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rodel holst on 31 Mar 13http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/pune/38068982_1_cyber-criminals-symantec-social-media PUNE: An invitation to a Bollywood Holi party in your inbox may entice you, but there are chances that the slightest carelessness you show in responding to such an email will drain the colour from your face. Cyber goons may be exploiting your festive mood through such 'offers' to rob you of your personal information and money, say experts. Antivirus software and internet security solutions developer Symantec has warned that fake emails and social networking feeds that offer free passes for Bollywood parties or share celebrity updates are likely to proliferate around festive times. "It is that time of the year when social media witnesses a spike in malicious activities; cyber criminals won't miss the opportunity to scam you or steal your personal information," a statement from Symantec has said. Ritesh Chopra, the firm's country sales manager, has said in the release that a user should be careful when clicking on links or responding to notifications and abide by social media etiquettes, which go a long way in securing personal information and reputation online. Chopra said one should keep social media settings private, so that only selected friends can find you and post or respond on your profile. "Using tools such as Safe Web to scan news feeds on Facebook and identify URLs containing security risks such as phishing sites, malicious downloads and links to unsafe internet sites will help," he said. The note said people should be responsible when socialising offline as well, as the risk existed even when users of digital devices are offline. During Holi parties and get-togethers, when everyone is in a playful mood, mobile devices can easily be lost or stolen, putting personal identity and privacy at stake, the statement added. "It is important to set a password to lock the keypad of the device and to make sure mobile security software is up-to-date, Chop
Online attempts to steal personal information on the rise in Hong Kong/WEEBLY - 1 views
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AN Abney Associates News Flash Phishing sites, which masquerade as genuine websites to steal users' personal information, are on the rise in Hong Kong, Microsoft warned on Thursday. Some 6.23 phishing sites were found per 1,000 hosts in the fourth quarter last year, up from 6.01 in the third quarter, according to Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report. However, the number of malware infections remained low in the same period. Every 1,000 computers had 2.2 malware infections on average, the report found. Tim Rains, director of product management in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, said the rise could be because Hong Kong is a financial centre and phishing sites masquerade as banking websites to steal information. "The fact that we have a low malware infection rate in Hong Kong, but slightly elevated level of phishing is actually interesting," he said. He said the reason could be that the attackers were using a smaller number of compromised systems in Hong Kong to do more phishing than other attacks. Roy Ko Wai-tak, manager of Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, said websites of small and medium enterprises were often hijacked by attackers to build phishing sites - which pose as big corporations - because of poor cyber security. Rains also said the most common malware is called keygen, which comes with key generators that produce serial numbers required to run piracy software. Ko said it showed that Hong Kong people still continue to use piracy software. The report, which also found that 2.5 out of 10 computers on average did not have up-to-date antivirus software in the city, was based on data from over 600 million computers worldwide using Microsoft's products. The number of Hong Kong computers was unknown at the time of going to press. AN Abney Associates News Flash READ MORE: http://mariahabney.weebly.com/ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz5ub4_online-attempts-to-steal-personal-information-on-the-rise-i
Abney And Associates Intenet Technology News Updates - 1 views
Top Christmas gifts already sold out Gaming consoles, including the Xbox One and Playstation 4, and low-cost tablets such as the Tesco Hudl and Aldi Medion Lifetab are expected to top many people'...
Abney and Associates: 'Pump And Dump' Schemes Resurface - 1 views
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14902198-abney-and-associates-pump-and-dump-schemes-resurface-in-social-media "Pump and dump" is back! The old boiler-room scam of pitching nearly worthle...
