State of the Internet report is out: Web is faster but attacks also on the rise With Internet speeds on the rise year-over-year, it’s the perfect setting for Chinese hackers to use DDoS attacks on various websites on the Internet. The global average Internet connection speed is 3.8 Mbps. (Photo : Brian Klug) It is not difficult to… Read More »
Companies Watch Closely As FCC Moves To Redefine Net Neutrality FCC drafts new rules that, if approved, will open the gate for ISPs to sell bandwidth to the highest bidders The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) laid out its proposal for new rules surrounding net neutrality. Consumer advocacy groups are crying foul on what they consider a turnaround in the… Read More »
Ohio man sentenced to wear ‘BULLY’ sign is jeered, taunted Edmond Aviv, 62, sits with a sign he made at a street corner in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid, Ohio April 13, 2014. (Reuters) – An Ohio man sentenced by a judge to spend Sunday wearing a sign reading “I AM A BULLY” at a busy… Read More »
Report: NSA Exploited Heartbleed to Siphon Passwords for Two Years The NSA knew about and exploited the Heartbleed vulnerability for two years before it was publicly exposed this week, and used it to steal account passwords and other data, according to a news report. Speculation had been rampant this week that the spy agency might have known about the… Read More »
From HeXus comes this… PC upgraders chose Windows 7 over Windows 8.X during March With the official end of support for Windows XP just under a week away the OS still holds over 27 per cent – over a quarter – of the market according to the latest Net Applications data (via TNW). During the last full month… Read More »
EB and I want to help you keep safe — on and off the Web. We hope the following will prevent you or someone you love from ingesting too much toothpaste, too many carrots, too much Windex, or too much of a lot of other things, including water. Did you know you could die from drinking too much… Read More »