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Once upon a time, the computer hacker used to be something of a privileged revolutionary -- something of a technological elite.Today, every 16 year old with a Compaq Presario and a parents' basement to hide out in considers themselves to be a modern day Puppet Master.Today, seasoned hackers are much more common than they used to be. And because society's institutions are more reliant on networked computers than ever before, malevolent -- or even simply mischievious -- hackers can pose very real threats.This is because security vulnerabilities can be found nearly anywhere.Many security vulnerabilities result from simple lack of foresight. Although the security features Microsoft Windows have recently been improved, this program has, in the past, been extremely vulnerable to security...

Of all the Terminator films, Rise of the Machines was certainly the most disappointing.Directed by Jonathon Mostow in place of James Cameron, Terminator 3 came across with all the gloss, polish and adrenaline of a Hollywood action film, and none of the grit and tension of Cameron's masterpieces.But, interestingly enough, of the three Terminator films, Rise of the Machines may have been the best-situated out of the three in terms of its prescience.In the film, John Connor (Nick Stahl) is living "off-the-grid", with nothing but the clothes of his back and his motorcycle. He works day jobs to subsist himself, and has no place of residence, credit cards, or cell phone -- nothing that would leave a record he could be traced by.Even though he and his now-deceased mother, Sarah Connor, have been...