Today, smartphones and other mobile devices are playing a major role in how people are entertained, communicate, network, work, bank, and shop. The number of smart mobile devices in the world has increased dramatically in recent years, and so has the challenge to find ways to secure those mobile devices. While security software is commonly…
The Internal Revenue Service‘s online tax filing systems failed widely on Tax Day because of a hardware “glitch” in the part of the agency’s operating system that houses taxpayers’ personal tax records, according to the tax collection agency. The malfunctioning of IRS’s “master file” was discovered around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the biggest tax-filing day of the…
Back in December, after a series of homophobic posts on her defunct, decade-old blog resurfaced on social media, the MSNBC host Joy Reid apologized for them. But this week, when Ms. Reid was confronted with a new batch of homophobic writings from that same period, she said she had been the victim of hackers. That…
The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks’ security. Big banks are making it easy to zap money to your friends. Maybe too easy. Zelle, a service that allows bank customers to instantly send money to their acquaintances, is booming. Thousands of new users sign…
Devious code is sending people to fraudulent quiz and contest pages, so ignore that “lucky winner” notice and run a security scan. ImagePop-ups claiming to offer prizes to Amazon customers are part of a surge in malicious advertising.CreditThe New York Times By J. D. Biersdorfer April 23, 2018 Q. I keep getting these “Congratulations!” messages about winning…
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cyberstalking victimization, characteristics of victims and offenders, and the impact of cyberstalking on the victims’ well-being and mental health. An online survey of 6,379 participants was carried out, involving users of the German social network StudiVZ. Subjective mental health status was assessed with the…
Monetization of data collected from networked IoT devices, convergence of multiple disruptive technologies and standards, and network edge processing are among the key trends for 2018 according to the EY IoT Competence Center, a global team of IoT professionals. The IoT industry has grown considerably over the recent years; however, it remains an area that…
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it has launched a website for customers who may have been affected by a cyber breach that could have left their credit card information vulnerable to hackers. Airline officials said that payment information from several hundred thousand customers could have been compromised. The airline said it is notifying customers…
Australian union officials who ran fake Black Lives Matter Facebook page fired National Union of Workers ‘deeply distressed and appalled’ about sham site, which had twice as many followers as official page Ian Mackay who was an Australian union official from the National Union of Workers has been stood down amid claims he was involved…
As technology advances at warp speed, companies should consider how their M&A programs can take advantage of big data to make better and faster decisions. Watch the video below to hear from Mitch Berlin and Sid Khosla, about how big data, analytics, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and social media play a role in developing a strategic…