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http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-cop-details-the-complexities-of-fighting-cyber-crime/ Tradisjonelle undersøkelse teknikker kommer til kort når overfor cyber-kriminelle fra bankranere for pedofile... og så er det kampen for å forklare sakene til dommere Hvis politiet har en hard tid holde opp med kriminelle i den "virkelige verden", har de virkelig fått hendene fullstendige, elektroniske, ifølge Israel politiet Superintendent Meir Hayoun av Cyber-kriminalitet politienhet. Håndteringen av cyber-kriminalitet har vært et spill av catch-up- og som cyber kriminelle utvikle nye og innovative måter å rive av mennesker, sa han, det er en konstant kamp for å holde tritt med dem. Hayoun var tale på den årlige begivenheten i Israel Internett Association (ISOC-IL), hvor datamaskin og Internett industriledere samlet denne uken for å diskutere alt fra fremtidige trender i søkemotor-teknologi til fremtidens TV, Internett markedsføring, gaming og merkevarebygging- og cyber-kriminalitet, som fortsetter å bli verre som gjerningsmennene av svindel, planer og dristig dagslys ran blir stadig mer sofistikerte i deres metoder. Cyber-livet har forårsaket ingen ende av hodepine for politiet, sa Hayoun. "En gang, det var en klar differensiering mellom telekommunikasjon forbrytelser og datamaskinen forbrytelser. Telefonsamtaler var en ting, og Internett surfing var noe annet. Men i dag, takket være konvergens av enheter, og ubiquitousness av tjenester, alt har fusjonert." Be Updated: https://getsatisfaction.com/hassandassociatesnoemicryer/topics/hass_associates_take_steps_to_protect_identity http://www.good.is/posts/helgen-tech-lesing-hong-kong-blog-hass-associates-online

http://www.3news.co.nz/Chinese-cyber-war-intensifies/tabid/417/articleID/293604/Default.aspx Dans Shanghai externe, les conducteurs doivent directions à la recherche d'une base d'espionnage militaire chinois cachée quelque part dans un quartier à la recherche ordinaire. Il a appelé unité 61398 - censé pour abriter une unité secrète de piratage chinoise. Le public ne sont pas autorisé à proximité de l'immeuble de 12 étages ordinaire, et il y a une interdiction de tournage et de photographie. Le bâtiment est en fait le nerf centre d'et le quartier général de l'armée chinoise cyber responsable de cyber-attaques contre les Etats-Unis et peut-être d'autres pays, y compris la Nouvelle-Zélande. Unité 61398 a été découvert le mois dernier à quelle entreprise de sécurité américaine cyber Mandiant tracée 90 pour cent de ses interceptions identifiées au quartier - armée de libération populaire base. La Chine et son armée sont les suspects numéro un au monde pour cyber piratage, bien que l'armée chinoise a nié à la télévision nationale. Premier ministre John Key refuse de blâmer publiquement la Chine, mais une entreprise de sécurité de cyber Auckland affiche des attaques sur la Nouvelle-Zélande en temps réel et la plupart viennent de Chine. Et la tâche de protéger la Nouvelle-Zélande de cette nouvelle guerre incombe au n'est autre que d'espionner l'Agence GCSB. La cyberguerre est réel. M. Key a révélé cette semaine la Nouvelle-Zélande entreprises ont été victimes de l'espionnage industriel. Il est probable que les enregistrements de client ou même idées ont été volées. La Nouvelle-Zélande n'est pas comme suspecte de la Chine comme d'autres pays. Etats-Unis le Président Barack Obama prend au sérieux les attaques. "Maintenant, nos ennemis cherchent aussi la capacité de saboter notre réseau électrique, nos institutions financières, nos systèmes de contrôle du trafic aérien," dit-il. « Nous ne pouvons regarde

