A British man could be facing 60 long years in prison. Why you ask? Gary McKinnon managed to “Hack” into US Military, and NASA computers using a program called “RemotelyAnywhere” with a goal of finding evidence of UFOs.

People typically use RemotelyAnywhere for remote support and administration. He used a Perl script which searched for blank passwords, and McKinnon says many of the computers he gained access to had not created unique passwords. Instead, they were still using default

Time Saving Tuesday

There is nothing like using free software to protect your computer, but people are constantly asking me which tools they should use on their PC to keep them safe. Most people who are not familiar with free software assume that it can’t protect their computers as well as commercial alternatives, but in many instances that is not the case.

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