Tag Archive for: Students

Student’s Android app could hijack computers – msnbc.com

A young Israeli security researcher has developed a new free Android app tool that, in the wrong hands, could give novice hackers a chance to launch attacks and hijack targeted computers with the simple push of a button. The “Anti” app, short for Android …
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Missouri Forbids Teachers and Students To Be Facebook Friends (Charlie White/Mashable!)

Charlie White / Mashable!:
Missouri Forbids Teachers and Students To Be Facebook Friends  —  If you’re a student living in Missouri, you’d better not be Facebook friends with any of your teachers – that will soon be illegal.  —  According to Missouri Senate Bill 54 that goes into effect on August 28, any social networking …

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Few students make time to study computer science – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

It’s not only important for a student to learn to write a letter in Microsoft Word,” Sudol-DeLyser said, explaining that every student should learn about basic computer security, media production and simple programming, and interested students should be …
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Phishing scams target students – Notre Dame & Saint Mary Observer

A Phishing scam infiltrated Notre Dame G-mail accounts and sent massive amounts of spam from nd.edu addresses, the Office of Information Technologies ( OIT ) reported Tuesday in an e-mail to the student body. The e-mail warned that other e-mail services …
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