46% av konsumenterna säger de kommer handla online på Cyber måndag. Källa lank: https://www.internetretailer.com/2013/11/19/cyber-new-black Medan många amerikanska detaljhandlare anser Black Friday inofficiella starten av den kritiska semester säljer säsong, indikerar bara släppt resultat från Nielsen's Holiday utgifterna Prognos studien att 85% av konsumenterna i år planerar hoppa över butikerna på svart fredag, en term som används för dagen efter Thanksgiving. Men säger nästan hälften av konsumenterna (46%) de kommer handla online här Cyber måndag. Cyber är måndag den allt vanligare benämning för måndagen efter Thanksgiving när många konsumenter gå tillbaka till jobbet och handla online. Det är från 30 procent under 2012. En annan bonus för webb-enda handlarna: för dem som planerar att handla på svart fredag, 51% planerar att åtminstone göra några av deras shopping online. 13% av de tillfrågade planerar att handla i fysiska butiker detta svart fredag, ner från 17% 2012, medan resterande 2% svarade "vet inte, säger Nielsen. Detta är fjärde året i rad att andelen shoppare som säger att de inte kommer att drabba butikerna på svart fredag antingen ökat eller förblivit densamma. I 2010 sa 80% av shoppare de skulle hoppa över butikerna dagen efter Thanksgiving; i både 2011 och 2012 sade 82%. och i år 85% säger att de inte besöker butiker på svart fredag. Läs mer relaterade ämnen: http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/hass-associates-cyber-warning-tips-reviews-1865/topics/hass-associates-paypal-teams-et-searchers http://hassassocia

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/101929/discussions/481971/Online-Warning-Hass-and-Associates-Cyber-Fighters Tradisjonelle undersøkelse teknikker kommer til kort når overfor cyber-kriminelle fra bankranere for pedofile... og så er det kampen for å forklare sakene til dommere Hvis politiet har en hard tid holde opp med kriminelle i den "virkelige verden", har de virkelig fått hendene fullstendige, elektroniske, ifølge Israel politiet Superintendent Meir Hayoun av Cyber-kriminalitet politienhet. Håndteringen av cyber-kriminalitet har vært et spill av catch-up- og som cyber kriminelle utvikle nye og innovative måter å rive av mennesker, sa han, det er en konstant kamp for å holde tritt med dem. Hayoun var tale på den årlige begivenheten i Israel Internett Association (ISOC-IL), hvor datamaskin og Internett industriledere samlet denne uken for å diskutere alt fra fremtidige trender i søkemotor-teknologi til fremtidens TV, Internett markedsføring, gaming og merkevarebygging- og cyber-kriminalitet, som fortsetter å bli verre som gjerningsmennene av svindel, planer og dristig dagslys ran blir stadig mer sofistikerte i deres metoder. Cyber-livet har forårsaket ingen ende av hodepine for politiet, sa Hayoun. "En gang, det var en klar differensiering mellom telekommunikasjon forbrytelser og datamaskinen forbrytelser. Telefonsamtaler var en ting, og Internett surfing var noe annet. Men i dag, takket være konvergens av enheter, og ubiquitousness av tjenester, alt har fusjonert." Be Updated: https://getsatisfaction.com/hassandassociatesnoemicryer/topics/hass_associates_take_steps_to_protect_identity http://www.good.is/posts/helgen-tech-lesing-hong-kong-blog-hass-associates-online

The House of Representatives go for the second round of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act as it passed legislation on Thursday. The newly granted powers are intended to stop computer security threats against a company's rights and property. But the definitions are broad and vague. The terms allow purposes such as guarding against "improper" information modification and ensuring "timely" access to information, functions that are not necessarily tied to attacks. Once handed over, the government is able to use this information for investigating crimes that are unrelated to the underlying security threat and, more broadly, for "national security" purposes, which is a poorly defined term that includes "threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests" and "any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security." The bill's vague definitions like "cybersecurity purpose" and "cybersecurity system" also raise the frightening possibility of a company using aggressive countermeasures. If a company wants to combat a threat, it is empowered to use "cybersecurity systems" to identify and obtain "cyber threat information." But the bill does not define exactly how far a company can go, leaving it open to the possibility of abuse. The bill drew support from House Democrats, passing on a bipartisan vote of 288-127, although the White House repeated its veto threat on Tuesday if further civil liberties protections are not added. Some lawmakers and privacy activists worry that the legislation would allow the government to monitor citizens' private information and companies to misuse it. U.S. authorities have recently elevated the exposure to Internet hacks and theft of digital data to the list of top threats to national security and the economy. Though thousands of companies have long been losing data to hackers in China and elsewhere, the number of parties publicly admitting such loss has been

