Posts Tagged ‘los angeles’
LinkedIn Fraud: Who Are You Really Connecting With?
LinkedIn is a place where professionals can connect, discover professional opportunities and stay up to date with what’s happening in their field of work. However, not all of LinkedIn’s users are there to take advantage of the website as a resource. Rather, they are there to take advantage of other users. Fake profiles are not…
Read MoreStudy finds 55 percent of SMBs were breached in 2012
Over half of small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute as part of a recent study experienced some sort of data breach last year. Out of the affected businesses, a great deal of breaches were ignited internally, either by mistake or on purpose by employees and contractors.
Read MoreThe cloud’s umbrella of titles and roles grows as industry takes world by storm
The cloud—a term that surfaced in IT circles in the late nineties—has taken the world by force. Gradually, companies in every industry are moving to the cloud with motives of saving money, scaling more easily and increasing efficiency. The immensely growing cloud promises many career opportunities to arise as the technology matures.
Read MoreGlobal cyber warfare rages between Israelis and Hamas
Israel’s conflict with Hamas has recently come to a head as rockets have flared from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Nov. 14. But cyber defense has become just as powerful as the Iron Dome system that Israel has activated to intercept rockets from the Israel’s volatile neighboring land.
Read MoreTaliban accidentally out entire PR mailing list
It is enough of a shocker that the Taliban even has a PR department. During a routine distribution of a press release, the Islamic fundamentalist group accidentally gave away the contact information of its 400-person mailing list, according to an ABC report Friday.
Read MoreLawyers make mobile apps – is the information secure?
“There’s an app for that” is true for just about everything these days. Next on the agenda to conquer the digital age are lawyers who aim to further serve clients by creating individualized mobile apps. With the head in the sand attitude that many firms take toward cyber security, it is important for any legal professional planning to implement a mobile app to allow technology and data security to be at the forefront of the program.
Read MoreCoca-Cola hacked: secret exposed three years later
Coca-Cola learned some disquieting news March 15, 2009. FBI officials alerted executives of the multi-billion dollar corporation that they had been hacked, according to a Bloomberg report.
Read MoreHackers Attack The Sun
Hackers target SCADA system that’s used to remotely monitor and manage solar energy-generating power plants.
Read MoreTiro Security Looks to Secure Los Angeles Silicon Beach Start-Up Community
Tiro Security – an evolutionary infosec staffing company – announces its launch to assist the flourishing Los Angeles IT market protect its digital assets. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 Founders of Tiro Security, Kris and Rob, are friends with over thirty years of involvement in the recruitment and IT security sectors. With their shared understanding and unrivaled knowledge of…
Read MoreLOL Trick Spreads Skype Worm
Skype users should be on their guard against malicious instant messages being sent through the popular VOIP service.
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