Anonymizers are online services that eliminate the trail of information that you leave behind, whilst surfing, so that your online activities cannot be traced back to you. The anonymizers vary in sophistication depending on the level of security and number of features that you require. Some anonymizers require the use of client software and others […]
Secret Backdoor To Many Websites
Ever experienced this? You ask Google to look something up; the engine returns with a number of finds, but if you try to open the ones with the most promising content, you are confronted with a registration page instead, and the stuff you were looking for will not be revealed to you unless you agree […]
Security Concern Throughout System Development Life Cycle
Defining a general structure for a security architecture is challenging because each organization attempts to tailor security according to its needs. To develop a secure system, a thorough understanding of the desired security properties and functional and non-functional properties of the system is required. What is Security Confidentiality – Ensuring that there is no deliberate […]
Crusade to bring the real internet to mobile phones.
At Google’s London headquarters, among the primary-coloured exercise balls and tents erected for brainstorming purposes, a wall of cupboards contains several hundred mobile phones, each stashed in its own little cubby hole. Nearby, around 80 people are beavering away in what is the largest grouping of Google mobile software engineers in the world. Having conquered […]
Who’s Tracking Your Web Movements?
There is a fundamental disconnect between Internet consumers and their online privacy. Every survey suggests that consumers are worried about their online privacy. But when it comes to understanding how to protect their personal information, the gap looms large. A recent report from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Samuelson Clinic […]
Amazon’s E-Book Reader Sells Out Days After Launch
Only days after its massive launch campaign, Amazon’s e-book reader, the Kindle, has sold out. The book retailer says on its website the next batch will hit the shops next month. The mega run on the Kindle happened despite mixed reviews of the –relatively simplistic- device. It is not immediately clear just how big the success […]