http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/2013/04/23/house-passes-cybersecurity-bill-as-privacy-concerns-linger/ The House of Representatives go for the second round of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act as it passed legislation on Thursday. The newly granted powers are intended to stop computer security threats against a company's rights and property. But the definitions are broad and vague. The terms allow purposes such as guarding against "improper" information modification and ensuring "timely" access to information, functions that are not necessarily tied to attacks. Once handed over, the government is able to use this information for investigating crimes that are unrelated to the underlying security threat and, more broadly, for "national security" purposes, which is a poorly defined term that includes "threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests" and "any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security." The bill's vague definitions like "cybersecurity purpose" and "cybersecurity system" also raise the frightening possibility of a company using aggressive countermeasures. If a company wants to combat a threat, it is empowered to use "cybersecurity systems" to identify and obtain "cyber threat information." But the bill does not define exactly how far a company can go, leaving it open to the possibility of abuse. The bill drew support from House Democrats, passing on a bipartisan vote of 288-127, although the White House repeated its veto threat on Tuesday if further civil liberties protections are not added. Some lawmakers and privacy activists worry that the legislation would allow the government to monitor citizens' private information and companies to misuse it. U.S. authorities have recently elevated the exposure to Internet hacks and theft of digital data to the list of top threats to national security and the economy. Though thousands of companies have

Microsoft öppnar IT-Center för att bekämpa skadlig kod och cyber crime Källa lank: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2307178/microsoft-opens-cybercrime-center-to-tackle-malware-and-cyber-crime Microsoft har förklarat krig mot cyberbrottslighet genom att öppna en ny specialist cyberbrott Center på dess Redmond campus dedikerad enbart för att upptäcka och motverka blackhat hackare. Cyberbrott centrum kommer att erbjuda sin juridisk och teknisk expertis till brottsbekämpande myndigheter som Interpol. Det kommer att särskilt fokusera på att bekämpa brott som är associerade med skadlig kod, botnät, immateriella stöld och utnyttjande av teknik-underlättas barn. Centrum kommer också vara öppet för säkerhetsexperter från tredje-part-partners och universitet. Microsoft lovat det kommer att ha avancerad malware och hot-upptäckt teknik som kommer att låta experter och brottsbekämpning identifiera utveckla digitala hot i realtid. Dessa inkluderar SitePrint, PhotoDNA och cyber-forensics tjänster. SitePrint är en teknik som utformats för att spåra och kartlägga online organiserade brottsligheten, PhotoDNA är en anti-child-pornografi-teknik som syftar till att utrota och ta bort olagliga bilder av minderåriga och cyber forensics upptäcker global brottslighet som bedrägerier och stöld onlinebedrägerier. Centrum kommer också att dela cyber hot intelligens från Microsofts botnet takedown verksamhet. Relaterade ämnen: http://hassassociates-online.com/ http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_pDyjw1ec

(EurActiv) - Insurers are eagerly eyeing exponential growth in the tiny cyber coverage market. But their lack of experience and skills handling hackers and data breaches may keep their ambitions in check. High profile cases of hackers seizing sensitive customer data from companies, such as US retailer Target Corp or e-commerce company eBay Inc, have executives checking their insurance policies. Increasingly, corporate risk managers are seeing insurance against cyber crime as necessary budget spending rather than just nice to have. The insurance brokerage arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies estimates that the US cyber insurance market was worth $1 billion (€0.73bn) last year in gross written premiums, and could reach as much as $2 billion (€1.4bn) this year. The European market is currently a fraction of that, at around $150 million (€110mn), but is growing by 50 to 100% annually, according to Marsh. Those numbers represent a sliver of the overall insurance market, which is growing at a far more sluggish rate. Premiums are set to grow only 2.8% this year in inflation-adjusted terms, according to Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer.

