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Ransomware takes over your computer, demands money

The horrifying feeling that you get when you see that you have a virus just got more personal with the latest wave of malware. Malware that takes computers hostage until...

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Dexter is dangerous for computers, too

He isn't just out there hacking people up on the popular television series Dexter. Now he's chopping up computers and costing millions. South African banks have sustained millions of dollars...

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Gaming college still going strong after a quarter of a century

If you really want to learn how to build video games, the first gaming college in North America just hit a nice milestone. In my teenage years, I knew with...

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You’re email is safer in the US than Europe

With so many allegations and news stories about American email being vulnerable to the watchful eye of Big Brother, many are starting to flock to other areas for their email....

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IT for the US government has always been awful

This isn't a trend. It's not a strange series of unrelated events. The way the US government handles its IT infrastructure has always fallen short. Here's why. The rocky launch...

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Lavabit lays out its case

The US government has beef with Edward Snowden and they're willing to take any measures necessary to make that happen even if it tramples on rights as Lavabit's CEO has...

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WhatsApp messages may be hackable

Accusations are flying that the popular instant messaging service WhatsApp may have very basic vulnerabilities when sent via WiFi. A security researcher said he has found an encryption flaw that...

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Password cracking is getting ridiculous

Your password is not really that secure. Unless you have a 22-character randomized password (that won't even work in many password sections on websites) your passwords such as "thisisnotyourpassword123" might...

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The future of connected cars

Cars are trying to be as connected as possible but the automakers aren't keeping pace with the technology. Here's a look at what the future of connected cars might actually...

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Samsung Galaxy Gear is a not-so-smart watch

The promise of the upcoming smartwatch phenomenon is great enough to bring all of the major gadget companies to the table. Samsung was the first of the usual suspects to...

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How they nabbed Ross William Ulbricht

Sloppiness, ego, and money eventually brought down the criminal mind that merged a high tech economy with low tech crime. The Dread Pirate Roberts, head of the most brazen drug...

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Are Samsung’s Note 3 benchmarks faked?

Benchmarking is supposed to be the unbiased method for finding strengths and weaknesses in gadgets, particularly with mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Samsung is being accused of playing with...

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