President Obama politely prods for individual freedoms, unblocked Internet in message to Chinamore images How to keep your e-mail and other Web accounts safe while travelingWhen Daniel Carter logged on to a shared computer at a hostel in Rome to check e-mail, he had no idea he was in a hacker’s sights. After his trip was over, he discovered someone had hijacked his e-mail account and sent a message to hundreds of his contacts asking for money. AP IMPACT: Weak security in payment industry opens door to credit card theftsEvery time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers. Military commanders lay out plans for cyber command, say more resources, training neededWASHINGTON — The U.S. military must reorganize its cyber operations and will use a new command at a Maryland Army facility to create a force for digital warfare, the director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday. |