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By Paying $600,000 Ransomware Demand Florida City Exposes All American Towns To Danger
June 23, 2019The city of Riviera Beach, Florida, last week agreed to pay hackers $600,000 to regain control...
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30 Years Ago Today The New York Post Shockingly Published A Stolen Exam Answer Key On Its Cover, Unknowingly Awakening An Interest In Information Security Just As The Internet Era Was To Begin
June 20, 2019Thirty years ago today, the New York Post made a dramatic move in an effort to...
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Deja-Vu: Check Your Venmo Settings Right Now Unless You Want Everyone To See How You Spend Your Money
June 18, 2019If, like millions of other people, you use Venmo, the PayPal-owned online payment system that sports...
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How to Securely Wipe Your Smartphone’s Data
June 17, 2019Are you planning to upgrade your smartphone, to sell your old device, or to give it...
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Hackers Can Steal Your Passwords, Emails, And Texts By Listening As You Type On Your Smartphone
June 11, 2019Hackers may be able to read whatever you type on a smartphone – by listening in...
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2 Major Social Media Trends Emerge From The 2019 Shorty Awards
May 20, 2019The world of social media recently held its eleventh annual Shorty Awards, an Oscars-type celebration that...
CyberSecurity
Consolidating And Strengthening Internal Environment Protection: A High-Level Look At Cynet
May 14, 2019One of the most powerful defense techniques against hackers who have invaded systems and networks is...
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Perfectly-Timed Phishing Emails Trick Both Man and Machine
May 13, 2019On Thursday, I received two email messages from American Express that arrived within seconds of one...
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Cyber Investing Summit – May 16 – NYC
May 12, 2019I will be attending, and moderating a panel, a the Cyber Investing Summit in New York...
CyberSecurity
Opinion: Congress Must Extend Civil Rights Protections To Social Media Users
May 8, 2019Over the past week, Facebook banned various controversial figures from its platforms; the social-media giant publicly...