The ability to instantly share and interact through online sources has become an expected part of our daily lives. We live in a time where any service that helps make this happen is quickly welcomed. And because of this mentality, cloud services such as Dropbox, where people can access shared information and files in real-time Read more…
Used correctly, passwords help keep your personal information safe, and if you’re like me, you probably have dozens (or in my case hundreds) of online accounts and mobile apps that require one. So it’s no surprise that people have adapted some coping strategies to make passwords memorable yet distinctive. The most common mistake consumers made, Read more…
We teach them how to drive, how to cook, and how to find their way through tough situations. But parents today have added another task to their “essential parenting” list they must impart and that is: good tech habits. The role of technology in families is only growing. Tech has become a rather hefty line Read more…
Every day, life for many consumers has become more “digital” than before—this has made day-to-day tasks easier for many of us, but it also creates new challenges. From online banking to medical records, the need to protect our private, personal information is imperative. Too often, the same password is used for multiple online accounts—for instance, Read more…
This week the Federal Government scored a major victory over a massive worldwide network of cybercriminals by shutting down Liberty Reserve, a criminal business venture disguised as a bank that was fronting a secret money system for everyone from credit card and identity thieves to Ponzi scheme peddlers, hackers for hire, and money launderers. Liberty Read more…
To celebrate Password Day, I wanted to share some new research that takes a look at how secure social media accounts are. As you may have read in my blog from yesterday, the Associated Press was recently the target of a Twitter account hack. The account was recovered, but not before hackers managed to send Read more…
It has become increasingly common for personal and professional social media accounts to become ‘hacked’, or taken over by someone who doesn’t own the account. Twitter’s help center points out that this occurs from weak passwords, a pre-existing password-collecting virus on your computer or by entrusting your login credentials to malicious third-party websites and applications. Read more…
Do you use the same smartphone at home and at work? Whether your company allows employees to bring in personal devices or issues office-specific phones and laptops, those devices likely contain sensitive corporate and personal information. Unfortunately, many people use these devices in ways that can jeopardize the security not only of your personal data Read more…
Bitcoin, a new form of electronic money, nabbed global attention yesterday after a hack attack forced a dramatic fall in its value. After trading as high as $147 just a few days prior, the hack knocked an entire bitcoin service offline “indefinitely,” crippling others as the exchanges fought off hack-related trading lags. Wait – What Read more…
Just this weekend, some 50 million Evernote users, myself included, were asked to reset our account passwords after their security team saw signs of an attempted attack on information, including usernames, passwords, and application-linked email addresses. Luckily, there is no evidence to suggest that payment information for Evernote Business or Evernote Premium account holders has Read more…