Tag: Katie Nelson

Unless you delete personal data before you return a rental car, other people may view it, including future renters and rental car employees or even hackers.

How safe is your car from hackers?

Katie Nelson · December 19, 2016 6:21 pm

Algorithms now have the ability to recognize us not just by our faces, but also by our posture and smiles. They can recognize us whether we're moving or standing still, and even if our hair is obscuring our faces.

Biometrics: Safety, convenience and combatting data theft

Katie Nelson · September 26, 2016 3:42 pm

The documents were posted to a Wordpress blog administered by "Guccifer 2.0," the hacker who allegedly penetrated both the DCCC and the DNC, as well as other affiliated organizations. (Wikimedia Commons)

The new weapon against hackers: Cybersecurity startups

Katie Nelson · June 27, 2016 4:01 am

While fewer people nowadays will run a program from someone they don't know, it is still common practice to open a document or attachment from an unknown source, HP says.

Watch out for these top hacking risks

Katie Nelson · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Others argue that AI has yet to be developed that can accurately mimic the value or depth of a threat. Information Age editorial director Ben Rossi makes the case that humans are needed to create the artificial intelligence that can identify and shut down attackers. (istock photo)

Is artificial intelligence the next step in cybersecurity?

Katie Nelson · April 25, 2016 4:01 am

The initiative would include "vetted hackers" who apply to participate in the agency's "bug bounty program." (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Why one of the top national security issues is missing from the campaign trail

Katie Nelson · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

Protesters assembled in more than 30 cities to lash out at the FBI for obtaining a court order that requires Apple to make it easier to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by a gunman in December's mass murders in California. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

When it comes to cybersecurity, knowledge is power

Katie Nelson · February 29, 2016 5:01 am

Norton's cybersecurity insights report for 2016 showed that 15 percent of baby boomers have disclosed an online password to someone else. For millennials, that figure was a whopping 31 percent.

Why millennials (not baby boomers) are most at risk for hacking

Katie Nelson · November 30, 2015 5:01 am

On Oct. 20, the National Cybersecurity Institute in Washington will hold its 2015 summit on cyber liability insurance as well as cyber risks.

The 5 cyber habits you should be following

Katie Nelson · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

"Russia's and China's conception of information security is broader than the Western approach of cybersecurity," saidÂ Elaine Korzak of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation.

China’s cybersecurity law — trouble for businesses

Katie Nelson · September 8, 2015 4:01 am

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., questions Deputy Attorney General James Cole as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Examining Recommendations to Reform FISA Authorities, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Cicilline is the newest member of the committee. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Should the feds take control over breach notification laws?

Katie Nelson · July 13, 2015 4:01 am

Network security company FireEye announced it had partnered with Visa to create new products that would make it easier for companies to find and fix potential data breaches.Â (AP Photo)

Can the FireEye/Visa Partnership save our data?

Katie Nelson · June 15, 2015 4:01 am