On the “old hoaxes never die” tack,it seems that last year’s Christmas Tree App “virus” warning is circulating again: at any rate, Facecrooks has found it necessary to put a warning on its Facebook page against spreading it. There is plenty of information available about this little beauty, so I’ll just give you a few … More Facebook Christmas Tree Virus: it’s Still a Hoax
Well, not you exactly you, but malls are rolling out technology that tracks customers’ patterns throughout the mall using cell signals. They say they aren’t collecting personal information, but say they want to be able to track customer traffic patterns, for example, how many customers visit Starbucks after visiting Nordstroms. The technology, called FootPath, is … More Holiday shopping? We know where you are
Now that the 2011 holiday shopping season is underway we thought it would be helpful to share our tips for safer cyber-shopping in the form of a short video (I think we all know at least a few people who can’t seem to find time to read anything, but are more than happy to watch … More Cyber-Shopping Safety Tips: A video guide
According to the information revealed at their conference in Dublin, the Irish reporting and information security service (IRISSCERT) had 441 security incidents reported to it in 2011, 92 per cent of which related to Irish websites being broken into by criminals to host phishing sites to target unsuspecting users. Just under all (96 per cent) … More Cyber criminals behind 96% of attacks on Irish websites
The economic situation being what it is, even more holiday shopping is expected to happen online this year than last, due to the possibility of getting good deals online. That means more scammers will be looking to do some shopping of their own, possibly at your expense. This might involve using your credit card and … More 10 tips for safer holiday shopping online