http://occupywallst.org/forum/hass-associates-internet-security-tips-and-reviews/ Scarinci Hollenbeck lanserer cybersikkerhet & Data beskyttelse praksis Lyndhurst, NJ, 1 mai 2013 - Scarinci Hollenbeck er glade for å kunngjøre dannelsen av en ny gruppe for juridisk praksis som en del av sin pågående strategisk plan for å integrere nye juridiske spesialiteter som er rettet mot kundenes skiftende juridiske behov-Cyber sikkerhet & databeskyttelse. Cyber Security & databeskyttelse gruppen, ledet av Scarinci Hollenbeck-partner og bransjen pioner Fernando M. Pinguelo, utvider firmaets krisehåndtering tilbud for å effektivt håndtere klienten nødhjelp. "Erfaringen og profesjonalitet Fernando Pinguelo bringer til dette firmaet med denne nyopprettede gruppen fortsetter vår forpliktelse til å tilby tjenester som var tidligere bare tilgjengelig for klienter av boutique og større nasjonale advokatfirmaer," sa Donald Scarinci, Managing Partner i firmaet. Nettkriminalitet er en farlig aspekt av Internett alder, og en som enkeltpersoner, bedrifter og offentlige etater må effektivt motvirke. Bli offer for brudd på sikkerheten data kan la selskaper åpent for kostbare konsekvenser og omdømmerisiko skader. Som teknologiutviklingen, finne mennesker og kriminelle foretak innovative måter å ulovlig tilgang til og bruke privat og fortrolig informasjon. Kostnaden for disse angrepene til den globale økonomien er anslått for å overskride $1,5 trillioner. Scarinci Hollenbeck gjenkjenner den iboende risikoen som følger med teknologisk innovasjon og Internett alder som helhet. Pinguelo og hans tverrfaglig team av fagfolk som samlet i å skape Cyber sikkerhet & databeskyttelse gruppen vil representere enkeltpersoner, mellomstore bedrifter, store selskaper og offentlige organer i å utvikle krisehåndtering strategier ved å implementere data bryter svar programmer og bistår kunder i forståelse og overholde nettet av internasjonale, nasjonale, statlige og lokale lover og

Sind Ihre Passwörter und sichern PINs zu? Es ist Cyber Security Awareness Month: Bank Safe und vereiteln die Betrüger http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/are-your-passwords-pins-secure-its-cyber-security-awareness-month-bank-safe-foil-fraudsters-1839193.htm Oktober ist Cyber Security Awareness Month, einer internationalen Bemühungen zur Aufklärung der Verbraucher über Computerkriminalität und der Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) ist Kanadier zu erinnern, was Banken tun, um Cyber-Sicherheit zu erhöhen und ermutigend Kanadier zu sichere bank und vereiteln die Betrüger. Banken haben umfangreiche Maßnahmen zum Schutz ihrer Kunden von betrügerischen Aktivitäten in ihrer Bank und Kreditkarten-Konten, einschließlich der Überwachung von Transaktionen, die auf der Suche nach ungewöhnlichen Aktivitäten, Überprüfungsfragen um sicherzustellen, dass es der Kunde mit online-banking und das Verschieben um mehr Chip und PIN (persönliche Identifikationsnummer) Debit- und Kreditkarten zu sichern. Diese Bemühungen wurden in der Lage, zu verhindern, dass kriminelle Aktivitäten und helfen Kanadier sicher ihre Bankgeschäfte und Einkäufe bezahlen. "Es gibt auch wichtige und einfache Schritte, die Kunden ergreifen müssen, um Betrug vorzubeugen, und eines der wichtigsten Dinge ist, sichere Passwörter und Geheimzahlen, wählen", sagte Maura Drew-Lytle, Director of Communications bei der Canadian Bankers Association. "Dies ist eine Anforderung, die in Ihrer Banking-Abkommen festgelegten und wenn Kunden die entsprechenden Schritte unternommen haben, dann sie von Verluste von der Banks geschützt werden werden keinerlei Haftung Politik." Tipps zur Auswahl der sichere online-Passwörter und PINs Jede Bank haben ihre eigenen Anforderungen zum Auswählen sicherer Kennwörter und PINs, so ist es am besten mit Ihrer Bank online-Zugang Vereinbarung, Bankkonto-Vereinbarung oder Karteninhaber Kreditverträge zu überprüfen, aber es einige allgemeinen Richtlinien g

