CyberSecurity
Do Not Open the Google Docs Email You Receive Today: It May Be a Scam
May 3, 2017There is a malicious Google Docs email that is spreading like wildfire right now — and...
How Posting On Facebook About 10 Concerts You Attended Can Get You Robbed
May 2, 2017Over the past few days a viral “survey” type post has been circulating around Facebook in...
Over Half of Businesses Paying Ransomware Ransoms May Not Be Getting Their Data Back
May 2, 2017Ransomware is a form of cyber-attack in which criminals install malware (or trick victims into installing...
Google and Facebook Allegedly Duped in $100 Million Scam
May 1, 2017Google and Facebook were allegedly the victims (at least temporarily) of a $100-Million scam! To learn...
Amazon Wants to Put a Camera in Your Bedroom. What Could Go Wrong?
April 27, 2017Yesterday, Amazon revealed its new Echo Look, the first of its Alexa AI devices that can...
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Russian Hacker Receives Record 27 Year Jail Sentence in USA
April 25, 2017Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, a Russian hacker also know by the hacker handles “Track2,” “NCUX,” and “Bulba,”...
7 Ways to Protect Your Twitter Account
April 12, 2017I recently authored a piece for IBM’s Security Intelligence blog about how to protect your Twitter...
Why HTTPS Won’t Keep Your Internet Usage Habits Secret
April 4, 2017As has been widely reported in the media, the United States has effectively allowed Internet Service Providers...
Beware This Simple Scam Targeting Job Seekers
March 29, 2017A new variant of the “473 Scam” that I discussed earlier this month is now targeting...
Beware These Tax-Season Phishing Scams
March 28, 2017Tax season provides criminals with great opportunities for social engineering; American income taxes are complicated to...