After a series of high-profile hackings, Twitter last week finally joined the likes of Google and Facebook and introduced two-factor authentication. Users opting to use the new security tool must now enter a code they receive via a text message sent to their cell phones each time they log into the microblogging service.
Christina DesMarais | 31 May | Read more
Two-factor authentication is in the spotlight again after the Twitter accounts for three CBS brands -- 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and a Denver news affiliate -- were hijacked and later suspended this weekend.
Christina DesMarais | 21 Apr | Read more
Digital rights activists are using a recent security breach involving the secretive group Anonymous as an opportunity to rail against a federal anti-hacking law called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Christina DesMarais | 18 Mar | Read more
Security blogger Brian Krebs is used to helping journalists explain the latest hack attack, and there have been plenty lately affecting the likes of Evernote, Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft. He isn't used to being the story himself.
Christina DesMarais | 18 Mar | Read more
Drone technology is advancing to the point where 30,000 unmanned aerial vehicles are expected to be in use over U.S. skies within the next two decades.
Christina DesMarais | 17 Feb | Read more
Twitter's warning about hackers is another reminder about the importance of password protection.
Christina DesMarais | 04 Feb | Read more
Tracking teenagers at school with high-tech chips has come to a head in Texas.
Christina DesMarais | 13 Jan | Read more
Privacy in America is being transformed in many ways -- the intersection of your personal identity and your online activity is one example.
Christina DesMarais | 10 Dec | Read more
Facebook and Google aren’t the only companies with the ability to spy on you. Brick-and-mortar stores can too – thanks to some creepy technology.
Christina DesMarais | 25 Nov | Read more
Email is a handy communication tool, but it can also be a dangerous one for someone in a position of power who has a lot of eyes watching him – as former CIA Director David Petraeus found out the hard way.
Christina DesMarais | 12 Nov | Read more
Hacker collective Anonymous is planning worldwide protests against government surveillance systems.
Christina DesMarais | 04 Nov | Read more
As part of a controversial trial that could someday include 112 schools and nearly 100,000 students, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, recently issued students at two of its campuses new badges with an embedded RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip in order to track their locations.
Christina DesMarais | 09 Oct | Read more
Evidence continues to mount that the U.S. government is keen on tracking its citizens.
Christina DesMarais | 10 Sep | Read more
A creepy issue is bubbling up in Congress involving the dramatic uptick in the number of requests to cellular carriers from law enforcement for people’s cell phone records.
Christina DesMarais | 23 Jul | Read more
Computer vulnerabilities and how they can affect Americans' security are on the agenda for the U.S. Senate, and strong rhetoric is being used to support new legislation.
Christina DesMarais | 22 Jul | Read more