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Ok, you’ve been hearing this advice for years: monitor your children’s activities on the Internet, talk to them about the possible dangers, install web monitoring programs, and so on. And, of course, you secure your own online activities too, right? So you think you’re covered? Maybe not. A survey just published by Consumer Reports revealsRead more

‘I can’t believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber.’  ‘I lost all respect for Emma Watson (or Miley Cyrus, or …) when I seen this video! Outrageous!’   Do the comments and image seem familiar? These clickjacking scams are making the rounds of Facebook users again, and while the current wave is supposedlyRead more

It appears the Nigerian 419-type scam has invaded Iraq, and its using American soldiers as the bait and hook. Our spam filters are picking up this new form of trash that will definitely play on Americans patriotism and their support for their troops. Here is the email content: From: Lt. Nicholas Hamiltom <hamilton015@att.net> Cc: <recipientRead more

In case you missed it, Chris Bowlby, a BBC Mobile News contributor, wrote a fun little article1 about the evolution of techno-speak and how the unplugged portion (Internet-wise) of the world’s population had no clue what the plugged-ins were talking about. In response, he created some great new anti-tech words and phrases. The subject hasRead more

I actually find the Gawker1 situation a bit of a mixed blessing. If you work in the IT industry, I’m sure you know how frustrating it can be to explain to users the hazards of reusing passwords, of using short, simple dictionary words, and blah, blah, blah. All that oft-repeated advice fell on deaf ears,Read more