Adobe a Target for Criminal Hackers

Brad Arkin, Adobe’s director for product security and privacy, recently commented, “We’re in the security spotlight right now. There’s no denying that the security community is really focused on ubiquitous third-party products like ours. We’re cross-platform, on all these different kinds of devices, so yes, we’re in the spotlight.”

Adobe, in response is doing everything a responsible software developer should do.

Adobe is the same boat today that Microsoft found itself in years ago. Ground zero. Hack central. Criminal hackers love it. Adobe’s software or files are used on almost every PC and across operating all systems. Every browser r

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Protect Stored Information

Protect Stored Information

Before a business can protect stored information which might be mobile and confidential in nature such as competitive business information or consumer personal information, they must know what information is vulnerable to exploitation and where they are. These are the first two steps of the Identity KAOS principles for protecting consumer identities. More people nowadays are storing confidential information, whether business or personal information, on their laptops and other types of storage devices which can be carried around for the convenience of accessing them when they are away from home or office.

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Police Arrest Six People in Ritzy Robbery Ring

The perps may have had a network in place of valets, waiters/waitresses or others who had an idea of who the victims were, their addresses and what their schedules were. Most importantly, someone on the inside of this network would inform the thieves when the victims would be gone from the home.

The thieves would enter the homes through locked or unlocked sliding doors generally in the back of the home. Their targets included high end jewelry, watches, gold and diamonds. Losses could be as high as 2 million dollars.

Getting the stolen jewelry back is often next to impossible.

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Avoid Online Auction Fraud by Following These 5 Simple Tips

There are bargains and deals galore at online auction sites. There are also frauds galore. Avoid becoming a victim by following these 5 tips.

Tip #1 — Buy from Top-rated Sellers

If possible, buy from top-rated sellers. Most seasoned auction sites have a rating system for their sellers. For example, on EBay the top sellers have a blue ribbon by their name. This lets you know the seller has a good track record with the site and is a dependable seller.

Check the auction you’re interested in and see if they have any type of rating system or a comment section where disreputable sellers are reported.

Tip #2 — Know What You’re Bidding On

If you’re bidding on an object or product, you’re going to be familiar with it.

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Wireless Security” is an Oxymoron, But There is Hope

Anyone using an open unsecured network risks exposing their data. There are many ways to see who’s connected on a wireless connection, and to gain access to their information. As more sensitive data has been wirelessly transmitt