Information Life » hacking https://www.informationlife.net The latest Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) updates Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.17 How hackers can steal your credit card info https://www.informationlife.net/how-hackers-can-steal-credit-card-info/ https://www.informationlife.net/how-hackers-can-steal-credit-card-info/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:48:48 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4853 The holiday season means shopping at several retailers for many people, but how safe are you when you swipe your card? More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/how-hackers-can-steal-credit-card-info/feed/ 7 Security of data is consumers’ biggest fear https://www.informationlife.net/security-data-consumers-biggest-fear/ https://www.informationlife.net/security-data-consumers-biggest-fear/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:22:30 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4779 In the week when Ireland experienced its biggest ever data hacking breach, a new survey obtained by the Irish Independent reveals that security concerns dwarf all others for consumers. More>>

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]]> In the week when Ireland experienced its biggest ever data hacking breach, a new survey obtained by the Irish Independent reveals that security concerns dwarf all others for consumers. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/security-data-consumers-biggest-fear/feed/ 8 Enterprise security: 10 tips to overcome hacker attacks https://www.informationlife.net/enterprise-security-10-tips-overcome-hacker-attacks/ https://www.informationlife.net/enterprise-security-10-tips-overcome-hacker-attacks/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:55:13 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4750 As hackers continue to invent and use new methods of stealing data, here are some tips and considerations that can help over a hacking attack. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/enterprise-security-10-tips-overcome-hacker-attacks/feed/ 6 How the word ‘hacker’ got corrupted https://www.informationlife.net/how-word-hacker-got-corrupted/ https://www.informationlife.net/how-word-hacker-got-corrupted/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:43:26 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4323 What is generally called “hacking” today was originally called “cracking” in technical circles – as in cracking a safe. Hacking, in its original meaning, has nothing to do with malicious behavior. The term “hacker” seems to have originally developed decades ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, a fabled source of...

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]]> What is generally called “hacking” today was originally called “cracking” in technical circles – as in cracking a safe. Hacking, in its original meaning, has nothing to do with malicious behavior.

The term “hacker” seems to have originally developed decades ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, a fabled source of geek wisdom and wizardry. There a hacker was a fairly general term for any kind of enthusiastic amateur expert. A computer hacker was someone who really knew computers, loved computers, and threw their time wholeheartedly into exploring them and their possibilities. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/how-word-hacker-got-corrupted/feed/ 14 Edward Snowden: how the spy story of the age leaked out https://www.informationlife.net/edward-snowden-spy-story-age-leaked/ https://www.informationlife.net/edward-snowden-spy-story-age-leaked/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:32:53 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4147 When Ed arrived in Hong Kong, he was carrying four computers that enabled him to gain access to US govt’s most highly-classified secrets. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/edward-snowden-spy-story-age-leaked/feed/ 69 Password can stop a mobile hack attack https://www.informationlife.net/password-can-stop-mobile-hack-attack/ https://www.informationlife.net/password-can-stop-mobile-hack-attack/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 13:25:07 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=4006 Putting a password on your smartphone is a simple step to reduce personal information or identity being stolen by cyber criminals. According to Symantec’s latest cyber-crime report, there was a 42 per cent increase in targeted cyber attacks in 2012, with manufacturing and finance, insurance and real estate being the top two industries attacked by...

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]]> Putting a password on your smartphone is a simple step to reduce personal information or identity being stolen by cyber criminals.

According to Symantec’s latest cyber-crime report, there was a 42 per cent increase in targeted cyber attacks in 2012, with manufacturing and finance, insurance and real estate being the top two industries attacked by cyber criminals.

According to experts, the easiest way to protect personal information was to have a password. Smartphone thefts were becoming more prevalent and a password made it more difficult for thieves to access personal information. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/password-can-stop-mobile-hack-attack/feed/ 3 The wide world of hacking in China https://www.informationlife.net/the-wide-world-hacking-china/ https://www.informationlife.net/the-wide-world-hacking-china/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:39 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=3992 The Chinese have been known to be experts at hacking for quite some time. But what might surprise some is that it’s epidemic across the country in all levels of society. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/the-wide-world-hacking-china/feed/ 10 Chinese hackers pick up where they left off with more US attacks https://www.informationlife.net/chinese-hackers-pick-left-us-attacks/ https://www.informationlife.net/chinese-hackers-pick-left-us-attacks/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=3989 Just three months after alleged state-sponsored Chinese hackers ceased activity, their work has been reignited anew in the US. More>>

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]]> https://www.informationlife.net/chinese-hackers-pick-left-us-attacks/feed/ 12 Top 10 Hacking Countries https://www.informationlife.net/top-10-hacking-countries/ https://www.informationlife.net/top-10-hacking-countries/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:22:41 +0000 http://www.informationlife.net/?p=3780 When it comes to computer-attack traffic, China deserves the bulk of the blame, but not all of it. Ten countries including China accounted for three-quarters of the world’s cyber-assault traffic during the last quarter of 2012, according to Akamai Technologies, which helps companies speed the delivery of online content. While detecting the source of an...

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When it comes to computer-attack traffic, China deserves the bulk of the blame, but not all of it.

Ten countries including China accounted for three-quarters of the world’s cyber-assault traffic during the last quarter of 2012, according to Akamai Technologies, which helps companies speed the delivery of online content.

While detecting the source of an attack can be difficult — cyber criminals can launch online assaults from infected computers around the world — knowing the country of origin can provide an important clue in ultimately determining the identity of a hacker.

Take a look at which countries made the top 10 list. More>>

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