Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’
FACEBOOK SCAM: Tag, Click — and You’re It.
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 15, 2011
This morning, IDGuardian posted an alert on the Facebook fan page about this clickjacking scam, but as it has appeared several times in the administrator’s Facebook feed, a blogpost is in order. You may see in your feed a posting similar to this: Confirmed by BloggerClick.com, this is another clickjacking scam.
The IDGuardian Podcast — Episode #20: The Risks of Geotagging (featuring Steve Schwartz)
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● June 30, 2011
Now officially in the throes of summer, families, friends, and individuals all pack their bags for adventures across America and overseas. According to the U.S. Travel Association, 2.1 percent more vacation travel just in the United States is expected this year than in 2010; and many of these travelers will want to share their experiences [...]
Episode #020: The Risks of Geotagging (featuring Steve Schwartz) [ 5:53 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadForget Passwords, Think Passphrases
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 27, 2011
In celebration of National Internet Safety Month, I thought we’d revisit that always contentious issue of passwords. The debate over the value and security of passwords has been raging for a decade, and for good reason. Passwords are a hot target for hackers; because for most applications, from email to Facebook, they’re all that stand [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail All Vulnerable to Hackers
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 21, 2011
Over the last four years Gmail has grown to nearly 200 million monthly users worldwide, attracted not only by all its great features but by the fact that it’s free. And for the same reason so many hackers are attracted to Facebook, criminals target services like Gmail because they provide access to so many users [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: 7.5 million Facebook users under the age of 13. (5 million under the age of 10!)
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 26, 2011
Stealing identities on Facebook is like taking candy from a child. Literally. According to Consumer Reports annual State of the Net study, of the 20 million minors who used Facebook last year, a third of them were under the age of 13. That’s an astonishing 7.5 million kids, using a massively powerful global communications tool [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Vigilance over Osama bin Laden (and other Facebook) Malware
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 6, 2011
Many years ago, when I was working in the intelligence community, I was one of the few Irishmen invited inside Britain’s ultra secret Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. One of my clearest memories as I drove up to the heavily guarded front gate that morning was a giant sign with the words “The State of [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast — Episode 19: The Risks of a Child’s Digital Footprint
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● May 4, 2011
Back in March, Intersections Inc. CEO Michael R. Stanfield presented a three-part series on the Digital Footprint of a College Graduate. His blogposts covered: A Graduate’s Social Media Profile A Graduate’s Credit Profile A Graduate’s Job Search Profile In this episode of the IDGuardian Podcast, Michael looks at the earlier years of a child’s life, [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast — Episode #19: The Risks of a Child's Digital Footprint [ 4:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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