De-Anonymizing Social Network Users

Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Xing have been reporting exponential growth rates. These sites have millions of registered users, and they are interesting from a security and privacy point of view because they store large amounts of sensitive personal user data.

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NATO buzzing to "invite" Russia to join military thug group.

Trans-Atlantic security needs have changed fundamentally in the last two decades. The East-West confrontation has ended, and Moscow now shares many interests with NATO. It is time for the alliance to open its doors to Russia, say German defense experts Volker Rühe, Klaus Naumann, Frank Elbe and Ulrich Weisser.

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Oscars Hacked, Courtesy Microsoft Windows

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning that hackers are exploiting interest in last night's Oscar film awards ceremony to infect the computers of unsuspecting computer users.

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The Definition of Mortgage

What is the definition of mortgage? It is the transfer of an interest in property (or the equivalent in law – a charge) to a lender as a security for a debt – usually a loan of money. A mortgage in itself is not a debt; it is the lender’s security for a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land (or the equivalent) from the owner to the mortgage

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