See through social engineering attacks
No one, not even the smartest person, is always immune from social engineering tactics. Hackers have proved it thousands of times, including in the recent…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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At delivery stations, phones in trees suggest secret technology
Phones dangle from trees outside Amazon and Whole Foods delivery stations, but not as some kind of high-tech prank. It’s about work. The phones are key to…
Small business responds to Covid crisis
So, now what? Their stores closed. The offices vacant. Their income limited. Small business had to answer the question of what they can do right now. And,…
Using social media to market
When you think of Facebook or Instagram, it is not immediately clear that the gargantuan is local, not just global. Every community has an online presence…
Twitter hack highlights underground trade in handles
In mid-July, hackers rocked the internet by taking over accounts of high-profile Twitter figures and using the accounts for a bitcoin scam, among other…
Hack reveals meddling could influence election results
A handful of attackers in mid-July managed to get control of VIP accounts of politicians in a bitcoin scam. But, what if the hackers, instead asking for…
Goodbye Segway: We hardly knew you
Segway stopped making its Human Transporter in July. The company ended up selling just 150,000 of the scooters, mainly to warehouses, police departments,…
Quote: The origin of Twitter
The idea of Twitter started with me working in dispatch since I was 15 years old, where taxi cabs or firetrucks would broadcast where they were and what…
Insurance can cover costs associated with rioting
It’s a scenario that has happened all over the country. The owner of a small restaurant or boutique just gets the store ready after the long coronavirus…
Warren Buffett Quotes
Cash is king in a crisis When such a mega-catastrophe strikes, Berkshire will get its share of the losses and they will be big – very big. Unlike many…