Any organization interested in securing data should take seriously the warning from Panda Security that one little device could be the sharpest tool in cyberthieves’ arsenal.
Tags: flash drives, malware, Panda Security, study, worms
As the U.S. economy continues its sluggish recovery and worker morale sinks, the IT department needs to pay attention to moves that make users even more dissatisfied. One thing that’ll be sure to put ‘em in a bad mood: website blocking.
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Tags: blocking, Robert Half Technologies, survey, users, website, workers
There seems to be an epidemic of hacking iTunes accounts, especially for the site’s customers who pay for their purchases using PayPal.
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Tags: banking, credit cards, cybercrime, hacked, iTunes, linked, PayPal, scam
Fans of Cameron Diaz may want to rethink any plans they have for online banking or investment activity. That’s because a web search for the popular movie star is very likely to infect a PC with nasty malware and viruses that can be used to steal passwords and access IDs for sites where money is exchanged.
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Tags: Cameron Diaz, downloads, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, malware, McAfee, theft, Trojan, virus
IT may hold the keys to the kingdom in the business environment these days, but the folks who are most likely to pick the lock are in another department altogether:
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Tags: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, company, employee, report, steal
The next business that could come under regulators’ scrutiny: online dating. These sites attract plenty of folks just looking for love, but a few real creeps have started migrating there as well.
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Tags: background checks, killer, match.com, online dating
It’s no secret that the Internet carries vital business and government information around the globe. Anybody with the power to turn off that vast and far-reaching network would be pretty powerful indeed, and Congress may give the president that power.
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Tags: congress, cybersecurity, kill switch, law, legislation, obama
It’s a safe bet that few states want their broadband users to win in this category, but the place in the United States with the most porn subscribers per web user is (drum roll please):
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Tags: adult dating, popularity, porn, sex, Utah, Websites
Seems that consumer advocates and politicians smell blood in the technology waters. The red stuff is flowing from the direction of Facbook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose awkward performance at a tech industry conference recently sent schools of predators swarming.
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Tags: CEO, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy
Anybody who ever watched “The Wire” or read a 21st century thriller probably has a pretty good idea of how a pre-paid wireless phone works.
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Tags: burner, cell phone, cellphones, Charles E. Schumer, John Cornyn, law, legislation, senators, U.S. Senate
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