Stories by Sharon Gaudin

Space station springs a leak; NASA preps spacewalk to fix it

By Sharon Gaudin | 10 May, 2013 17:13

Astronauts on board the International Space Station are preparing for a possible spacewalk tomorrow to repair an ammonia leak.

Schmidt says Google Glass still a year away

By Sharon Gaudin | 22 April, 2013 22:16

Google's Eric Schmidt said the company's wearable computer, Glass, is about a year from reaching the market.

Social nets could hold wealth of info on Boston bombers

By Sharon Gaudin | 19 April, 2013 20:19

As the manhunt goes on for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the bombers' social networks could give investigators needed clues about them.

Investigators comb social nets to look for bombing clues

By Sharon Gaudin | 16 April, 2013 20:16

With federal and state investigators searching for clues about the person or organization behind the Boston Marathon bombing, social networks could hold a treasure trove of information.

Google lets users plan their digital afterlife

By Sharon Gaudin | 12 April, 2013 10:11

Our online lives have become so important that Google just released a feature that enables users to control what happens to their data after they die.

What you Like on Facebook could reveal more than you think

By Sharon Gaudin | 11 March, 2013 22:21

Before you "like" a friend's or company's post on Facebook, think twice. A new study shows that your Facebook "likes" may be far more revealing than you ever thought.

Before Google Glass is released, it's already banned

By Sharon Gaudin | 11 March, 2013 19:48

Before an official pair has even been released, a Seattle cafe has banned customers from wearing Google's computerised eye glasses inside the business.

Facebook may be the third-wheel in your relationship

By Sharon Gaudin | 14 February, 2013 17:55

Looking to have a romantic Valentine's Day with your sweetheart? Maybe you should use Facebook a little less.

Instagram takes a hit, but users may be too addicted to quit

By Sharon Gaudin | 21 December, 2012 19:03

Even though it backed away from a controversial change to its Terms of Use policy, Instagram's once glossy image has taken a big hit.

After Newtown tragedy, cops target social net pranksters

By Sharon Gaudin | 17 December, 2012 12:10

In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn, police warned that they will prosecute anyone purposefully posting false information related to the incident on social networks.

After vote, Facebook moves to update privacy settings

By Sharon Gaudin | 12 December, 2012 20:59

Despite Facebook users losing out on a privacy policy vote earlier this week, the social network moved today to make its privacy tools easier for them to access.

Vote ends on Facebook privacy changes, for good

By Sharon Gaudin | 10 December, 2012 22:31

The user vote over Facebook's latest proposed privacy policy change is over and the small number of voters who took part means Facebook can proceed with its plans.

Facebook users overwhelmingly oppose privacy policy change

By Sharon Gaudin | 04 December, 2012 21:33

With voting open on Facebook's proposed privacy policy changes, more than 110,000 users have weighed in -- and so far, the vote is heavily in favor of the status quo.

Petraeus affair reveals risks of email

By Sharon Gaudin | 03 December, 2012 11:16

The scandal that caused the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus stands as a cautionary tale about how difficult it is to ensure email privacy.

Kill switch thrown on Internet in Syria

By Sharon Gaudin | 29 November, 2012 22:48

Internet and mobile communications were shut down on Thursday morning in war torn Syria.

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Security Awareness Tip

Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).


  1. Have an incident response plan.

  2. Pre-define your incident response team 

  3. Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.

  4. Pre-distribute call cards.

  5. Forensic and incident response data capture.

  6. Get your users on-side.

  7. Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement. 

  8. Practice makes perfect.

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Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping

I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.