Q: Growing tired of the Facebook privacy scandals, I tried to leave the social network, but you need to be a member now to access a number of outside websites. How can I get around this? A: Facebook, as you’re well aware by this point, has a history of privacy scandals. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is [...]
Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox browser, is working a feature that will allow users to opt-out of online behavioral advertising. The goal is to give users “a deeper understanding of and control over personal information online,” Mozilla’s head of privacy said in a blog posted on Sunday. The feature will allow users to configure their [...]
Nubile Russian women, Nigerian money managers and overseas employers are all part of the top scams used by cybercriminals over the past 10 years, according to a report by PandaLabs. These con jobs generally work the same way: Cybercriminals contact their victims through e-mail or on a social network. They then ask their “marks” to get back [...]
Looking back on 2010, I think we had a generally good year in terms of computer security. We’ve moved past the era when PC users seemed to be in a constant state of panic over one vulnerability or another. So how about 2011? Here are what security vendors predict, and my thoughts on their predictions. [...]
Keywords like phishing, hacking and malware have become part of the common cybersecurity discourse, familiar to nearly everyone with a computer and an Internet connection. But as we embark on a new year, and our online connectivity increases, there’s a new batch of terms even the most casual computer user should be aware of. SecurityNewsDaily [...]
In 2010, cybercriminals had a field day using popular search terms to lure in victims. From politicians to pop stars — if a person was making the headlines, there was a good chance that entering their name into a search bar would land you on a website locked and loaded with malware. But curious Web [...]
Nicolas Christin makes a living out of cybercrime. As the Associate Director for the Information Networking Institute (INI), and a professor at CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University’s cybersecurity education and research center, Christin is on the front lines of academic research into how cybercrooks thrive and what can be done to stop them. Christin spoke with [...]
Spammers, scammers, and thieves are paying attention. In the physical world, when communities become larger and more densely populated, crime rises. This also applies to online communities, like Twitter and Facebook. Twitter’s “direct messages” and “mention” functions are laden with spam, often prompting users to click various links. Why anyone would want me to “Take [...]
Microsoft’s announcement this week of new privacy-enhancing technologies in our upcoming Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser is our latest move towards giving users simple, clear options for controlling how their information is used on the internet. Our latest announcement is that the near-final “release candidate” of IE9 gives consumers greater choice over the amount of [...]
Losing control of your personal information can be all too easy online. But by taking some precautions, you can maintain privacy while surfing the Web. We’ve got five tips for protecting yourself: 1. Adjust social-network privacy settings Facebook has made strides in simplifying its privacy settings, but their many options can still seem like a [...]
