cybercrime

As the U.S. attempts to bolster its cybersecurity legislation, will Canada be called on to take part?

Endorses hacking contemporary, ‘Anonymous’

‘Skooky840’ is a good neighbour; he or she doesn’t lock their WiFi. When my Internet connection is out, I hop on theirs until I get things sorted. I’m not sure why they don’t protect their signal with a password. Maybe they can’t figure out how to. Maybe they can’t be bothered. Or maybe, like some folks I know, Skooky840 leaves their signal open to be polite, as a courtesy to neighbours like me. As long as we don’t abuse it and run up their bills, hey- why not? I’d love to thank Skooky840 for making my life a little easier and our street a little friendlier, but I don’t know who they are. A WiFi signal, like the Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with it, is not a person.

Massive botnet is infiltrated by U.S. cyber crime fighters

Going online in a public place is becoming increasingly risky