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Foster Creativity to Secure the Workplace
A creative, open minded company will have more security, because when there is open communication between employees, there is an added level of trust. If you own or manage a company, then you already understand the importance of creativity in the workplace. However, you may not know how to get your employees to become creative [...]
STOP SOPA & PIPA
SOPA & PIPA HR3261 & S968 are threatening the Internet. Most of the web sites you use strongly oppose these bills. This is how you can help put a stop to this madness before it’s too late! Stop HR 3261 (SOPA) and S 968 (PIPA) Internet Blacklist Bills Congress needs to hear from you, or [...]
Scam Targets Apple Users: How to Avoid Being Scammed
During Christmas season, a “well-crafted” scam has targeted Apple users, fooling them into give their Apple IDs and billing information, Internet security firm Intego reported in its blog. The tricky email, which is well-written and …
Are You Being Tracked? 8 Ways Your Privacy Is Being Eroded Online and Off – AlterNet
Are You Being Tracked? 8 Ways Your Privacy Is Being Eroded Online and OffAlterNetAt the hearing, Franken raised an alarm about Carrier IQ's software, CIQ. Few people have ever heard about CIQ. Running under the app functions, CIQ doesn't require the user's consent (or knowledge) to operate. On Android phones, it can track a user's [...]
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.60 — now with ‘Chameleon’ technology
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.60, which is designed to add additional to already running software, debuts Chameleon technology, which the developer claims will allow the program to run even when a malware infection …
Report details extent of Anonymous hack on Stratfor (Michelle Meyers/CNET)
Michelle Meyers / CNET:Report details extent of Anonymous hack on Stratfor — Now that the Yuletide fog has cleared, details are emerging about the extent of an Anonymous hack on security think tank Strategic Forecasting that was first reported Christmas Day and appears to have affected some 50,000 individuals.
e-mail targets new Apple customers, steals billing information
Just got a new Macbook, iPad or other Apple gizmo for Christmas? A new e-mail scam is targeting you. Cyber criminals are sending around a very official looking e-mail asking Apple users to update billing information, according to Intego, an anti …
My Thoughts On Printers – Forbes
Forbes My Thoughts On PrintersForbesJust this past week, while the rest of us were out enjoying the holiday season, Hewlett Packard released a fix for certain of its printers susceptible to remote hacking. Really? There's a guy out there who wants to hack into my small business' printer …
Your cell phone is out of your control – CNN
Your cell phone is out of your controlCNNBy David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech December 28, 2011: 5:09 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Here's the takeaway from the Carrier IQ fiasco: Mobile phone owners have no clue what data-gathering tools are running on their devices, and little ability to control …Your Cell Phone Is Out Of Your [...]
What you can do to enforce endpoint
Thirty years after the was launched, and management problems for the endpoint seem to be getting worse rather than better. PCs have become more functional, creating a greater surface area for attack. And the number of endpoint devices has …
