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Anyone can become a victim of identity theft. Many people would assume that elderly people are more at risk, but it’s been shown that tech-savvy people are 18 times more likely to fall prey to phishing scams. When you throw in phishing threats, the numbers on identity theft rises.

Earlier this month, the World Wide Web Consortium, announced plans to begin allowing users to log into online accounts with fingerprints, facial scans, and voice recognition. This will not only boost security, but also make account management much simpler.

Creating a mobile hotspot allows people to connect to the Internet whether or not their location has Wi-Fi. All they have to do is activate a portable 4G router to generate a private wireless network for their devices to link to. Business owners who invest in these low-cost devices enjoy extraordinary improvements in employee productivity… […]

Due to increasing connectivity and technological advances, mobile workers are increasingly becoming the norm in almost every industry. Business owners need to ensure these workers stay connected, so we’ve got some helpful tips in how to effectively apply mobile performance management.

It’s the little things that give you away. This past week brought us a diverse set of incidents. Unfortunately, several of the high-profile compromises could have been easily prevented. From database misconfigurations to Phishing exploits, this week was the busiest week in disclosure since the week of March 19th.

To fend off the latest cyberattacks, Android phone manufacturers claim they always stay on top of bug fixes and security patches. But in light of recent reports, you may not want to take their word for it. Researchers say some popular Android vendors have missed quite a few important patches.

The ability to harvest data on billions of Facebook users is not big news, You don’t need a Facebook API to scrape and profile most of its users. Profiles set to “public” have been harvested for years, and 3rd party data aggregators have built mountainous datasets on each and every one of these profiles. Data aggregators like Spokeo, Intellius, etc have done this for years.

To bolster users’ safety, Microsoft recently added security features to Office 365. These enhancements give home and business users peace of mind whenever they send an email, share a link, or forward an attachment. There’s no such thing as being too secure, so we recommend staying abreast of them now.

Windows updates are notorious for taking too long to install and providing few tangible benefits. But Microsoft aims to make amends with the forthcoming Spring Creators Update, which takes half as long to set up and introduces several new features. Brush up on what’s coming so you can take full advantage of the update on […]