Posted on Wed, Aug 10, 2011
They are the Internet versions of terrorist groups, bent on the infiltration and destruction of protected resources. They are hackers, and they want nothing
more than to find the weak spots in your network so they can use it to their advantage, regardless of the destruction it causes. This is why internet security is so important. As a small business owner, you must protect your assets and ensure that the resources at your disposal are optimized against these vicious attacks.
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Posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2011
Last week, a 46 year-old man from Minnesota was sentenced to 18 years in prison following multiple convictions on charges related to internet hacking used to terrorize a next door neighbor. Over the course of several months, the man hacked into his neighbors’ Wi-Fi network where he perpetrated a variety of attacks and harassing behavior, such as retrieving personal information, planting fake emails and social media accounts that included child pornography, and even fabricating a threatening email to Vice President Joe Biden.
The family that was victimized was specifically targeted by their neighbor as a form of retaliation for a minor incident several months prior. After the neighbors reported the incident to the police, the cyber-attacks started.
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Posted on Tue, May 31, 2011
Late last month, the Sony PlayStation network was hacked by an unknown, unauthorized person or persons, leaving the account information and passwords, as well as potentially the credit card and billing info of the service’s 70 million users, vulnerable.
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