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 [...]
With National Internet Safety Month now upon us, it seems appropriate that Congress is sitting up and taking notice of their own security practices, particularly when it comes to Twitter. As seen in recent news, Rep. Anthony Weiner remains under fire for a lewd tweet allegedly sent from his account to a college student. Weiner’s [...]
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 [...]
A new study on the behavior of adults on social networking sites revealed a number of troubling findings, not least of which is that an estimated 13 million Americans aged 18 or older will accept any social media connection request from a member of the opposite sex. The study, conducted last month by security firm [...]
Millions of college graduates getting ready to embark upon the real world this year will find they are fighting for positions within an increasingly competitive job market. New suits, polished resumes, determination, optimism, and persistence can make all the difference in making it to the second interview. Getting through the first interview, however, will prove [...]
The only thing worse than having no virus protection on your computer, is having fake anti-virus software, or scareware instead. The problem is now so bad that Twitter announced this week it had to reset numerous user passwords after it was discovered that compromised accounts were being used by crooks to promote scareware through infected [...]
As we posted last week on our Twitter feed, Federal agents tracking an international identity theft ring recently arrested two Vietnamese students attending Minnesota’s Winona State University. As this story dominates the headlines, the more we find out about this incredible online scam. The students are suspected of being involved in global crime ring that [...]
It’s not time to drop you guard, at least not now. And probably not ever. Reports are coming in almost every week highlighting the same overall bad news – cybercrime is not only getting worse, it’s getting more sophisticated. Security company Dasient, which scans thousands of web sites weekly for any malicious software lying in [...]
As the biggest holiday shopping days of the year quickly approach, consumers everywhere will be lining up at stores on “Black Friday,” (11/26) the ceremonial kickoff day for the holiday shopping season. For those that don’t want to fight the massive crowds at the malls and local shopping centers, they’ll surf the Web on “Cyber [...]
If used wisely, Facebook can be a great way to stay in touch with family and friends, connect with long-lost acquaintances, and even make new friends and connections. And of course it’s increasingly being used to promote businesses, causes, fan clubs and all kinds of exciting opportunities. You’re probably aware that Facebook is also chock [...]
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