Warning Labels Help Teens Avoid Sugary Drinks
Teens eat and drink too much sugar. The average teen drinks at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day. Many of those contain more than double the recommended daily serving of sugar. Experts have found a simple solution. In a new study, doctors placed warning labels on beverages. The labels noted that sugar causes obesity, diabetes, […]
Police warning over ‘sextortion’ crimes in Newcastle
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Police are warning internet users to be on their guard against ‘sextortion’. The practice sees a victim being lured by another person online into undressing and sometimes performing intimate acts in front of a webcam. But the footage is recorded The post Police warning over ‘sextortion’ […]
Are bank tellers the new identity thieves? Former NJ official’s warning
Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. Apparently it’s not just the robber in a ski mask you have to fear when entering your neighborhood bank. The friendly person behind the counter could also be a threat. […]
Seattle might let Uber drivers unionize; Twitter issues hacking warning; Congress wrapping up cyber negotiations
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The downtown highrise buildings and Space Needle seen on June 28, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle. The Seattle City Council is about to vote on a measure to let Uber and Lyft drivers unionize. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) HERE COMES THE VOTE: The Seattle City […]
Twitter’s ‘State-Sponsored’ Hacking Warning Is Another Wake-Up Call
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If it’s online, it’s not secure. That’s one way to think about your data, though of course the security measures and practices of different organizations vary wildly. Twitter Inc. users will be thinking hard about what sort of information they did, or might, share with the […]
Warning to holiday cyber shoppers: don’t get hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The email that showed up on my desktop at work seemed to be what it said from the PayPal Team–“Security Measures” confirming my user account, and all I had to do to confirm my account information was click on the “Confirm Now” link. But I don’t […]
Credit card fraud warning
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans With Christmas just around the corner, now is a good time to be aware of fraud and the simple steps required to protect your personal information – especially when shopping online. This week is Fraud Awareness Week, and MasterCard are encouraging New Zealanders looking to purchase […]
Warning: Selfies kill more people than sharks do
According to a report by Condé Nast Traveler, you are more likely to be killed by taking a selfie than from an encounter with a Great White Shark. A Wikipedia page is devoted to those who paid the ultimate price for merely shooting a self-portrait, using the front-facing camera on their phone. That site lists […]
Researchers in Bluetooth IoT Privacy Warning
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers are warning that privacy issues in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol could make users’ smart devices easily trackable from potentially long distances. Context Information Security announced the findings of new research in a post at the end of last week. In just half […]
Minority office report: Warning over software now being used by bosses that predicts if you’re going to steal from the firm, have a nervous breakdown and even have an office affair
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads It sounds like something straight from a science-fiction film – but technology firms in Japan are using software to predict whether a rogue employee could steal from the company or even have an office affair. Fulfilling the dreams of bosses everywhere, high-tech […]