Hackers at the World Cup: Beware the Risky Free WiFi in Brazil’s Soccer Stadiums
If you are lucky enough to be at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, chances are you will have access to the public WiFi networks set up just for the event. At least half of the 12 World Cup stadiums will have public WiFi available, with over 2,300 access point ...
Smartphones and the Rise of Contextual Apps
If you are familiar with where technology is heading, you know that the future belongs to smartphones. More and more, people are using their smartphone to do almost everything.So it’s no surprise that mobile apps are exploding in popularity. According to ...
eBay’s Data Breach Exposes 145 Million User Records
In what is one of the largest data breaches in history, eBay has gone public with the news that they have been the victims of a data breach that resulted in 145 million customer records being exposed.As a result of the breach, eBay has posted a message on ...
A Look at the White House’s Big Data Report
Last week, the Obama Administration released a 90-day study commissioned by the President on big data and privacy. This study was part of President Obama’s response to the NSA surveillance scandal and its aftermath. Led by White House counselor John Podes ...