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Think Twice Before Using Your USB Flash Drive

10/6/2014

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Be aware that a new malware threat can infect your USB flash drive, which in turn can cause catastrophic destruction to your computers and network.

A new threat called, "BadUSB" can be executed from any USB device, not just flash or backup drives (eg: USB keyboards).

To make matters worse, currently there is no way to defend yourself against the potential threat other than not to use USB devices.

Sure, you can use cloud storage for your non-sensitive data instead of USB backup drives. However, I don't trust storing my sensitive data where other people have access to it. Nor do I want to find out the place I chose to use ended up being the next place to be breached leaving your data vulnerable.

Even worse, BadUSB remains imperceptible to antivirus software and mobile security apps, and lives on even after the contents of the drive and devices have been deleted and reformatted. -Sara Angeles
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Don't Let Facebook Consume Your Life

8/17/2014

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Picture"Hi, My name is Jane and I'm a FB addict."
I like social media but I was never that addicted to it that I felt compelled to know everything that was going on in everyone's lives. No, that doesn't mean that I didn't care, it merely implies that there are more productive ways to spend your time.

I created a Facebook account in February 2006 but I haven't logged-in since March 10, 2010 (they haven't deleted in spite of my long absence). And, surprisingly, I'm still able to breathe and function in my day-to-day life. I found things to do long before Facebook was known, heck... before the internet was available.

I found a good article by Audra Rundle in The Huffington Post regarding her journey away from Facebook.

Two months ago, I was sitting in front of my computer one evening when I finally lifted my eyes away from the screen. I had logged onto Facebook to space out and relax 'for a few minutes', yet somehow nearly 20 had already passed. I looked over at my husband cooking and listening to music in the kitchen, and all I could think was, "I could have been talking with him these past 20 minutes." Instead, I'd spent that time 'catching up' with real-life strangers and fulfilling self-imposed social obligations. -Audra Rundle
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Facebook is Selling Your Browsing History to Advertisers

7/23/2014

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Do you really want Facebook to share your browsing history with advertisers? I for one, do not wish to share anything with Facebook, nor do I feel compelled to use it.

If you want to learn how to stop them from selling your browsing information to advertisers, read Angela's article.

Given that Facebook recently announced they would listen in using microphones to find out what you’re listening to or watching on TV, and that they recently had a debacle when the public found out they’d been running psych experiments on their users. -Angela Alcorn
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Be Mindful Of The Dangers Using Public Computers

7/17/2014

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When you're using a public computer at the library or a hotel, there are hidden dangers that you should be mindful of such as key-logging software. That type of malicious software can capture your sensitive log-in information without your knowledge.

I make it a point never to use public computers; I travel with a used laptop with a VPN installed.

I came across a good article entitled, "You Should Treat Public Computers Like Public Bathrooms". It shows you what to be mindful of if you have no choice but to use a public computer.

"When I was in college, the main campus library had several computers set up on the first floor for public use, and invariably, whenever I used one, a previous user had not logged out of her Gmail account. So when I tried to load my account, I would instead find myself staring at the entire contents of someone else’s inbox. Of course, I would then log that person out and sign myself in—but those brief moments when I had complete access to another person’s email were terrifying nonetheless. How could people be so careless with something as valuable as their email account?" -Josephine Wolff
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Facebook Likes & Shares Have a Hidden Agenda

6/4/2014

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Jennifer Golbeck studies how people use social media. She explains what clicking on those not-so-innocent buttons are actually telling Facebook about yourself.

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Facebook Tracks Your Online and OFFline Activity

9/26/2012

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It's bad enough that what we do online is being tracked by Facebook. Now, they have the capabilities to track what you're doing when you're offline.

I don't know about you, but that's completely unacceptable to me. 

Don't despair, you can stop it from happening by reading Thorin's article on LifeHacker.

As we mentioned, the way this data collection works is that it compares your online data with offline shopping habits. So, the easiest solution to keep it from happening? Don't use the same phone number or email address on your Facebook account as you do when you sign up for loyalty or discount cards. -Thorin Klosowski
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You Should Care That Your Online Activity is Being Tracked

2/23/2012

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Do you take any precautions to prevent tracking when you're surfing/shopping online?

If not, you'll be amazed how much information about your online activity is being collected without your knowledge.

Our clients were huge companies and one of the services we offered was to collect information about people, their demographics, income, and habits, and then roll it up so they could get a complete picture about who you are and how to convince you to buy their products. In some cases, we designed web sites and campaigns to convince you to provide even more information in exchange for a coupon, discount, or the simple promise of other of those. It works very, very well. -Alan Henry
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