It has become increasingly common for personal and professional social media accounts to become ‘hacked’, or taken over by someone who doesn’t own the account. Twitter’s help center points out that this occurs from weak passwords, a pre-existing password-collecting virus on your computer or by entrusting your login credentials to malicious third-party websites and applications. Read more…
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In recent months, the number of online sites hacked has raised concern to businesses of all sizes across all channels. Both the AP and Burger King’s Twitter handles were hacked, along with the U.S. Department of Labor website. The latest hacker victim is daily deal site LivingSocial, which put more than 50 million customers’ data Read more…
Tags: AP, Burger King, customer data, Living Social, security protocols, twitter
As a parent, you may have mixed view about social media. You may LOVE it when checking out fashion or recipe boards on Pinterest but HATE it when your teen refuses to get off Facebook at 10pm on a school night. But regardless of your opinion – there is no denying that social media is Read more…
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Add Apple to the list of high-profile companies hit by hackers as of late, right on the heels of a similar attack on Facebook just last week. According to Reuters, this is the widest known cyber attack to ever target corporate Apple computers. In other words: This is a big deal. For both Facebook and Read more…
Tags: AllAcess, Apple, facebook, iOS, java, Java exploit, Java virus, SiteAdvisor, twitter
We’ve all seen it before: That friendly window that welcomes you to a new mobile app by offering two options to sign in. Option 1 prompts you to create a new account (who has time for that?), and option 2 allows you to sign in through Twitter or Facebook. Of course, you choose option 2. Read more…
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This post was updated on January 27. See end of file for update. There has been a great explosion of chatter in the last day around Anonymous’ “Operation Last Resort” (a.k.a. #OpLastResort). The entities behind the various “official” communications around this operation have a sense of humor that we must point out (especially because if Read more…
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In 2009, McAfee Labs published the virtual criminology report “The Age of Cyber Warfare.” At that time we received some surprised comments from incredulous people. Since then, this area has evolved considerably. Today independent experts are no longer reluctant to predict government-sponsored military and industrial espionage or targeted cyberattacks causing physical damage. Cyberwar and cyberterrorism Read more…
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OK, let’s face it- I like talking. Perhaps a little too much but never ‘garrulous’ (as some mean spirits would say!) But I also love listening to people talking about themselves, their experiences, their discoveries, and their realizations. But what I like most is a good debate/discussion on all topics under the sun. And where Read more…
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I hope that you all enjoyed your time off during the summer season. I presume you are back to work fully energized. On my side, I had a fantastic break in Spain with friends and family. I had a flying start for my return; there hasn’t been a quiet minute, as there is so much Read more…
Tags: Big Data, botnets, Compliance, drive-by downloads, EMEA, information growth, IPS, McAfee, raonsomware, Russia, Security Connected, smartphones, tablets, threat report, twitter
“A Strategic Inflection Point is that which causes you to make a fundamental change in business strategy. Nothing less is sufficient.” This quote came from Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO. And, while he said this at an annual meeting in 1998, his philopsophy is timeless. In my opinion, social networking is at the Read more…
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