Google Glass finds space in industry
Technicians in aerospace, warehousing and even training, often need both hands free while they reference printed materials or communicate with others. And…
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Don’t use these iPhone PINs
Here are the most common PINs. More than 25 percent of hacked iPhones use these, according to Cult of Mac. 1234 1111 0000 1212 7777 1004 2000 4444 2222…
Beware these email phishing attempts
Seen lately in the wild are these phishing attempts: * Funny and fake: The director of the FBI needs your help for wiretapping the Internet! Evidently…
Using Internet Explorer can be dangerous, experts say
You probably know that Microsoft is no longer updating Internet Explorer, in favor of Microsoft Edge. But switching to another browser is not just a…
Facebook quizzes: Think before taking one
Facebook quizzes, polls, and trivia games are fun to take, but some are schemes to steal your profile, hack your identity, or just send spam. Suppose you…
Book Review: The writers of code guide modern life
In the early 1990s, the young men and women who would become known as coders reveled in systems. They wrote notes to each other in binary, the language of…
Securing internet of things
You are on vacation; wouldn’t it be nice to check in on the family pet? Or you are at work; it would be nice to check to see if the baby is down for a…
Good guy hacking wins
In March, a suspect who allegedly ran a ring of child pornography sites was extradicted to the U.S., thanks to a browser hack by the FBI in 2013….
Don’t tell Twitter you are 12
A cyber-prank tricked so many Twitter users that the company felt compelled to issue a warning. The prankster told users that they could pick any color…
Android anti-virus apps fail
AV Comparatives found only 80 of the 250 anti-virus apps on Google Play are capable of detecting the most common viruses. The company found that many of…