Security on Facebook is a hot topic, especially with all of the changes they've made lately. October is “National Cyber Security Awareness Month” and in support of this, Facebook is introducing a few new features which are aimed at strengthening security. They want their 800 million users to feel comfortable sharing on the social networking ...

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Losing my phone last weekend was very stressful. I'm the sort of person who is typically incredibly careful with my belongings...

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In Tunisia, after the former president Ben Ali fled the country, the use of privacy tool Hotspot Shield took a dive, going from over 70 million page views in January, steadily...

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There is a worrying trend developing that as social technologies become more prevalent, more employers are banning the use of these platforms in the workplace. Recently we covered a report that claimed 44% of companies monitor their employees’ use of social media, in and out of the workplace.A new study has now been published however, that examines how Australian employers monitor social media in the workplace and importantly examines the contributing factors that lead to social media being bann [...]

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China's Ministry of Culture has thrown its red book at music download sites in its country. They are ordering music sites to delete songs by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys and other pop stars within two weeks or face some sort of punishment.


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An interesting report came out last week concerning federal agencies using social media. Less than one third have made the effort to create safeguards against hackers, who can exploit their accounts to launch cyber attacks against government networks.

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Lookout, the mobile security company that specializes in anti-malware apps for Android, looked at the problem of people losing their cell phones and determined the top 10 U.S. cities where phone losses occur (either simply losing it or by theft).Lost and Found: The Challenges of Finding Your Lost or Stolen PhoneThe top 10 cities are:1. Miami
2. New York
3. Los Angeles
4. Phoenix
5. Sacremento
6. Chicago
7. Dallas
8. Houston
9. Philadelphia
10. TampaTh [...]

Read More: Top 10 Cities Where Phones are Lost or Stolen Identified by Lookout Security