Results for 'privacy'
Data Dealer Opens Minds and Virtual Wallets
July 10, 2013 - The New York Times posted an article today about a new game that is in development called ‘Data Dealer’. The goal...
Flash Player Updates Used in Highly Misleading Tactics to Peddle Wares
July 3, 2013 - Whether you’re new to surfing the Internet or an old hand, we all know the importance of keeping our systems and...
Revisiting Geolocation Metadata In Our Toys
June 28, 2013 - Metadata is data about data, imbedded in that data. Confused yet? Files can have information about themselves, contained within them. It...
Electronic License Plates: A Better Alternative?
June 24, 2013 - The electronic plate can receive updates with messages from the DMV, including if the car is stolen. The state of South...
Patching the End User: How to Recognize the Social Engineering In Scams
June 11, 2013 - Scammers use psychological manipulation to defraud their victims, so it is extremely useful to be able to identify the social engineering elements...
Seven tips to keep your PC safe this summer
June 10, 2013 - Whether you’re lost on a road trip, going deaf at a rock concert, or getting your sun tan on, odds are...
Safeguarding your online accounts against hackers
April 24, 2013 - It is very likely that you or someone you know has had one or multiple of their online accounts hacked into....
Internet everywhere and poor security practices: a disaster in the making?
March 22, 2013 - We often hear about botnets (networks of infected computers) being used to send out spam, perform Distributed Denial of Service attacks...
Law Against Cookies
February 20, 2013 - In May 2011 the European Union changed the law that covers the use of electronic communications networks to store information, e.g....
Q&A about ransomware featuring Eric Freyssinet
February 15, 2013 - This week I am talking with Eric Freyssinet, head of a national cybercrime investigative unit in France. We discuss ransomware and...