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14526527-hass-associates-internet-security-tips-and-reviews Die Polizei hat Cyber Safe Kampagne 2013 um Bewusstseinsbildung bei Schulkindern gegen steigende Cyber-Verbrechen eingeleitet. Die Eröffnungssitzung der Kampagne wurde am Montag vom Polizeichef Alok Mittal am CCA Schule, Sector 4, Gurgaon eingeweiht. "Jugendliche sind heute technisch versierten aber besteht die Gefahr von ihnen fallen Beute zur Cyberkriminalität. Solche Kampagnen, die ihnen helfen werden", sagte Mittal. Die Kampagne, die bis Mai 4 weiterhin stattfinden in 12 Privatschulen unter Gurgaon Progressive Schulen Rat (GPSC) Regenschirm von Nirmal Yadav, principal, CCASchule geleitet. Jede Schule Gastgeber zwei Sitzungen für junior und senior Studenten bzw.. Dieses Pilotprojekt wurde von Finanzunternehmen Encore Hauptstadt gesponsert. "Die Sitzung wurde von 400 Studenten besucht. Studenten wurden erklärt die Gesetzmäßigkeiten in Bezug auf locken, Phishing und strafrechtliche Aspekte der Cyber-Kriminalität, "sagte Col Pratap Singh, Präsident von Haryana progressive Schule Konferenz (HPSC) und Vorsitzende des CCA-Schule. Cyber Experte Rakshit Tandon während des Sprechens in CCA Schüler warf Licht auf Cyber-Verbrechen wie Mobbing, Erpressung, Hacker, Phishing, Bank oder Kreditkarte IDs und Cyber Porno u.a. zu stehlen. Watch Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9mOz8eUpQ8 Related Article: http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Business-Industrial/Hass-And-Associates/5200137900

FBI som cyber crime detektiv: är det någon match för dator skurkarna? FBI: s utveckling till en cyber-brottsbekämpning byrå, ett decennium i verk, gjort presidiet "en av bästa i världen" på att knäcka databrott. Cyberhot är redo att rivaliserande terrorism som den primära faran till USA, säger FBI: s direktör. Federal Bureau of Investigation, vilka efter 9/11 skiftat fokus nästan över en natt från bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten att kampen mot terrorism, hastigt försöker igen remake själv ska placeras för att motverka ett stigande hot: cyber angriparna. Dess utveckling till en IT-brottslighet-fighting byrå inte lika plötsliga eller som dramatisk, men med tiden förändringen kommer att vara precis lika djupa, säger experter. Omvandlingen är faktiskt redan väl, med 1 000 IT-specialister - speciellt utbildade agenter, analytiker och digitala kriminaltekniska examinatorer som kör komplexa undercover operationer och samla digitala bevis - distribuerats till alla 56 av FBI: s kontor över hela landet. Brådskan att övergången var underströks förra veckan byFBI direktören James Comey, som berättade ett kongressutskott att cyberhot förväntas snart konkurrera terrorism som den främsta faran inför Förenta staterna. Läs hela artikeln: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2013/1118/FBI-as-cyber-crime-sleuth-Is-it-any-match-for-computer-bad-guys Relaterad artikel: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxv8x7_hass-associates-reviews-madrid_news http://hassassociates-online.com/ http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/

