What Could Possibly Be Worse Than A Virus?
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
Once a predator uses your Internet connection to go to into the bowels of the web, your Internet Protocol address, which is connected to your ISP billing address, is now considered one that is owned by a criminal. If law enforcement happens to be chatting with that person, who’s using your Internet connection to trade lurid porn, then someone may eventually knock on your door at 3 AM with a battering ram. And in freakish and relatively new twist, hackers can use a virus to crack your network and gain remote control access, and then store illicit porn on your hard drive.
Evaluating Corporate Social Media Strategies
Daniel Wallace, Information Security Consultant at Grow Forward
The notion that social media sites are little more than a trendy consumer oriented technology is misguided. Most business activities have legal ramifications and social media is no exception., and legal issues can arise when an organization does not adequately address social media with company policy.
Social Media Scams Plague Networks
By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com
We hear about a new Twitter phishing scam almost daily, whether it’s via direct messaging or a shortened URL. Not too long ago, it was big news when someone had their Facebook account jacked by someone who impersonated the victim, claiming to have lost their wallet in the UK and begging for a money wire. Lately, I see a story about another victim every week…
