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Do Your Home Appliances Collect Personal Data?

August 28, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Do Your Home Appliances Collect Personal Data?

Recently, iRobot (the maker of the Roomba, cleaning robot) announced that they were working on a deal with big retailers to share maps of their users homes to Amazon, Apple and Google. As you may be, people were outraged and confused. What does your vacuum cleaner actually know about you? Your Roomba and even other […]

Filed Under: News, Popular Tagged With: personal data, personal info, robot, robot vacuum, roomba, vacuum, vulnerabilities

Hackers Hit Chipotle’s 2,250 POS Terminals

May 29, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Hackers Hit Chipotle’s 2,250 POS Terminals

According to Yahoo Finance and Market Watch, hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from its POS Terminals. The hack affected roughly 2,250 of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s restaurants over a span of three weeks. The now-completed probe involved leading cyber security firms, law enforcement, and payment card networks, the company said. “The investigation […]

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Chipotle, cyber crime, cyber-security, malware, Point-of-Sale Terminals, POS Terminal, reputation, vulnerabilities, Yahoo!

Worldwide Cyber Attacks Hit More than 150 Countries

May 15, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Worldwide Cyber Attacks Hit More than 150 Countries

According to CNN.com, hospitals, major companies, and government offices around the world were trying to recover from what experts are calling one of the biggest cyber attacks ever. The victims, found in more than 150 countries all over the world, were hit by a virus that seeks to seize control of computers until a ransom […]

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: cyber attacks, cyber crime, cyber-security, data breach, malware, ransomware, unsafe websites, vulnerabilities

Facts About DDoS Attacks

May 10, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Facts About DDoS Attacks

Held for ransom: financial institutions hit hard by DDoS attacks In Margaret Atwood’s iconic dystopian bestseller, The Handmaid’s Tale, the very first sign of the horror to come occurs as the main character does the most mundane thing possible: buying a cup of coffee. In this near-future setting, everyone relies on “credit sticks” for purchases, […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cyber attacks, cyber-security, DDoS Attacks, hackers, security warnings, vulnerabilities

Hacker Threatens to Wipe 200 Million Apple Devices

March 27, 2017 By James Wales 1 Comment

Hacker Threatens to Wipe 200 Million Apple Devices

Hackers like those associated with the Turkish Crime Family are banking that people won’t protect their accounts and devices. Hackers know how critical it is to change their passwords often and to utilize two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever possible. But they make their money on people who, although they might know how important clever passwords and […]

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Apple, cyber attacks, cyber crime, cyber-security, digital devices, hackers, malware, mobile app security, security warnings, vulnerabilities

Eight Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself from a DDoS Attack

February 15, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Eight Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself from a DDoS Attack

Every day of our lives now there are twice as many websites that are hacked than babies that are born. According to an article from Rival Host, if your website goes down due to an overload of website traffic, you’re probably a victim of the notorious distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. DDoS attacks have […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: cyber crime, data breach, data security, DDoS Attack, DDoS Attacks, hackers, identity theft, unsafe websites, vulnerabilities, website security

President Trump Says No Computer is Safe

January 20, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

President Trump Says No Computer is Safe

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump says that “no computer is safe” when it comes to keeping information private. He expressed growing skepticism about the overall security of online communications. His administration is likely to use the un-safe internet often for everything from day-to-day planning to international relations. Trump rarely uses email or computers, despite his […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Features, Trust Guard Tagged With: cyber-security, hackers, President Trump, vulnerabilities, website security

Better Stacked Than Hacked!

January 6, 2017 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Better Stacked Than Hacked!

Are you like most business owners? Most business owners say that they would rather have stacks of cash than to have their websites hacked. They say it, but they usually don’t do anything about it. It’s like saying you want to lose 15 pounds and then eating a box of Twinkies. It just doesn’t make […]

Filed Under: Features, Trust Guard Tagged With: cyber-security, hack-proof, hackers, identity theft, Payment Card Industry, Stacked with Cash, unsafe websites, vulnerabilities, website security

Who Is Protecting Your Website?

December 19, 2016 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Who Is Protecting Your Website?

We pay quite a bit of money for insurances and warranties that are protecting our cars, homes, your offline business assets, and our health. These protective measures are important to us. They give us peace of mind knowing that if there are any problems that the responsible parties will help us resolve any problems quickly […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Features, Trust Guard Tagged With: cyber attacks, cyber crime, cyber-security, data breach, data security, ecommerce, hackers, identity theft, online business, SSL Certificates, vulnerabilities, website security

Ignoring PCI Compliance Regulations is a Bad Idea

December 16, 2016 By James Wales Leave a Comment

Ignoring PCI Compliance Regulations is a Bad Idea

Letting an employee stay an employee just because you would feel bad firing him is a bad idea. Not changing your password to all your website’s areas of access after firing someone is a worse idea. But ignoring basic PCI compliance regulations could be the worst idea of all. With more than 510 million records […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Features, Trust Guard Tagged With: cyber-security, hackers, online business, Payment Card Industry, PCI DDS, security warnings, vulnerabilities, website security

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