Beware Of Phishing Invoices

There are a number of scams that go around the cyber world every day. Many are repeats of old efforts that are tried and true but updated with new technology and a new approach. We are seeing attacks like these now in the form of phony invoices that are being used to not only bilk […]

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Is Facebook’s 10 Year Challenge an Effort to Mine Data?

You have probably seen the 10 Year Challenge on Facebook where you post a picture of you your first profile picture and your most recent. 5.2 million people were quick to do it but many others have been reluctant, fearing that Facebook would use this to mine data or that it will be used for […]

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Facial recognition software isn’t perfect

When most of us think about what the future of online security is we think of biometrics. Whether it is being able to scan your thumb to open your front door or using facial recognition to log into your computer the future is nearly here. It is the next great leap in cyber security and […]

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Should you be able to 3-D print a gun?

Modern technology can do amazing things, things that were only a dream 10 years ago. While technology for the most part moves the world forward there are at times issues that seem to hold it back and one such issue has been in the news lately: 3-D printed guns. While the ability to print a […]

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Are you a hacker?

The word hacker gets thrown around a lot. Most of us imagine some guy sitting in his parent’s basement with computers all around him breaking into bank systems or into government computers. That is in many cases how they are portrayed on TV and on the silver screen. Of course, just because you see it […]

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Deep Web vs. Dark Web

Two terms that get thrown about to describe parts of the Internet not accessible to the average person are Deep Web and Dark Web. Some people use the terms interchangeably but they are two separate entities and one of them is used by just about everyone on the Internet. The term Dark Web came to […]

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