February 2012
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Data loss? Not always Means your Hacked
Recently UCLA announced 16,000 patients were potential victims of identity theft because a doctor’s home office was broken into and burglarized.
This is an unfortunate example of an employee taking home a laptop or storage device from the office resulting in a serious data breach.
The thief may have no idea what he has in his hands, but the damage is done, the data is breached.
UCLA had to send...
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Twitter and Facebook more addictive than...
We’re no longer surprised when we come across research that claims checking emails, tweets and scrolling through Facebook is addictive. Just go into any office around midday and you’ll see good, hard proof of that.
However, a new study of our everyday desires has found that the urge to keep on top of our emails and check what our friends are doing online is stronger than the desire to...
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Super Bowl Scams!
The Super Bowl, the much-hyped championship American pro football game, will be broadcast this Sunday night to an estimated 200 million people. Any major sporting event from the Australian Open to the World Cup brings out scammers hoping to cash in on the excitement. The most popular ways to separate you from your money are by peddling knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia, and fake...
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Anonymous spies on FBI / UK Police hacking...
A recording of a confidential conference call between the FBI and UK law enforcement officers at the Metropolitan Police has been released by Anonymous on the internet.
The inference has to be that hackers were able to secretly access the call because they have compromised a police investigator’s email account.
The 16 minute conversation, which has been posted to a number of sites...
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Kaspersky Lab Joins Samsung Enterprise Alliance...
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces that it has become a Golden Member of the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program. The new global partnership is ushering in much closer cooperation between the companies and inclusion of Kaspersky Lab’s products on a wide range of Samsung devices.
Commenting on the new partnership, Garry Kondakov, Chief...
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Word to the Wise: Phishing scam claiming to be...
E-mail phishing scams using the Better Business Bureau’s name and logo continue to proliferate across the web. Most of the e-mails carry the famous BBB torch logo and come with the subject line “Complaint from your customers” or “Urgent: Your Prompt Reply is Necessary” but new subject lines are still popping up.
The e-mails have a link or an attachment containing malicious phishing malware...
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Anonymous eyes Europe over 'censorship' measure
Hacktivist group Anonymous are now targeting European websites over a controversial measure that critics said may curtail freedom of expression.
Anonymous is setting its sights on the European Parliament and supporters of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), tech site CNET reported.
“Critics say ACTA is even worse than SOPA in that it allows for closed door negotiations...
January 2012
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5 Ways to Protect your Computer
Despite the popularity of real time communications like instant messaging, as well as updates via Facebook and Twitter, most workplaces still use and rely on email. As handy as email can be, it can also be dangerous. Attachments can contain viruses, and email messages can hide phishing links that lead you to fake websites in an attempt to steal your login information.
Tech giants including...
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Mega Upload Update
Conversations intercepted by the FBI showed associates of alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom were worried that he would run off with the firm’s money if they got into trouble.
Their fears were made public, as the German millionaire was denied bail in the North Shore District Court yesterday. He was remanded in custody until February 22 for an extradition hearing.
His lawyer says...