Keeping Your Accounts Offline Is Not More Secure

You think you are the clever one because you never use the Internet for online banking, online shopping, or managing accounts like your retirement account, gas and electric utilities, telephone, cell phone, and Internet.  Open a Facebook account?  Never!  You think you are safer from account hijacking and identity theft because you never set up any online accounts.  If you don’t have it, they can’t hack it – right?  Wrong!

If you ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Porn-warning security scam hooks you up to “Apple Care”

It’s a toll free “Apple Care” number, meaning that in theory it shouldn’t cost you a thing – so what’s the harm in calling just in case?


Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot

These guys give lawyers a bad name, if that isn’t an ...

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Phishing on Facebook – Angler Phishing

Cyber-criminals are masquerading as customer service sites on Facebook, luring disgruntled customers to their Facebook page in order to trick them into divulging their user name, password, and other personal information.  This is called “angler phishing.”

The way this usually works is this.  Let’s say you have a bad experience with your bank.  Then you write and post a negative comment on Facebook or Twitter about bad service you received at your bank, for example.  A cyber-crime crew will be searching ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Securing Mobile Devices During Summer Travel

05/25/2018 01:27 PM EDT  Original release date: May 25, 2018

As summer begins, many people will travel with their mobile devices. Although these devices—such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops—offer a range of conveniences, users should be mindful of potential threats and vulnerabilities while ...

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