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“Digital dirt”: It’s a relatively new term used to describe the unprofessional, often risky and even potentially scandalous information and images that people post about themselves online, from pictures of intoxication-induced escapades to blog rants about anything from professors to politics. Central Michigan University Director of Career Services Julia Barlow Sherlock is available to comment […]
The latest Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec shows that home users are being increasingly targeted by attackers for identity theft, fraud, and other financially-motivated crimes.
These users are less likely to have established security measures in place and account for 86 percent of all targeted attacks. Attackers are using a variety of techniques to […]
Almost six out of 10 Internet users receive at least one phishing scam e-mail every day, trying to trick them into divulging personal information that can be used by identity thieves. So says a survey from Sophos, a company that makes anti-spam software. About two out of ten users get more than five such cons […]