Tag Archives: Security
DANGER: It’s Internet Phishing Season and YOU are the fish
Phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details… by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. ~ Wikipedia [Source] DEFCON 5 Earlier this week I received an email from a friend of mine inviting me to view a document that he just [...]
3 Tools to Help Protect Your Privacy
Your private information is personal and you should know who has access to it. Many companies collect and either sell or distribute people’s personal information. There are several tools to help you identify how much of your personal information is out there on the web and who might be abusing it. Here’s a short list [...]
Digital Redux: Your Sin Will Find You Out
Over the last week the United States press has been furiously covering the shocking revelation of Gen. David Petraeus illicit love affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. The scandle, of course, has all the right ingredients for a media frenzy: power in high places, political intrigue, famous persons, and of course sex. At the time [...]
Another Day Another Major Security Breach – What Can You Do To Protect Yourself?
It seems as if everyday we wake up to the news that there has been another major online security breach. Headlines such as: ‘One Million Credit Card Numbers Stolen From A Major Retailer’ and ’600,000 Facebook Accounts Compromised Daily’ (source) are so common that such news is no longer shocking. However such revelations SHOULD shock [...]