• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Sep-01-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Former Secret Service agent admits $820K Silk Road theft

A former Secret Service agent admitted Monday to stealing US$820,000 worth of bitcoins from Silk Road vendors during the investigation of the online contraband market.Shaun W. Bridges, 32, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-31-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Tired of memorizing passwords? A Turing Award winner came up with this algorithmic trick

Passwords are a bane of life on the Internet, but one Turing Award winner has an algorithmic approach that he thinks can make them not only easier to manage but also more secure.The average user has some 20 passwords today, and […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-31-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Tired of memorizing passwords? A Turing Award winner came up with this algorithmic trick

Passwords are a bane of life on the Internet, but one Turing Award winner has an algorithmic approach that he thinks can make them not only easier to manage but also more secure.The average user has some 20 passwords today, and […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Aug-31-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Russia, China said to use hacked databases to find US spies

Foreign spy agencies, including those from Russia and China, are cross-checking hacked databases to identify U.S. intelligence operatives, according to a news report.One secret network of U.S. engineers and scientists providing technical assistance ... Read More