Not long after releasing a closed beta, Microsoft today launched Cortana for Android in public beta – but only for the US market. So, if you’re in the US, you can now download and install Cortana on your Android device with just a few clicks or taps. Of course, Android…
Police Seek Public Help in Credit Card Fraud Incident
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Portsmouth Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation a pair of of credit card fraud incidents in the city. Police reported the incident occurred at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 3. The incident at both Market Basket and…
Hundreds of .Gov Credentials Found In Public Hacker Dumps
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans IT’S NO SURPRISEthat careless government employees use their .gov email addresses to sign up for all sorts of personal accounts. But when those insecure third party services are breached by hackers—and if those employees were foolish enough to reuse their .gov passwords, too—that carelessness…
China Ramps up Public Cyber Security Awareness
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans China has officially kicked off its second Cyber Security Week as part of the country’s effort to raise awareness amid growing numbers of Internet users and rising cyber attacks. Coinciding with the international children’s day, this year’s event aims to cultivate…
Protected: Public arrests of 56 hackers sends a clear message – but will the hackers listen?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Protected: Public arrests of 56 hackers sends a clear message – but will the hackers listen? appeared first…
Public Safety Chief Hadley updates community on progress
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley delivered a Valentine’s Day blog to the community, saying they are bracing themselves to receive the recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, which is due to be…
Merseyside Hacker Faces Jail Term Over Public Sector DDoS Attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A man from Merseyside is awaiting sentencing after admitting to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaign which targeted public sector and business websites, potentially affecting vulnerable people, Computer Weekly has reported. Bootle man Ian Sullivan, aged 51, carried out the…
Anonymous-linked hacker admits to DDoS of public services
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacker with links to Anonymous has admitted conducting distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against social services, crime prevention bodies and businesses. Ian Sullivan, a 51-year-old from Bootle in Merseyside, flooded more than 300 websites with bogus traffic in 2013, rendering them unusable…
ACLU Cites Lack of Public Input on Surveillance Technology
Ever since 9/11, local law enforcement agencies have relied on surveillance technology — like video cameras and license plate readers — in order to protect public safety. In a report out today, the ACLU of California describes what it sees as a lack […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Hacker demonstrates risks of using public Wi-Fi
ORLANDO, Fla. – Computer hacker Jonathan Singer wants to remind everyone that not all hackers are of the so-called “black hat” variety who have sinister intent. [WEB EXTRA: Extended video] “‘White hat’ is what I do in my industry and […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…