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Et tu, PDF? A cybercrook’s go-to for dodging your firewall

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PDF files are not the trusted file format people believe them to be anymore. Data reveals that cybercriminals are using...

Technology

Prevent your start-up or small businesses from becoming a target for hackers

Piers Dillon Scott7 years ago

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This year Symantec expects that small companies, start-ups & individuals will become targets for hackers. Threatscape tell us how you can protect yourself

Social Media

Report: This year, spammers & hackers will target your social media & smartphone data

Piers Dillon Scott7 years ago

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We'll see more spam, hacking attempts, and phishing threats targeting social web and mobile users this year, according to Symantec's annual report.

Social Media

Just like Twitter, Facebook admits it was a victim of a “sophisticated” zero-day hack in January

Piers Dillon Scott7 years ago

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Facebook has admitted that it was victim of a zero-day hack, targeting Java, in January, similar to the one that targeted Twitter in the same month.

Business

10 tips for protecting your identity & bank account this Cyber Monday

Piers Dillon Scott7 years ago

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Data protection experts Threatscape tell us how you can protect your identity and wallet when shopping online this Cyber Monday.

Web

Up to one million malware-infected users face internet blackout on July 9

Darren McCarra8 years ago

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Up to one million users face an internet blackout on July 9 as managed malicious DNS servers are due to be shut down. The rogue DNS servers are currently in the control of the FBI, having been commandeered late last year.

Mobile

Mobile security firm, Lookout, releases Carrier IQ detector for Android devices

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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Mobile security & data privacy firm Lookout has released a standalone app designed to detect if Carrier IQ has been installed on your smartphone.

Business

Let’s be adult about it – the .XXX domain landrush begins

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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Irish hosting company Blacknight is allowing members of 'Adult "sponsored" Community' to pre-register .XXX domains before registration is opened to the general public.

Social Media

Twitter forces all tweeted links to become t.COs, will its analytics system launch soon?

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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Twitter is now forcing all links posted on the social network to redirect to its t.co service rather than link directly to external websites.

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Suicide impacts us all. Whether it is from someone we know personally, to a well-loved celebrity, losing someone to suicide is never easy. According to Save.org, Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages, with one death occurring every 12 minutes.

In our society, we want to do all we can to help those suffering from suicidal thoughts to get the help they need, however, identifying symptoms before an attempt is made can be difficult. In this episode, we will look at how predictive AI us being used to stop suicide before it happens.

To discuss this topic I am joined by two guests. My first guest is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr.Colin Walsh. In addition to Dr.Walsh, I am also joined by the CEO of Behavioral Signals, a pioneer in emotion AI for speech recognition technology, Rana Gujral.

And for our Neuron to something piece, we will look at a recent study that analyzing emotions triggered by events such as losing a phone or someone else holding it.