LinkedIn Privacy: An Easy How-to Guide to Protecting Yourself

June 24, 2011

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

The Social Networking/Cybersafety Disconnect

June 23, 2011

Survey Reveals Chasm between Users’ Concerns and Behavior A recent Survey commissioned by ESET and conducted online by Harris Interactive from May 31-June 2, 2011 among 2,027 U.S. adults 18+ found a startling disconnect between user concerns about privacy and security and their actions on social networking sites. To start, the study found that 69% … More The Social Networking/Cybersafety Disconnect

British Prime Minister spamming Irish mailboxes?

June 22, 2011

Spam email pretending to come from David Cameron phishing for people’s personal info.   We have to admit, we found the latest spam to hit Irish mailboxes rather comical. Apparently Great Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron is mailing individuals in Ireland to tell them the British Government owes them an overdue inheritance of £2.5 million. … More British Prime Minister spamming Irish mailboxes?

CyberThreats Daily: Citi reveals full extent of cyber attack – 360,000 customers hit

June 16, 2011

Citigroup has revealed almost twice as many people were affected by the data breach in May than originally believed – some 360,000 North American customers. The company has reissued credit cards to some 217,600 customers. John Kennedy has more on SiliconRepublic. Got Hacked? You have 48 hours to fess up Or so the current legislation … More CyberThreats Daily: Citi reveals full extent of cyber attack – 360,000 customers hit