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http://www.instructables.com/community/Abney-And-Associates-Hong-Kong-News-Behance/ Do you constantly check your cell phone for e-mail alerts, news updates, and the weather? If so, you could be one of the 66 percent of people who suffer from "no mobile phone phobia" - nomophobia - the fear of being without a cell or mobile phone, says SecurEnvoy, a UK-based Internet security and mobile technology firm who conducted the survey. Living in a revolutionizing digital age where everything is fast, instant and, most importantly, on-the-go, people are disengaged from having one-on-one face interactions. While Apple applications like FaceTime, and the program Skype help reinforce personal connections, the unhealthy usage of cell phone devices continues to escalate. According to the Morningside Recovery Rehabilitation Center, the average American spends 144 minutes a day using their phone. For those who suffer from nomopohbia, the fear of being disconnected from the virtual world is heightened when they are restrained from checking their phone. The lives of cell phone addicts are so contingent on their need to feel socially connected on their phones that without mobile technology, they begin to express a sense of vulnerability that can trigger certain moods and behaviors. "Cellphones are addictive in the same way slot machines are," said Dr. Fran Walfish, child, couple, and family psychotherapist and author in Beverly Hills, Calif., to Medical Daily. "The immediacy of response, gratification, and excitation combine to make the user want more and want more now." This type of addictive behavior can be explained in a situation where a person is dining by themselves. Despite no sounds or alerts coming from the cellphone, addicts will take out their phones from their pocket and start to press buttons or scan their phones with their fingers for a sense of safety and security. While back-and-forth communication through text or e-mail is seen as a threat to replacing nose-to-no
Nigeria loses N7.5bn to cyber fraud yearly - 1 views
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Nigeria has been pitched among countries that lose yearly to cyber fraud. The country is said to have lost well over N 7.5billion in 2012 owing to cybercrime, while the global loss is estimated at $1trillion (about N155 trillion) for 2012. According to the research by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the rising profile of cybercrime is causing great havoc globally. The report also maintained that out of the $1 trillion loss, only $390 billion was reported for obvious reasons. Following this disclosure, Nigeria's First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, will lead about 700 leaders including Mr. Ehud Barak, a former Prime Minister of Israel, Dr. Salma Abbasi, founder/CEO eWorldWide, USA, a high level team both from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the third World Cyber security Conference next week in Abuja. Among the 700 select leaders include top government functionaries, state governors and National Assembly members. Also expected are CEOs of Corporate Nigeria, Military and Intelligence chiefs and the diplomatic community, among others. The cyber security conference will map out new strategies to secure government and business assets, personal security including Child Online Protection and online e-commerce transaction on the cyberspace. With the theme: 'Cyber Insecurity- A latent threat to national security and economic development'. Dame Jonathan, who is also the ITU-IMPACT champion on child online protection (COP), would host the global forum as part of her yearly programmed for Nigeria and the entire World with regards to Child Online Protection and cyber security. She has been working actively with stakeholders to ensure minors are protected on the internet especially from online predators and the cashless economy on CBN policy is strengthened. Ehud Barak, Israel's most decorated soldier will speak on Cyber, Physical Terrorism and Economic Development: My Experience as Israel
Reviews by Abney and Associates, Code 85258081704 - blog.fc2 - 2 views
http://beatrizlopez970.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1.html The US Federal Trade Commission has carried out a huge international crackdown on a number of "tech support" scams being run out of India whic...
