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Happy Independence Day. And, ALL UR TWITTERZ HAZ BEEN PWN3D FOX!
Someone at FOX is waking up to a real-life nightmare. And the very real prospect of a career change. Because, some 3133t h@x0r d00d got control of the Twitter account for the FOX News political team,...
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup: INSecure By Design
Sometimes, things that people do to try and make our lives easier, doesn’t. This is one of those times. Setting up a Wi-Fi network is easy. Setting it up securely can be much, much harder. So, the...
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The QR Code: Dream Come True, or Clear and Present Danger?
"Scan Me! I'm Safe! Promise!" Chances are, you have probably a box with funny markings on it, like the one on the right. You might have seen it on a magazine ad, or on a web site, or even on your TV...
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Bring Social Networking Permissions Under Control With MyPermissions
Do you know what external applications have permissions to access data on your various social networking sites? Would you like to know? (hint: the answer to the second question is “yes”.) If the answer...
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Yet Another “Facebook Scam” (this one via email)
Yesterday, I received the following “advisory” email from “Facebook.” Besides the fact that it was sent to an email address that is in no way shape or form associated with a Facebook account, can you...
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Facebook to “Inquisitive” Employers: Back Off!
I presume that you have by now heard of the story (straight out of “Life Imitates Dilbert“) about prospective employers who have “asked” job applicants to turn over their Facebook (and other social...
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“He”(?) has Risen – Indeed!
This is another vision of the day when “He is Risen”: "The first day someone launches a serious attack against Mac OS X, it's going to be like Cthulhu slaughtering bunnies on Easter morning." - Jim...
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Security Beat: Flashback Wrap-up
Last month, this column was devoted to the Flashback trojan – a nasty piece of malware that targeted Macs, exploiting a vulnerability in Java that Oracle had patched back in February (but that Apple...
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Security Beat: More Flashback, Busting of Myths, and Other Related News
Welcome, again, to the Security Beat! Last month, this column was devoted to the “Flashback” trojan – a particularly nasty piece of software unpleasantness that has, according to numerous reports,...
View ArticleFBI Public Service Announcement: Cyber Criminals Using Photo-Sharing Programs...
05/30/13—The FBI has seen an increase in cyber criminals who use online photo-sharing programs to perpetrate scams and harm victims’ computers. These criminals advertise vehicles online but will not...
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