http://hass-and-associates-cyber-security.blogspot.com/2013/02/malware.html Malware is a malicious software made to collect sensitive data, access secured systems or disrupt operations. It is a collective term for spyware, adware, worms, virus, trojan horses and any intrusive, hostile or nuisance programs. This malicious program would normally be disguised as or comes along with legit software. It is not uncommon for safe programs to be bundled with malware so that a user will unknowingly install it into a system. The basic characteristics of a malware is that it must be hidden and run without being seen or deleted. Any program with malicious code that can trick users into installing and running it is considered a malware. Trojan horses are commonly known in their disguise as something beneficial or normal so users unwittingly install them. They are commonly bundled with legit software that can be downloaded online and users install them not knowing that a harmful program is being installed at the same time. Classified as a malware, virus is a software that will replicate and spread among all other executable files in a system. It should not be confused with the worm because the latter is capable of automatically transferring itself across the network in order to infect other systems. Rootkits usually act through altering the registry of the operating system itself in order to stay hidden and keep the other malware processes from being displayed in the process list. They also secure malware files by locking them (so it won't be deleted) or foiling attempts to kill the malicious processes by replicating them quickly. Backdoors work through bypassing the usual authentication system and gain remote access to it while keeping under the radar. And once a system is penetrated, other backdoors could be installed for easier access. More Info: http://www.yelp.com/biz/hass-and-associates-cyber-security-alcobendas

Källa: http://rt.com/news/twitter-security-protect-encryption-196/ Twitter strama upp IT-säkerhet för att skydda användarna från online snooping. Det sociala nätverket följer i fotspåren av Facebook och Google, som båda vidtog åtgärder för att skydda användardata i kölvattnet av NSA spionen skandalen. Sociala meddelandetjänsten meddelade det var genomföra framåt sekretess protokoll "som ett led i vår fortsatta strävan att hålla våra användares information så säker som möjligt." Införandet av protokollet skyddar krypterad information även om en dekrypteringsnyckel används för att försöka bryta in i den. "Forward secrecy är bara den senaste sätt där Twitter försöker försvara och skydda användarens röst," skrev Twitter i ett uttalande på dess teknikers blogg. Google, Dropbox, Facebook och Tumblr har alla installerade framåt sekretess i ett försök att skydda internet-sekretess. Tjänsten har nästan ingen märkbar effekt på användarupplevelsen, förutom en liten tidsförskjutning när folk loggar in. De data som skyddas med ny hård-till-spricka koder kommer att omfatta tweets publiceras på mikro-blogger hemsida, men också privata meddelanden. Nedfallet från NSA spionen skandalen tidigare har i år orsakat ett antal webbplatser att vidta ytterligare säkerhetsåtgärder att omintetgöra online spioneri. Dokument läcka till tryck av tidigare NSA entreprenören Edward Snowden avslöjade att byrån samlar cyber data i stor skala, förbi Internetsäkerhet. Mer relaterat innehåll: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Hass-Associates-Cyber-Security-david-4937108 http://hassassociates-online.com/ http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/

Data breaches can have a big effect on a merger's overall value. There appears to be a worrying level of complacency toward the assessment of cyber-risks during M&A deals, despite increasing awareness of the cybersecurity risks facing businesses. International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer found in a survey shared with Infosecurity that 90% of respondents believe cyber-breaches would result in a reduction in deal value; and 83% of dealmakers believe a deal could be abandoned if cybersecurity breaches are identified during deal due diligence or mid-transaction. Yet, too few tie-up architects are addressing the threat. A majority (78%) say that cybersecurity is not a risk that is currently analyzed in-depth or dealt with in deal due diligence. "It's surprising that dealmakers recognize the growing threat of cyber-attacks to businesses, but generally aren't addressing that risk during deals," said Chris Forsyth, co-head of the firm's international cybersecurity team. "You wouldn't dream of buying a chemicals plant without assessing environmental risk, so why would you buy a data-driven business without assessing the risks its faces around data management and cyber-security?" The firm said that the effect of a cyber-incident on value would work both ways - a business with a good track record and robust processes could be worth more than competitors, while a business with a bad track record could be worth less.

