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Be Wary of Adele Services Small Charges in Your Bank Account

2008-12-03 11:21:48 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...security was breached abound, although the mob of sages has collectively ruled out PayPal, given the number of non-PayPal users affected Be careful shopping online this holiday season, and dont ignore little changes in your account, and hopefully youll have a safe secure shopping season
 
Tags: account, adele services, consumer bank accounts, accounts, charges, account balances, adele services appears, test accounts, card holders
 
 
 
 
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The Good Get Conned-When Trust is Biological

2008-12-01 14:00:35 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
Bruce Schnier linked to an interesting article a while back, discussing how brain chemistry causes you to trust people when demonstrate that they trust you, especially when theyre relying on you and may be vulnerableinteresting stuff THOMAS is a powerful brain circuit that releases the neurochemical oxytocin when we are trusted and induces a...
 
Tags: trust, trust people, online cons rely, rely, scams, easily scam people, nigerian bank scam, powerful brain circuit, impersonal event
 
 
 
 
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LinkedIn Updates Privacy Policywith Only a Brief Notice to Users

2008-11-26 12:08:00 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
If you havent logged in to your linked in account in a while youll be greeted with a quick notice next time Weve updated! On November 14, 2008, LinkedIn published revised versions of our Privacy Policy and our User Agreement. Using LinkedIn means you consent to these policies, so please take a few minutes to read and understand them However, if...
 
Tags: notice, linkedin, explicit consent, consent, data, protect consumer data, minimal notice, affirmative express consent, privacy policy
 
 
 
 
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Arkansas Couple Sues McDonalds for Using Private Nude Photos in Online Ads

2008-11-25 12:38:50 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...information had already been compromisedand put online along with nude photos Staff promised to keep the phone safely until [the couple came to retrieve it However, after Philip Sherman retrieved the phone, his wife began receiving threatening calls and messages from strangers. This caused the Shermans to become suspicious about what had...
 
Tags: arkansas couple, couple, cell phone, phone, nude photos, photos, phone safely, online, husbands phone
 
 
 
 
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7 Easy Survival Tactics to Selling Smarter in the Recession

2008-11-24 16:04:11 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
WHEN:Tuesday, December 9th1pm ET / 10am PT Join now!SPONSORED BY: Microsoft Dynamics CRM OnlineGet the 7 easy survival tactics for selling smarter in the recession. Join now!Youll learn
 
Tags: easy survival tactics, december 9th1pm, recession, smarter, join, 10am, tuesday
 
 
 
 
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Schoolteacher Julie Amero Released, Felony Charges Dropped

2008-11-24 13:35:14 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...security, is that many people dont understand it well Case in point is the jury trial of Julie Amero, a schoolteacher who was charged with felony for allegedly showing porn to her classwhen in fact the porn sites were popups caused by malware on the classroom computers that popped up while she was teaching a series of incompetent computer...
 
Tags: julie amero, julie, computer, incompetent computer experts, amero, porn sites, porn, trial, jury trial
 
 
 
 
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Political Changes for IP Law and Technology

2008-11-19 11:48:09 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
Naturally with the economic turmoil and political transition, some changes are in the works for the way technology is governed on a Federal level For one thing, the House Judiciarys Subcommittee on the Internet, Courts and IP will be losing its control over IP Law, which will be handled at the full House level in the future According to a...
 
Tags: technology, law, ars technicas people, ars, people, subcommittee, house judiciarys subcommittee, technology law, anti-trust issuessome fear
 
 
 
 
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Digital Technology, Threatening Art and Culture One Form at A Time

2008-11-18 14:38:39 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
Several friends of mine used to debate at length What is art? now that digital art, guerilla art, performance art, advertising collateral, and the blending of media have blurred the boundaries of what was once a clear-cut discipline. Arts not just pure visual painting and sculpture any more that gets hung and revered on the walls of museumsmore...
 
Tags: art, art forms, visual art, true art, performance art, digital art, digital, guerilla art, experience
 
 
 
 
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Happy Birthday Freebies from the Belgian Security Network

2008-11-13 12:45:24 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
Happy birthday Belsec It looks like the Belgian Security bloggers network is just a year old, and in celebration, its bloggers are providing links to free stuff online check out the following 60+ freeware programs Hundreds of eBooks Fun videos and other stuff
 
Tags: happy birthday belsec, fun videos, freeware programs, hundreds, celebration, stuff, bloggers, ebooks, links
 
 
 
 
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Silent Break-Ins: How Technology Compromises Physical Security Too

2008-11-11 15:17:53 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...Security (CCS) 2008, one of the premier academic computer security conferences Read the full article here
 
Tags: someones keys, keys, lock, computer science professor, unethical key maker, lock-picker, lock-breaker, apartment, reasonable assumption