Tues
1/8/2013
1:08 AM
We’ve all been there. You search your pockets, your belt clip, jacket pockets, every draw, cabinet, bag, couch, and floor, every crevice of your car and dog house. You wonder if you left it in the bar last night or over your friend’s house. You’d text all your buddies to see if they have it but, well, you can’t.It’s that horrible feeling that comes over you as you realize you no longer have your mobile phone. In the past you might have first thought of the cost of having to buy a new phone and re-enter all your...
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12/19/2012
12:30 AM
Natural disaster scam:Sadly, scammers seem to come out of the woodwork during a natural disaster such as Hurricane Sandy to catch consumers when they’re in a panic, looking for answers, and when they’re most vulnerable.People should not click on links or respond to phishing e-mails for relief donations that ask for credit card numbers or other personal information. In addition, be wary of tiny URLs on social media services and posts on social networking sites.
12/13/2012
11:12 PM
When searching for a product online it’s unfortunately too easy to end up on a site that isn’t secure. The following websites will provide a worry free and more secure experience than many others:Amazon.com: Amazon is the global leader in e-commerce. Started in 1995, Amazon has significantly expanded their product offerings. Today, Amazon offers everything from books and electronics to tennis rackets and diamond jewelry.
12/9/2012
8:24 PM
How times have changed. I can remember when Christmas didn’t start until after Thanksgiving—not before Halloween as we see things in stores and online now. Seems like the holiday season and decorations start earlier and earlier every year.But one thing that hasn’t changed is that Black Friday is still a big shopping day. And with the advent of online shopping has emerged Cyber Monday (the first Monday after Thanksgiving) which is another big sale day for online shoppers. In fact, a recent
12/9/2012
8:18 PM
Holiday shopping is easy, convenient and it can be secure too. Here are 10 tips to a secureonline shopping experienceduring the holiday season:Avoid spoofed websites. Common sense says any time you receive an offer via an e-mail automatically be suspicious. The same goes with offers via tweets and messages received in any social media site.
12/9/2012
8:14 PM
Malicious software (malware) is, in many ways, very well understood. Security experts know how it works and why. Cybercriminals’ motivations are pretty straightforward—making money from malware and related attacks.In the latestMcAfee Threats Report: Q3 2012, malware is still growing and while it’s not growing quite as fast as it was in previous quarters, the amount...
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12/2/2012
11:43 PM
In a world where a Twitter tweet can be heard around the world instantly, a friend’s video on YouTube can go viral overnight, and you can speak to anyone online across the globe without using a phone, it seems backwards that the local hospital may still be keeping your medical information in a filing cabinet. This situation is starting to change, however, as healthcare providers around the world introduce increasingly sophisticated IT systems to securely store and share patient data.Having electronic medical information available to any doctor you ...
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12/2/2012
12:03 AM
iPhones, Androids and other smartphones are much more than just a way to call our friends and family and store their phone numbers. Today’s smartphones have become our most personal computer and contain much more than pictures and contacts. They now allow us to access financial data, bank accounts, and medical information from anywhere at any time. And for many people, their mobile device has or is replacing their PC.With all this convenience and access, comes some risk. Criminal hackers see this as an opportunity for them to access your informatio...
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12/1/2012
11:49 PM
With the U.S. requiring ePassports or Visas from visitors as standard, and the European Union’s push for electronic travel documents, authorities are now requiring citizens to have new, safe ID documents, giving themselves and their citizens the peace of mind they need.An Electronic Passport is the same as a traditional passport with the addition of a smallintegrated circuit(or “chip”) embedded in the back cover.The chip stores the same data visually displayed on the data page of the passport; a biometric identifier in the form of...
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12/1/2012
11:44 PM
The 2012 Global Card Fraud Survey byACI Worldwiderepresents the insights and opinions of more than 5200 card holders from 17 countries and focuses exclusively on the impact to the card holder and their state of mind. Residents of Mexico and the United States reported the highest rate of card fraud experience. Some of the survey’s other key findings include:Financial Institutions are running the risk of losing customers due to fraud, ...
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