sexual assault and dating violence. Pretty alarming, right? Vice President Joe Biden thinks so, and, as a result, launched the “Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge in conjunction with Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health...
March 14, 2012
As more and more companies are falling victim to security breaches, a lot of businesses are worried they could be next. These concerns reached a new height over the course of 2011 as Sony, Citibank, and even certain areas of the government were hacked.
What’s worse, as Marc Gaffan, the Co-founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development for web security firm...