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HTTPS and Social Media

If you spend a lot of time browsing, reading and writing emails, and socializing over an unsecure Internet connection like a public Wi-Fi network then, make sure that any personal information you retrieve and exchange is done over an encrypted protocol such as, HTTPS. Major Webmail providers use a secure protocol by default, however,...
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Understanding Online Privacy

In the past days, we have seen a consistent trend of online privacy updates from the main Social Networks. Some, such as LinkedIn are still working on a new privacy policy and other security features. What’s going on? As more and more Social Networks are serving as a platform for cyber criminals, authorities such...
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Check your Online Privacy!

A new service Secure.me provided by a German company allows you to analyse your Facebook profile for any data that’s putting your privacy at risk! The service helps you protect your online privacy and gives you control over your reputation. The service also allows you to identify privacy threats on Facebook and to protect yourself...
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Five questions to ask before posting on SN sites

Social Networking (SN) sites like FaceBook and Twitter are changing our lives. For the better or worse? One thing is for sure, they have serious security implications with personal information, productivity and liability. Users should be aware of what they post on these sites and below is a list of five questions you should...
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To Allow or Not to Allow Social Networking

A recent study by Emedia shows that over 10% of social networkers visit social networking sites for business reasons. LinkedIn is a typical case where business activities take place such as, making new business contacts or searching for expert services in specific locations among other business opportunities. It has become a common practice and...
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A world of threats – information warfare

The modern warfare keywords are becoming – Web attacks, messaging attacks, Botnets, Rootkits, Logic Bombs, Data Theft, etc…. McAfee estimates 1 Trillion USD in Cybercrime activities in a year! This is the world we are living today! battles are fought for information theft such as identity theft and data inaccessibility such as denial-of-service-attacks. The...
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