Aug 17, 2019 | Cybercrime, CyberTraining, Employees, Encryption, Financial, Hackers, Hacking, Internet, Malware, Passwords, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Security, Security, Social Networking, Technology
Technology Makes Crime Easier In part one of TechRepublic’s four-part series “Mastermind con-man behind Catch Me If You Can talks cybersecurity” TechRepublic’s Karen Roby sat down with Frank Abagnale, the famous con man turned FBI...
Aug 17, 2019 | Business, Computers, Cybersecurity, Malware, Microsoft, Microsoft, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Windows (Microsoft)
Microsoft is Dragging Its Feet on Another Security Vulnerability On Tuesday, Tavis Ormandy of Google’s Project Zero released an exploit kit called ctftool, which uses and abuses Microsoft’s Text Services Framework in ways that can effectively get...
Aug 17, 2019 | AT&T, Caller-ID, Cellular Services, Hacking, Mobile Phones, Phones, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Robocall, T-Mobile, Technology, Verizon
So Far its Only AT&T and T-Mobile Doing Something About Spam Phone Calls AT&T and T-Mobile announced a joint anti-robocall initiative today, but they didn’t promise any new call-blocking capabilities for their customers. The carriers made a big...
Aug 17, 2019 | Business, Financial, Forecasting, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Startups, Technology, Valuations
Huge Valuation’s Lead to Huge Losses…Again. A ghost of unicorns past ominously re-surfaced yesterday evening. Verizon agreed to sell its blogging website Tumblr to Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, for less than $3 million, according to Axios. It’s crazy...
Aug 17, 2019 | Deliveries, FedEx, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Technology, UPS, Warshipping
Another Reason to Check Those Daily Deliveries Penetration testers have long gone to great lengths to demonstrate the potential chinks in their clients’ networks before less friendly attackers exploit them. But in recent tests by IBM’s X-Force Red,...
Aug 17, 2019 | Apple, Computers, Consumer, FAA, Laptops, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Repair
MacBooks Get Grounded — for Good Reason The Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain 15-inch MacBook Pros with potentially defective batteries from US flights. The move, which follows Apple’s June recall announcement, is part of a general FAA...