http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/2013/03/07/five-ways-to-manage-your-digital-reputation/ Reputation is the key word. In fact, online digital reputation has never been more important. While a few years ago much of our personal information was still considered private, today cyber security expose more information about our lives than ever before. While many people don't think much about having a "digital reputation," especially in purchasing products online, information about almost all adult worldwide can be found online. Based from the survey conducted by ORC International, results have shown more than 89% of consumers research articles online before making a buying decision, while, 87% of them agree that a favorable review has confirmed their decision to purchase. And while our real life reputation is largely defined by us through our interactions with others, our online digital reputation defines how people perceive us - without ever having a single conversation. The fact is, a digital reputation can be incorrect, it may present only partial information and it might even allow for slander and online attacks to define us for others. Translating your brand's personality onto the web can be tricky, so here is our list of five simple steps that can help you get started. 1: Match your offline and online personas: When you're creating a Facebook page or a Twitter account, it should match your brand's personality in the real world. Choose a design language (colors, shapes, textures, fonts) that represents your brand's image. Next, ask yourself which social media platform is best suited for communication between you and your customers. You may not need to create an account on each one of them. Selecting the one most actively used by your target audience will make it more manageable for you. 2: Groom your search results: Your customers will rarely move to the second page of the Google Search results to find what they are looking for. Set a dis

Reputation is the key word. In fact, online digital reputation has never been more important. While a few years ago much of our personal information was still considered private, today cyber security expose more information about our lives than ever before. While many people don't think much about having a "digital reputation," especially in purchasing products online, information about almost all adult worldwide can be found online. Based from the survey conducted by ORC International, results have shown more than 89% of consumers research articles online before making a buying decision, while, 87% of them agree that a favorable review has confirmed their decision to purchase. And while our real life reputation is largely defined by us through our interactions with others, our online digital reputation defines how people perceive us - without ever having a single conversation. The fact is, a digital reputation can be incorrect, it may present only partial information and it might even allow for slander and online attacks to define us for others. Translating your brand's personality onto the web can be tricky, so here is our list of five simple steps that can help you get started. 1: Match your offline and online personas: When you're creating a Facebook page or a Twitter account, it should match your brand's personality in the real world. Choose a design language (colors, shapes, textures, fonts) that represents your brand's image. Next, ask yourself which social media platform is best suited for communication between you and your customers. You may not need to create an account on each one of them. Selecting the one most actively used by your target audience will make it more manageable for you. 2: Groom your search results: Your customers will rarely move to the second page of the Google Search results to find what they are looking for. Set a distinct and clear name for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube and other social networking site

Hass and Associates: The Cyber-Risk of a Missile Attack on Syria The cyberattacks carried out by Syria last week were much more broad than initially reported, and they amounted to a warning shot of the retaliation the U.S. could expect if it should attack. Subsequent attacks would most likely go after U.S. infrastructure, and given how fragile it is and the likelihood Iran or North Korea would help out, the result could be massive. As I write this, the U.S. has deployed a battle group to Syria in preparation for a missile strike against the government there, and Russia has deployed what appears to be a counter force. What most seem not to be factoring in is that Syria has already fired its warning shot with attacks on Twitter and The New York Times, at least. I say "at least," because reporting of attacks isn't comprehensive, and other attempts may have failed, so Syria's first strike may have been far larger than initially reported. (Related cyber-attack updates: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78848.html) The U.S. has a tendency to overreact, and it is clear there's insufficient preparation for theinfrastructure collapse that could occur when Syria responds to a missile attack -- and Russia exists as a wild card that could cause the conflict to spread rapidly out of control. It's been common knowledge for some time that the U.S. infrastructure is vulnerable to outside attack and that governments like Syria and China have been probing it and probably know exactly where and how to do the most damage. There's a very real likelihood that this time the U.S. won't go unscathed, and it may be prudent to have a plan in place should things go very, very wrong. Details: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/78848.html Related article: http://www.wattpad.com/12317622-cyber-security-hass-associates#.UibGpBunqeQ