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Do We Need a Miss Manners of Data Breaches?
At her peak, Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, wrote a popular advice column that was featured in over 200 newspapers. She helped guide many hapless people through difficult social situations – and some...
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Yo App Hacked
The BBC reports that one of the silliest and least useful apps of all time – a messaging service called Yo – has major security flaws. That's not really accurate. To say that Yo has "security flaws" is...
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Technology vs. Laws: Rideshare Edition
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on the difficulty ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber have had as regulators struggle to decide which laws apply to this new service. Regardless of where you...
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Need a Revenue Boost? Think Hedge Funds
According to Digital Journal, hedge funds – the high-profile investment firms – are the latest industry to recognize their cyber exposure and could be a great source of new clients for IT...
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Defense Against the Hacking Arts Requires CONSTANT VIGILANCE
According to ThreatPost, researchers have found a way to bypass PayPal's two-factor authentication an enhanced security feature recommended by many security experts. This proves – much like in the...
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Data Security Turbulence: New Attacks Target Airport Security
The security and risk management site CSO Online reports that 75 U.S. airports have been affected by cyber attacks, and four airports received "advanced persistent attacks" – a sign that hackers are...
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Have Clients with Websites? Beware the DDoS
Hacksurfer reports that cyber criminals are using DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks as a way to hold small businesses ransom. In a move that would make a schoolyard bully proud, hackers...
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How Tech Illiteracy Could Cost You Thousands
During the recent Supreme Court hearing over Aereo, the Internet-streaming TV service, it became clear that the Supreme Court (and the legal system in general) knows very little about technology....
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Terrifying New Android Malware Is Basically a Brain Parasite for Smartphones
It's easy to overreact about new cyber threats, but as ThreatPost reports, a piece of fledgling Android malware is pretty much a brain virus that might create an army of infected zombie smartphones...
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How Florida's New Data Breach Law Could Cost Tech Businesses
As the federal government hems and haws its way through new data breach legislation, states are springing into action to pass their own, tougher data breach laws – it’s just happened in Florida where...
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Hotel Hippo Closure Would Be a Wakeup Call for Small Businesses (If Anyone...
SCMagazine reports that hotelhippo.com, a hotel reservation site, has shuttered after poor security led to a data breach.Though the company was small and only 24 customers were affected, the data...
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Lessons from Small IT Businesses Challenging Giants
NPR reports on how a tech non-profit that relies on volunteers is taking aim at one of Google's strongest markets: maps.In addition to helping you search for Thai food locations, Google actually sells...
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Develop Apps? Use Password Protection to Avoid Fines
CNET reports that the FTC has ruled Amazon must refund customers whose children made in-app purchases.The question of how to regulate in-app purchases generated a lot of discussion – and a few...
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Survey: Business Owners Want Technology Professionals
IT contractors and consultants are used to ebbs and flows in their businesses. You've had busy months and long-term contracts, but you also know what it's like to have downtime. That's part of the...
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Identity Theft Costs $24.7 Billion Per Year, More Than All Property Crime...
If your clients are wary of investing in cyber security, all you need to do is give them one number: $24.7 billion. That's the amount of damages caused by cyber criminals each year. It's more than all...
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Mobile Security Update: 1 in 10 Android Apps Is a Virus
HackSurfer reports on the sorry state of cyber security on the Android platform where 1 in 10 apps contains malware. Yikes.You read that correctly: 10 percent of Android apps are malware. Over the last...
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Why Comcast-Style Customer Service Would Be Death to Small IT Contractors
If you have eight minutes to spare and you enjoy listening to grueling customer service phone calls, we strongly recommend this piece of undercover journalism by techie journalist Ryan Block.In the...
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Background Check Firm that Cleared Edward Snowden Suffers Data Breach
According to the Washington Post, USIS – the background check company that botched Edward Snowden's screening process – was in the midst of one of its worst years when it found out that it had been the...
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Dairy Queen's Data Leaked Like Ice Cream from a Cone on a Hot Day
As a last hurrah before summer fades, hackers got a taste for ice cream and decided to attack the summertime staple Dairy Queen. We're only partially kidding.In the winter, we saw hackers go after...
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Netflix: Use Our Hack-Scanning Software
Though it might be most famous its binge-watch streaming service, Netflix has produced open source tools that can protect businesses from data breaches and DDoS attacks.According to The Register,...
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