Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information

Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information

Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information   Big Data brokers collect our data and establish “hidden” ratings about us before selling it to those who will pay. This information is used by marketers, insurance companies, credit companies, and merchants. ...
Hiring and Issues with Scam Online Applications

Hiring and Issues with Scam Online Applications

Hiring and Issues with Scam Online Applications   With the economy buzzing along and employment at a full time high — finding workers for seasonal part time employment is getting harder and harder.  However, these employers are now having to compete with...
Hand in Hand On Black Friday — Shopping and Privacy

Hand in Hand On Black Friday — Shopping and Privacy

Hand in Hand On Black Friday — Shopping and Privacy   Black Friday is almost upon us!  The day that retailers finally able to move from a red accounting register on to the black and it is always met with sales and loss leaders (great prices but not for the...
Don’t Take The Bait – Fake Sexual Harassment Claims

Don’t Take The Bait – Fake Sexual Harassment Claims

Don’t Take The Bait – Fake Sexual Harassment Claims Scammers are phishing employees of large corporations using fake US EEOC sexual harrassment complaints to offload trojan payloads of Trickbot malware onto corporate computers which direct them to hand over...
Can You Detect A Phishing Attempt?

Can You Detect A Phishing Attempt?

Can You Detect A Phishing Attempt?   Cybercriminals are getting better at crafting believable and sophisticated ilephishing emails that are undetectable from legitimate emails. Do you know how to spot them?  If you suspect that an email is not legitimate you can...
Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program

Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program

Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program   McAfee anti-virus software has a very serious vulnerability in its code execution.  No matter what edition of McAfee software you are using because all editions are vulnerable. The vulnerability allows malware to...