Gone are the days when one had to be a computer genius to commit a cyber crime. Now there are programs that can assist non-tech savvy criminals. Article Excerpt: Combating cybercrime will become an uphill struggle, with the tools needed to commit technological crimes...
NOTE: Brian Brown is a guest author for INSUREtrust. He is an expert in cyber liability coverage, and has held a number of senior positions in the insurance industry for over a decade. He may be contacted by email at briandykerbrown@gmail.com or by phone at...
As our houses become more digitized, there are more opportunities for hackers to break into our systems, either for pure mischief or for more nefarious purposes such as stealing our stuff. Engineers designing the devices allowing us to control our thermostat or...
Apple’s Developer Center has been hacked by someone who says he simply wanted to expose security flaws in the site. As a result, the site has been down for days, meaning updates to apps for Apple products have been on hold. This has also affected an update rollout...
A recent wave of unique thefts involving property locked inside automobiles has law enforcement perplexed. Some thieves are using an as yet undetermined hi-tech device to hack into a car’s computer system and then unlock the doors without activating the car’s alarm....
Vigilance against viruses and weaknesses in your IT system is necessary, but one federal agency went overboard and actually destroyed hardware like mice, keyboards, and printers, mistakenly thinking they could harbor malware. The ill-advised plan cost taxpayers $2.7...
