Identity Theft Top Consumer Complaint for 2011
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual report on consumer complaints, and 15% of all complaints it received in 2011 were about identity theft. It’s the 4th year in a row that category has...
View ArticlePirates at Bay
A new report on worldwide software piracy finds more than half of all computer users admit to stealing software at some time – although a quarter say they’ve done it only rarely. The report by the...
View ArticleEven Safer Browsers Are Coming Soon
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/07/16/which-browser-is-safest-the-browser-wars-are-back-and-this-time-you-win/
View ArticleKeep Your Software Up-To-Date
Just in case you thought it was no big deal to miss software updates for non-Microsoft programs, even Microsoft knows it’s important to keep ALL programs updated constantly to have the best security...
View ArticleHackers Wipe Out Tech Writer’s On-Line Life
A senior writer for Wired.com discovers that hackers broke into his Gmail account – and in about an hour had control of his Twitter account, his Apple ID, got into his Amazon account, and wiped his...
View ArticleChrome Leads the Browser Pack
Google’s Chrome browser, released a little more than 3-1/2 years ago – has not only surpassed Internet Explorer as the leading web browser – according to the latest report from StatCounter – it now...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Is Getting Hacked
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/08/why-everyone-getting-hacked-these-days/56000/.
View ArticleMobile Malware Up – Spam Down
The rise in mobile malware, especially for Android devices, is continuing to rise, while email spam keep slowing down, at least according to the latest report from McAfee, looking at the 2nd quarter of...
View ArticleMobile Malware Up More than 2000%
A new report from ABI Research finds that unique malware variants on mobile devices grew by 2180% – that’s not a typo – from the second quarter of 2011 to the same time in 2012. This has led to an...
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