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Applebee’s demonstrates how NOT to do social media
In case you haven’t been keeping up on your popular internet news, Applebees has stumbled into the hornet’s nest known as the “Internet backlash” following the termination of food server Chelsea Welch. Ms. Welch posted a receipt she received from a customer who wrote a decidedly controversial message on the bill, refusing to pay the
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Scareware goes for the throat
You may have already come across this strain of malware before: a big, official looking notice pops up on your screen accusing you of software piracy. You are offered the opportunity to pay your “fine” online, which appears to be the only way to remove the notice and get back the use of your computer.
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FED and DOE Hacked
Following recent attacks by hacktivist group Anonymous on various government websites, the Department of Energy has reported that it too has been hacked, and personal information on hundreds of its employees has been compromised. The DOE has been relatively tight-lipped about the breach, and it’s not immediately clear whether this may be related to Anonymous’s
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Tighten Up Your Facebook Security
Yesterday I posted about the real possibility of cybercriminals and spammers using Facebook’s upcoming “Graph Search” as a means to easily sort out and research potential targets. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, ever on the lookout for our privacy (even when we won’t do it ourselves), has put together an excellent guide on all the settings
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Facebook Graph Search – Cutting Bait for Phishers
Remember the announcement of Facebook’s new “Graph Search” feature? No? I don’t blame you. Until most folks can get their hands on it and see what it can do with data from people they know, it’s hard to envision how Facebook’s “innovation” is important. Security analysts, of course, eat and breath this stuff, and as
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MS Office 2013: Rent or Buy?
If you’ve been salivating at the prospect of upgrading to Microsoft Office’s latest iteration – 2013 – then your wait is officially over. Multiple SKU’s of Microsoft’s productivity platform will become officially available on Jan 29. Most importantly, Microsoft is now making the Office suite available to be “rented” via the Office365 Home Premium package.
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