Scammers are at it again, this time with green dot cards: a pre-paid debit card available at stores. It can work like this: Let’s say you run a small business. You’re out and about, then return to find an employee informing you that the electric company called about an unpaid bill. So you return the […]
No, it’s not some new engineering field to develop social media sites. Social engineering has been around as long as the con artist has been around. The terms stems from the social science world where social engineering is deemed as an act of psychological manipulation. In our tech-laden world of today, social engineering still involves deceit but […]
Here are a number of ways you can protect your credit cards from fraud. 1. Keep a sharp eye on your credit card accounts. Read through the purchases for every monthly statement to see if any unfamiliar or odd items show up. Don’t just skip past small purchases; a charge for $9.95 could still be […]
In general, courts don’t tend to side with consumers in data breach incidents. However, a federal court in Florida is the apple among the oranges. It approved a $3 million settlement for victims whose data was on a stolen laptop in December 2009, that contained personal health information. The laptops belonged to AvMed, a health […]
If you have IE 6 through 11, watch out. There’s a glitch that enables hackers to exploit flaws in these systems. Microsoft is racing to fix this vulnerability bug. Unfortunately, news is not so good for those using Windows XP, because Microsoft has ceased support, period. This means no security updates. It’s estimated that almost […]
It’s becoming too easy for criminals to get their hands on your banking information, due to your employees’ ignorance of phishing scams. Malware attacks have soared recently, targeting banks for the purpose of stealing online banking information. Over 200,000 new infections occurred between July and September 2013—the highest jump in the past 11 years, according […]
With the explosion of security-based home surveillance products/apps, there’s a growing trend in getting surveillance systems that monitor users themselves. Piper This product’s wide-angle camera allows you to view live video of your home, from anywhere, right on your smartphone. It can: Detect motion Control lights, temperature and appliances Record short videos View inside the […]
Every parent should know all the ways they can keep their kids safe in the online world. In McAfee’s 2013 study, Digital Deception: Exploring the Online Disconnect between Parents and Kids it was found that: 86% of kids think social sites are safe and post personal information such as their email addresses (50%) and phone numbers (32%) […]
Identity theft evolves as technology progresses. The Identity Theft Resource Center explains the future of this crime. Definition of Identity The definition will swell up to include biometrics and behavior, not just driver’s license number and SSN. So your identity can be defined by how you move a mouse and your keystroke patterns. Medical Identity […]
The Lincoln-Highlands Association is a resident organization devoted to fighting crime in Oakland, California’s Dimond District. A hundred residents are needed for the program, which would require $30 a month to fund a security guard to patrol the area five days per week. Other neighborhoods have had success with private patrols, and the push for […]
