It is the time of year for holiday cheer and holiday scams. This year, social media sites are the prime target for the “bad guys.” CBS4′s Jorge Estevez shows you some of the tricks hackers use and how to guard against being duped. View full post on social media scam…
Top Stories: November 21-25, 2011 – The danger of SOPA, lessons from a Starbucks social experiment, and why the real world is writable.
This week on O’Reilly: Alex Howard explored the implications of SOPA and PROTECT IP, Jonathan Stark looked back on his Starbucks card experiment, and Terry Jones explained how APIs can help publishers. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security
The future of social media at the National Archives – The National Archives described a dashboard for “citizen archivists” at a recent forum in D.C.
A recent forum at the National Archives featured a preview of a “citizen archivist dashboard” and a lively discussion of the past, present and future of social media. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview…
Scam watch: Social Security, malware, investments
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Social Security – Thieves have been impersonating Social Security Administration employees in an attempt to steal seniors’ personal information, AARP said in a recent bulletin. The con artists call seniors, claim to be updating their records and ask…
First Person: What Social Security Covers for Me
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Social Security increase could have big impact
The Social Security Administration’s recent announcement of a 3.6 percent increase in benefits could have a significant impact on DeKalb County’s economy. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Tips to stay safe when using social media
(NEWS CENTER) — Cyber crime and hacking may be a problem for big companies and government sites, but if you’re into social networking, then you may be leaving yourself vulnerable to a different kind of criminal. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Hackers harvest Facebook private data with social bots
Facebook’s fake account detection mechanisms can be defeated 80 percent of the time with the help of automated tools, researchers from the University of British Columbia have found after an eight week test. The research team, composed of Yazan Boshmaf, Ildar Muslukhov, Konstantin Beznosov and Matei Ripeanu, created a network…
Nitro malware attack targets industrial companies, relies on social engineering
A new targeted attack focused on the chemical industry has surfaced as a result of research from Symantec. Is this malware really extraordinary, or is it just more of the same? View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Tech-Savvy Occupy Protesters Use Cellphone Video, Social Networking To Publicize Police Abuse
George Orwell once wrote that if you want a vision of the future, “imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” Governments have suppressed citizen dissent for as long as there have been governments and citizens to dissent against them. But over the last decade, it has become…