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Consider Using a Free Browser Protection Utility
Malware, scumware, scareware, ransomware, call it what you want, there is a plague of exploits aimed at changing your defaults, stealing passwords, shoving pop-ups at you, and otherwise making your...
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T-Mobile Confirms Biggest Data Breach; Affords Glimpse of Internet’s...
Thousands of personal record details of British T-Mobile customers were stolen and sold by an employee for “substantial sums” to rival carriers putting a spotlight on the unlawful trade in personal...
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UK’s Misguided ‘Panic Button’ Request on Social Networking Sites
The head of UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has once again called for a special button to be placed on social networking sites that would allow youth to report online abuse...
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Teens Report High Levels of Texting While Driving – Parents Poor Role Models
The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project released a report Monday that found 25% of 16 to 17yr-olds who have cellphones say they text while driving. The study also found that...
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Search Engines Responsibility to Block Malware
New malware is released on the Internet every 30 seconds according to McAfee research, and the problems it causes threaten the very health of the online environment. Much of this malware is distributed...
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1.5 Million Unencrypted Medical Records “Lost”
Medical insurance giant Health Net apparently waited 6 months to notify authorities of the breach of 1.5 million consumer and physician’s medical records. The breach occurred in a Health Net office in...
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Don’t Fall for the Xmas Variant of the Koobface Worm
There is always a Grinch. This year he comes in the form of malware, and his name is Koobface. Koobface (an anagram for Facebook) is a malicious worm that uses social networks to send fake messages to...
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Beware of con artists on the prowl on Facebook
Beware of con artists on the prowl on Facebook I was interviewed for this article and TV segment by Connie Thompson from Fisher Communications. Below is the story in its entirety, including a link to...
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What are Bots, Zombies, and Botnets?
News about internet crimes often mentions ‘bots’, ‘zombies’, and ‘botnets’. It’s not hard to figure out from the context that these are computer or network security threats. But what exactly are they...
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Gangs use of the Internet and Cell Phones
There are more than 20,000 gangs, with collectively over 1 million members in the United States. Gangs are present in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories, according to the...
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