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NSA planted malware in over 50,000 computer networks

More information about the NSA has been leaked by Snowden which details an initiative called "Computer Network Exploitation" that has planted malware in over 50,000 computer networks across 5 continents.  If all...

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The US government is not good at security according to the US government

Cybersecurity might be a big talking point in politics today, but you wouldn't be able to tell if you watch the practices of the US government itself. The President's Council...

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Xbox One will bring a new Skype experience to the livingroom

The Xbox One will come with Skype preinstalled as well as a 1080p-capable camera and beamforming stereo microphones through the Kinect. This, paired with the free 6-months of Skype premium...

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Cofounder of Pirate Bay claims that “you can’t beat politics with technology”

Peter Sunde, cofounder of Pirate Bay, believes that the lack of engagement with the democratic process and reliance on technology is becoming a problem.  People who are disenchanted with politics and...

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Government will snitch on some of its warrantless wiretaps

Some of those who were arrested as a result of warrantless will be informed that it happened, according to the US Attorney General's office. On Friday, the Washington Post published...

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An in-depth spec comparison between the Xbox One and the PS4

Comparing consoles has always been difficult due to the vastly different achitectures that each console uses. The new generation of consoles, however, use very similar architecture making it easier than...

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Automation: a digital world’s best friend

While there are certain things that definitely should not be automated, other activities are simply silly to do by hand when there are ways to do it better, faster, and...

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What can the Xbox One bring us that the Xbox 360 couldn’t?

With Microsoft's next-generation console hitting stores this month, developers tell us exactly what kind of experiences the console can bring us that the previous generation couldn't. When a new generation...

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The FBI puts up bounties for several “cyber fugitives”

The FBI has put up several bounties, some going all the way up to $100,000, for wanted "cyber fugitives". Almost exactly two years ago, the United States government indicted seven alleged Estonian and...

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Swisscom’s says that it’s cloud services are safe from NSA spying

Businesses who are fearful of American cloud services sending data to the NSA might find Swisscom's protected cloud services much more appealing.  A Sunday report from Reuters suggests that cloud computing services...

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Apple’s new password manager works, but it’s very messy

Apple's latest attempt at improving security on their operating systems works, albeit rather awkwardly.  In the latest versions of OS X and iOS, Apple's new iCloud Keychain provides one of...

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Battlefield 4 delivers as expected, good and bad

There's a reason that the Battlefield series has been so popular amongst its fans. They know what to expect. They know it will be extremely hard, much more challenging than...

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