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How to avoid email hackers in two easy steps
Chester Wisniewski Feb 11, 2013
Marketplace Tech contributor Chester Wisniewski of the computer security firm Sophos says change your password and lie.
Marketplace Tech for Friday, February 1, 2013
David Brancaccio Feb 1, 2013
Chinese hackers infiltrated The New York Times for months, and the technique they used was something not so advanced -- email. Google’s “Project Glass” promises to put the functionality of a smart phone on your face. But is that what people want? And, the first down line you see on TV football games could be coming to a real-world Super Bowl, but not yet.
It's not only the New York Times that gets hacked
Kai Ryssdal Jan 31, 2013
Corporations get hacked often -- so it's best to be ready for it.
The New York Times says it was attacked by Chinese hackers
Damian Grammaticas Jan 31, 2013
A look at how Chinese hackers broke into the computer systems of The New York Times.
UK press may face tougher regulation after hacking scandal
Stephen Beard Nov 29, 2012
UK officials are expected to recommend a new, tougher media regulatory body following a series of phone-hacking, bribery, and data theft abuses by the country's newspapers.
Hacking hotel keycard locks, and the secret UN meeting that could change the Internet
David Brancaccio Nov 28, 2012
Burglaries are popping up after a hacker showed off a vulnerability in keycard locks at hotels, and a UN meeting of the International Telecommunications Union next week could change the Internet as we know it.
Avoiding hacks on Cyber Monday, and using low tech for modern space exploration
David Brancaccio Nov 26, 2012
Cyber Monday can offer windfalls to hackers as well as shoppers, and even though our space travel ability is improving, we still use plenty of simple technologies to push it forward.
AT&T puts $14 billion toward expanding wireless
Dan Bobkoff Nov 9, 2012
AT&T announced this week it will invest $14 billion over the next three years to beef up its wireless and broadband services. The news is good for wireless customers, but could portend the demise of the old fashioned landline phone.
Send in the phone drones
David Brancaccio Nov 1, 2012
AT&T and T-Mobile say they have temporarily jury-rigged their network in parts of the Northeast so that customers who can't reach their normal cellphone connection can use the rival's tower without extra charge.
