Posted February 22, 2012
Ushering in tax season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2012. Read the story on Naked Security.
Bogus Twitter and Wikipedia sites fined and booted offline
Posted February 17, 2012
Two typosquatting sites, “Wikapedia.com” and “Twtter.com,” have been forced offline and fined £100,000 ($156,000) each by a UK telephone regulatory agency. In this post, I pass along tips on how you can avoid falling victim to typosquatters. Here’s the Naked Security article.
Over 90% of Facebook users hate having photos of them posted without approval
Posted February 16, 2012
Facebook users overwhelmingly agree that it’s unacceptable to post photos or videos of them without asking permission first. Some even think it should be illegal. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t provide a way to force your friends to request your approval before tagging you in a photo. Read the article on Naked Security.
What to Do When an Employee Cries (Legal) Wolf
There are nightmare employees who threaten legal action on flimsy grounds, including charges of racial, gender, or disability discrimination. How do you defend your company? Conversely, are you sure they’re not right? Read the feature story on HP Input/Output.
Online dating and your privacy: Is it a doomed relationship?
Posted February 14, 2012
On this Valentine’s Day, we find that it is increasingly difficult to be both lovelorn and discreet. Read it.
EPIC sues FTC over Google’s planned privacy changes
Posted February 13, 2012
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to compel the agency to stop Google’s planned privacy changes. Read it.
Apple supplier Foxconn hacked not for bad factory conditions but for kicks
Posted on February 10, 2012
Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone and iPad infamous for inhumane working conditions, has been hacked by a group calling itself Swagg Security. To read the full article, click here.
Is Digital Pearl Harbor THE most tasteless term in IT security?
Posted February 9, 2012
Can hackers really cause as much bloodshed as 353 Imperial Japanese Navy fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers? Can hackers really kill 2,402 U.S. citizens, leave 1,282 wounded, lose 65 of their own attackers in the process, and plunge the United States into a World War? No? Then perhaps we should use more measured language. Here’s the article.
‘Deleted’ Facebook photos survive online three years later
Posted February 8, 2012
Over two years after the issue was first raised, Facebook has admitted that it’s still working on deleting photos from legacy servers in a timely manner. Bottom line: Photos you wanted to permanently erase may still be found on Facebook’s servers. Read the story on Naked Security.
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
Posted February 6, 2012
The United States is preparing a modified version of Google’s Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones. Read the story on Naked Security.