Cellphones running the Android operating system fail to encrypt data sent to and from Facebook and Google Calendar, shortcomings that could endanger hundreds of millions of users’ privacy, a computer scientist says.
In a simple exercise for his undergraduate security class, Rice University professor Dan Wallach connected a packet sniffer to his network and observed the traffic sent to and from his Android handset when he used various apps available for Google’s mobile platform. What he saw surprised him. Read more on The Register.
Cybercrooks target vulnerable small businesses
They don’t have the IT staff or the tools that large corporations have. You can’t defend yourself if you don’t know you’re being attacked. And most small business owners don’t realize that they are now the new target for cyber criminals. According to a recent survey conducted by Visa and the National Cyber Security Alliance, more than 85 percent of small business owners believe their companies are less of a target for cybercrime than large companies. ConsumerMan explains this is not the case.
Employer Facebook Password Requests Suspended?
Sad, but true. Certain US employers have taken the liberty of asking their employee candidates to voluntarily submit their social networking usernames and passwords, so they could access them for a background check. The Washington Post reports.
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