What is “Fair Use?”

In one of my classes at Penn State we are learning about some very controversial topics in the tech realms including DRM (digital rights management), Net Neutrality, and Fair Use.  I listen to and read a lot of tech news and these subjects are heavily discussed, mostly with contempt.  So, in the learning tradition of [...]

What is Black Hat?

Lately I’ve been reading quite a bit about the Black Hat Conference that was just last week. What I didn’t know exactly is what Black Hat was. So, for the sake of my learning, I decided to write a post about it.
Black Hat is a highly technical internet and network security conference that [...]