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What Does Your Employer Know About Your Daily Activities

Jan 25, 2020 | anonymity, Business, Employees, Employment, Hacking, HR, Internet, Location Data, Monitoring, Monitoring, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, spying, Surveillance, Technology, Tracking

What Does Your Employer Know About Your Daily Activities How much does your employer know about your personal life? Maybe more than you realize. When you use your personal devices to access company servers they can log your activities. Then they can track when you log...

Privacy Gone: Tech Start-up Has Huge Facial Recognition Database

Jan 25, 2020 | Big Tech, Biometrics, Business, Data, Databases, Facial Recognition, Location Data, Monitoring, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Software, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Tracking

Privacy Gone: Tech Start-up Has Huge Facial Recognition Database What if I told you that there was a biometric artificial intelligence program that might end privacy as we know it… would you believe me? What if I told you that the company that developed it was...

Security First, Apple Stands Ground on iPhone Encryption

Jan 25, 2020 | Apple, Apple, Best Practices, Big Tech, Business, FBI, Government, iOS, iPhone, Phone, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security First, Smart Phone, Technology

Security First, Apple Stands Ground on iPhone Encryption The Apple iPhone platform is based on security first. It is designed to be secure and private. To do that they use a proprietary encryption system. While there have been private companies who have tried to...

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities

Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Big Tech, browsers, Business, Compliance, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Firefox, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Homeland Security, Internet, Legacy Systems, Malware, Mozilla Firefox, Nationstates, Organized Crime, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Updates, Vulnerabilities, warnings, Zero-Day

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities “This is a catastrophe,” my wife said—slightly horrified—as she swiped through page after page of apps on my phone. “Why do you even have most of these?” It’s a good question. It’s hard to believe that just a decade ago, the App Store...

Social Engineering Comes to the Forefront of Attacks

Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Best Practices, Business, Business Email Compromise, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Economic Disruption, Education, Employee Training, Employees, Employment, Exploits, Fines and Penalties, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacks, Insider Threat, Internet, Malware, MFA, Nationstates, Organized Crime, Phishing, Phishing, Phishing, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Security, Smishing, Social Engineering, Social Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Threats, Tracking

Social Engineering Comes to the Forefront of Attacks We depend on our smart devices and use them as a primary communication tool. Studies found that young adult users send over 2000 texts per month and receive over 1800 with that volume people are less wary, and it is...

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My!

Jan 18, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Applications, Applications, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, Backup, Best Practices, browsers, Business, Business Email Compromise, Compliance, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, Data Storage, Email, Employees, Employees, Fines and Penalties, Firefox, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Legacy, Legacy Systems, Liability, Malware, Malware, Nationstates, Networking, Passwords, Patches, Patching, Phishing, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Ransomware Attack, safety, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Signature-Based, Software, Technology, Third - Party, Updates, Updates, VPN, Vulnerabilities, Zero-Day

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My! Most data breaches ard due to hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities. I know, I hear it all the time – patching takes time, and it can indeed be risky, especially if you have any legacy hardware or software in your network...