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Internet Reviews Abney Associates Blog Articles The US Federal Trade Commission has carried out a huge international crackdown on a number of "tech support" scams being run out of India which have conned people in the UK, US, Canada and elsewhere out of millions of pounds since 2008. As explained by the Guardian in 2010, the scams used "boiler room" tactics, dialling through phone books for English-speaking countries. People who answered the phone were told the call came from Microsoft or their internet service provider, and that the person's computer was "reporting viruses". The caller would then perform an unnecessary "fix" on the computer and charge the person for it - and sometimes sign them up to multi-year "support" contracts. The cost could run to hundreds of pounds. People in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand were targeted because they, like the people carrying out the scam, are English-speaking. The Guardian understands that the scam was worth millions of pounds a year to the organised gangs carrying it out. At the FTC's request in six cases, a federal district judge froze the US assets of 17 people and 14 companies that have been accused of taking part in the operations. The FTC has also shut down 80 internet domain names and 130 phone numbers used in the US to carry out the scams. The FTC is seeking an end to the scams, and repayments for people who were conned out of money. Though the FTC said it could not put a figure on how many people had been scammed, or how much they had lost, Microsoft - which has been working with the commission for the past two years to try to catch the criminals - provided data on more than a thousand people who had been scammed, whose losses averaged $875 each. Microsoft has repeatedly pointed out that it would not call people about any problems with their computers. In some cases, the scammers would try to sell antivirus software from reputable companies, and in some cases would install new copies of Windows
Abney Associates Infotech Cyber Warning: Intian Information Technology Act ei ole tehok... - 1 views
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Abney and associates Hong Kong bedrijven in haast om online veiligheid - 1 views
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PC Speak: Abney and Associates News - Google's Project Tango whips up new mapping tech - 1 views
News.Cnet.com Take the latest in computer vision, power it with custom-built hardware and chipsets, and put Google behind the wheel. Welcome to Project Tango, an attempt to revolutionize mobile m...
Abney & Associates Technology Updates: Teens' brains make them more vulnerable to suicide - 1 views
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/03/09/brain-development-makes-teens-more-vulnerable-suicide-and-mood-disorders/tGBStHOnjqAyanfCe7rbsK/story.html 'The young are heated by ...
Abney & Associates Technology updates: Bumps in rollout of cellphone alerts in Washington - 1 views
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/09/bumps-rollout-cellphone-alerts-washington/ TACOMA - A system set up to send emergency alerts to thousands of cellphone users warning them of natural di...
Abney and Associates on Google Glass Sicherheit breite Akzeptanz - 1 views
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Die Geräte immer auf zeigen was kann in die Zukunft des Internet der Dinge möglich sein, aber auch die Gefahren zu markieren. Als ein Google-Explorer trägt Anthony Pettenon seine Begeisterung für Technologie auf seinem Gesicht. Mitglied-Programm von Google, seine Geräte immer auf Glas in die reale Welt verfügbar zu machen, trägt der Schüler an der University of Tampa in Florida regelmäßig die Geräte-Klasse und in der Stadt. Menschen sind nicht besorgt sein um ein Gerät immer auf, während die Bequemlichkeit und die Verbundenheit des Geräts ist einfach cool, sagt Pettenon. "Es kühler ist, weil Sie tragen Technologie, sondern hielt sie," sagte Pettenon. "Dinge sind viel schneller - Sie können sofort ein Bild oder Video und laden Sie sie sofort." Noch machen die gleichen Leistungen auch die Geräte mehr Privatsphäre und Sicherheitsrisiko für Menschen und Organisationen. Google Glass ist eines der bekannteren Beispiele des Internet der Dinge, Geräte, die halten die Menschen, die mit dem Internet verbunden, wie sie von ihrem Alltag bewegen. Während die erhöhte Bequemlichkeit, viele Menschen, wie z. B. Pettenon, über die Vorteile der nachhaltigen Konnektivität verkauft hat, warnen Technologen und Sicherheitsexperten, dass es ernsthafte Folgen für Sicherheit und Datenschutz könnte. Auf der Black Hat-Sicherheitskonferenz im Juli zeigte beispielsweise Sicherheitsexperte Brendan O'Connor ein kostengünstige System von Funksensoren und Analyse-Algorithmen, die jedermann die Bewegungen einer großen Zahl von Menschen rund um eine Stadt zu verfolgen, durch das hören für Signale von ihren mobilen Geräten ermöglichen könnte. Dt. CreepyDOL, hebt das System wieviel Menschen Informationsleck in die digitale Welt alleine herum mit einem Smartphone oder Tablet. Wenn ein drahtloser Zugriffspunkt Smartphones suchen senden sie genug Informationen nachverfolgt werden, während eine Vielzahl von populären Anwendungen noch persönlichere Daten unverschlÃ
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