24January2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Hacking
a site or a database takes a decent amount of skill and a lot of man hours, as
you can imagine. But, there’s a new breed of hacker that isn’t as skilled… we’ll
call them “aspiring hackers”. Instead of spending their days cracking code,
they’re simply using premade hacking tools developed by more advanced hackers.
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23January2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Identity Theft is a hot topic as we enter 2013. Hackers are
developing more ways to steal identities, and it’s only getting easier for them. According to Time
Magazine, 2.5 million dead people get their identities stolen every year.
We are all at risk, and yet most do very little to protect themselves and their
data.
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11January2013
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
In
the last year, there have been several instances where new, unused devices were
found to already have malware installed on them. Imagine saving up for your HTC Magic
Smartphone and finally walking in to Vodafone to purchase it. All that’s on
your mind is what new ringtone you’re going to put on it. But when you get it
home, and turn it on, you find it’s infected with malware! You’re already at
risk of identity theft and you’ve barely even turned it on. Congratulations,
you just purchased a device with malware pre-installed.
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