Public Hotspots Are a Privacy and Security Minefield: Shield Yourself

Monday, May 19th, 2014

An axiom among network security pros is that you should treat public Wi-Fi hotspots like the cyber equivalent of public bathrooms: a convenience we all use, but only with the requisite hygiene. You wouldn’t share personal items like a toothbrush or razor with others at an office, gym or airport ...

Yahoo drops ‘Do Not Track’ policy in favor of ‘personalized’ experience

Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

Yahoo is watching you, whether you like it or not. Yahoo said this week that the company will stop honoring "Do Not Track" requests made by a user's browser. It will now actively attempt to track your interactions with its site and its content.  "Here at Yahoo, we work hard to provide ...

The WhiteHat Aviator Web Browser Is Now Available For Windows

Sunday, March 23rd, 2014

With every website you visit, you’re vulnerable to malicious hackers out to steal your surfing history, passwords, email access, bank account numbers, medical info, and more. And the “big browsers” don’t do enough to stop it. But now you can protect yourself before you go on the Web – with WhiteHat ...

United States to give up its oversight on domain name assignment

Sunday, March 16th, 2014

In the wake of an NSA spying scandal which has shaken the faith of many in the United States' dedication to digital privacy, the U.S government has announced that it will be ceding its oversight of ICANN - the organization which manages domain name assignment for every site on the internet. According ...

Major security flaw threatens Linux users

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

A source code mistake in the GnuTLS library an open-source software building block used in a large number of different Linux distributions to handle secure Internet connections could prove a serious threat to the privacy of Linux users, as developers rush to patch the vulnerability. Nikos Mavrogiannopolous, the developer of GnuTLS, ...