A web server is a specialized computer with software designed to make its files available online. These computers are built to run 24/7 and require significant continuous power, temperature ...

In 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals—which includes California—rejected another CFAA prosecution based on a terms-of-service violation. In that case, an employee had used a valid ...

Thanks to an unruly law called the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, you might be breaking the law by surfing the Web and not even know it. Skip to main content Menu ...

June 2, 2009— -- Are your Web searches putting your computer at risk? In a recent report, security firm McAfee, Inc. revealed how cybercriminals use popular search terms to unleash malicious ...

When a cop takes a bribe to look up someone’s license plate number on a restricted-access law enforcement database, that’s corruption. But it’s not hacking. Nor is it hacking when employees ...

Using a “gate-up, gate-down” analogy, the Supreme Court said that when a computer or website’s gates are up — and therefore information is publicly accessible — no authorization is required.

If you want to use the app, you have to accept the terms. The only alternative is to stop using the service entirely. For most people, it’s easier to click “agree” and hope for the best.

See desktop computer, Web application and mobile app. (2) In Windows, a desktop application is one that runs in the traditional Windows desktop in contrast to a tablet application that runs full ...