A man who allegedly posed as singer Justin Bieber online has been charged with more than 900 child sex offenses, including rape. The 42-year-old man allegedly used multiple platforms — including Facebook and Skype — to communicate with his victims, Australian police said in a statement Thursday. “The breadth of…
Trend Micro, ISMG Survey Reveals More Than Half of Organizations Were Victimized by Ransomware in 2016
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced results from the “Ransomware Response Study” of more than 225 U.S. organizations, which was conducted in partnership with Information Security Media Group (ISMG), a The…
Hacking Your Home: It’s easier than you think
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans From tablets, to smart TVs, to our home security systems nearly every piece of technology we use today talks to us through the internet. But if they can speak to us this can also open up our homes to hackers.
More than 100 UCF students say credit, debit cards hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans More than 100 University of Central Florida students said their debit and credit cards have been hacked. This latest data breach comes just months after tens of thousands of students’ Social Security numbers were stolen. WESH 2’s Matt Grant has The…
LGBT Students Bullied at Higher Rates Than Their Peers, Poll Finds – Rules for Engagement – Education Week
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students completing a recent survey were more likely to report bias-based bullying, online harassment, and feeling unsafe at school than their peers, a new report finds. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post LGBT Students Bullied at Higher…
Fraud forces more than four million people to cancel bank cards
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Around one in 10 people had to cancel a credit or debit card in the last year after falling victim to fraud, according to a new study. The survey of more than 2,000 people found that in 62% of cases The…
Man loses more than $30k after identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Each year, there are around 133,000 Kiwis who have their identities stolen according to police. It’s a crime that’s often difficult to solve and costs the economy more than $200 million year. Mukul Kohli knows all about security as he The…
13 Badass Grandparents Who Are Having More Fun Than You
Personally, we think aging gets a bad rap. Getting older doesn’t mean you have to slow down, settle down or stop having fun. Remember the 100-year-old birthday girl who killed a game of beer pong? And there are plenty of other grandparents putting to rest the myth that older folks spend…
Executives see security of cloud data as more important than ease of use
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cloud data security has been recognised as the most important focus area to improve business competitiveness in a recent survey of executives that also ranked internal user experience second. Conducted amongst 175 American and European executives, the Unisys/IDG research found The…
Teens Less Likely to Smoke Pot than 40-Year-Olds
The pot-smoking teen is a common stereotype, but a new government study has found that Americans ages 35 to 44 are now more likely to smoke marijuana than young people ages 12 to 17. While marijuana use has dramatically increased for older people, teen use has remained steady. If the…