DEF CON – The Event That Scares Hackers
DEF CON is a 4 day convention of hackers in Las Vegas. According to Wikipedia (http://ow.ly/60pze) it’s “ …one of the world’s largest annual hacker conventions…”. Attendees include hackers, crackers,...
View ArticleLove is a Battlefield – Infidelity Exposed? Or Yet Another Sleazy Website?
A couple of months ago I wrote about a few websites that encouraged infidelity (http://ow.ly/5Mps5). Now I’ve stumbled across a website that, in theory, exposes infidelity – cheaterville.com –...
View Article9 Ways An Account Can Be Compromised Even With A Great Password
Even if you have a really good password, there are many ways an online account can be compromised. Leo Notenboom wrote an excellent article http://ow.ly/68CPj, listing some of the possibilities. -...
View ArticleMan Hacks Bank Accounts Using Facebook Information
If you need a reminder to be careful what you post on Facebook, this story should help. A man in England with no software whatsoever hacked into neighbors bank accounts and stole $57,000 using only...
View ArticleThis Week’s Internet Security / Privacy News Roundup
Here are some stories that came out in the last week. Some of these headlines sound like they came from a grocery store tabloid but unfortunately, they’re true. 9/9/11 – How to Steal Corporate Email...
View ArticleAlarming New Facial Recognition Technology – Germany Sees Privacy Threat
It seems facial recognition software is becoming more widely used and more sophisticated. In some cases facial recognition software now has the ability to access the internet and search through...
View ArticleCybercriminals Enlist Preschoolers to Help Install Malware
Letting preschoolers on a computer is not a good idea. Letting them or an older sibling download anything unsupervised is a recipe for disaster. If parents need a reason to be wary of such activities,...
View Article10 Consumer Groups, Lawmakers Want Facebook Privacy Investigation
Australian Nik Cubrilovic recently wrote a blog post entitled “Logging out of Facebook is not enough” (http://ow.ly/6KGi2). In that post Nik revealed that Facebook was tracking users even after they...
View ArticleCan You Say “Government Watchdogs?”
Just this week 2 stories broke on the possibility of governments, the U.S. And Germany, encroaching on the privacy of private citizens. 10/7/11 – “An internal U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
View ArticleThe Very Real Dangers of Oversharing Online
February 2010 – Please Rob Me – http://ow.ly/6Tlvs PleaseRobMe.com is a website that uses Twitter’s search functionality to show location-based messages. Their goal is to raise awareness about the...
View ArticleIn the News…
4/4/13 - Mobile Phone is 40 Years Old: Facts and Future, Full story here: http://ow.ly/jLlYL 4/1/13 - American Gangs Use Internet for Bragging, Not Cybercrime, Full story here: http://ow.ly/jLbMa...
View ArticleThe Facebook Phone – a Fresh Perspective
Facebook Phones Home (http://ow.ly/jWrao) I’ve been reading Bob Rankin’s e-mail newsletter on and off for several years. He’s quite knowledgeable, tech-savvy and easy-going… until now. This is the...
View ArticleWould You Allow Your Boss Access to Your Social Media Accounts?
Should your boss ever have access to your social media accounts, such as Facebook? An amendment to a recent bill in Washington State (http://ow.ly/jWqsl) would have allowed employers to ask for a...
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