Facebook recently launched a facial recognition feature that allows you and others to “tag” photos with your name. As has been the norm for Facebook, this “feature” is turned on by default and users must take their own initiative to limit, or turn it off. The implications are wide-ranging, so if you or anyone in … More Facebook Facial Recognition – A picture is worth a thousand words
Our friends at Threatpost have come across what they describe as a massive phishing attack against Tumblr users. It seems the lure of sexual content will work as many times as Lucy can pull the football out each time Charlie Brown tries to kick it. According to the article, hijacked web pages of Tumbler users … More CyberThreats Daily: Do you Use Tumblr? Beware!
You can say what you want about cybersecurity, but you’ve got to admit it’s never boring. If it’s not viruses it’s spam, if it’s not spam it’s scams, if it’s not scams it’s hacks… Last LOL for LulzSec as hackers disband group LulzSec, also known as Lulz Security, the hacker group that has been making … More CyberThreats Daily: LolzSec disband but the cyberfront is far from quiet
Long a puzzling challenge, the FBI seems to be making strides in tackling international coordinated scams, in this case, scareware. Scareware, the practice of providing fake infection notifications to users’ computers, and then offering to sell solutions to problems that don’t exist, has been quite a boon as of late for fraudsters. FBI claims the … More CyberThreats Daily: FBI nabs international “scareware” ring
Introduction LinkedIn is a social network platform whose specialty is connecting professionals together to build relationships and create business opportunity. Recently the company became publicly traded and grabbed the attention of the world as its initial public stock offering more than doubled on the first day. Here we focus tools and options for user privacy … More LinkedIn Privacy: An Easy How-to Guide to Protecting Yourself
