Facebook and Twitter threaten cyber security in 2010
Posted by SaferDates on January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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A new report from McAfee has predicted that social networking sites will be increasingly targeted by cyber criminals this year.
By Jennifer Scott
Tech security specialist McAfee has predicted that popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will be major platforms for cyber crime throughout 2010.
In its 2010 Threat Predictions report, the company said that [...]
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Holiday identity theft. Beware of social engineering
Posted by SaferDates on December 22, 2009 · 6 Comments
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By Joe Campana
Beware of identity thieves that are students of social engineering. They can exploit your holiday cheer or drear by duping you into becoming another victim of identity theft. The term, social engineering, may sound innocuous, but it actually refers to trickery and deception. Social engineers manipulate people into giving up valuable information, and [...]
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Cheating? Hello, you’ve got e-trail
Posted by SaferDates on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Technological gains may render one person extinct in adultery: The blindsided dupe
By Monica Hesse
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cheating scenario, 1989:
There were errant signs. Like the times you phoned the office and it rang and rang (”I was in the conference room,” he said), like the matchbooks from places with names like the Candlelight [...]
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Facebook, Twitter crooks just a click away
Posted by SaferDates on October 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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By Stephanie Chen, CNN
(CNN) — (CNN) — If you’re on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.
Experts say cybercrooks are lurking just a mouse click away on popular social networking sites.
That’s because more cyberthieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold mine of personal [...]
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Facebook and Twitter users face pricier insurance as burglars ’shop’ for victims’ personal details on networking sites
Posted by SaferDates on August 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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By: Rebecca Camber
August 27, 2009
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Users of social networking websites could face higher insurance premiums because burglars are using them to ’shop’ for victims’ personal details.
Experts from leading insurer Legal & General warn that parents could eventually see their premiums rise even if only their children are members of popular sites such as Facebook and [...]
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People the weak link in cybersecurity: report
Posted by SaferDates on July 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Reuters
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Source: Washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The popularity of Facebook and other popular social networking sites has given hackers new ways to steal both money and information, the security company Sophos said in a report released on Wednesday.
About half of all companies block some or all access to social networks because of concerns about [...]
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