How Private is your iPhone?
It appears somebody IS watching you without asking. iphone joins the fray of privacy conflicts. It’s taken for granted, the smartphone lays at rest on your bedside table, in your pocket or laid out on your desk. Is it true that your actions are being recorded? Well, yes… Every Swipe You Take… AirCanada recently leaked […]
Out with the Old, in with the New…
Transfer Data from Your Old Phone to a New One If you’re ready to let go of your iPhone 3G, (please tell me you’ve updated since then, right?), you won’t be disappointed in 2019. Samsung, Apple and 3D camera capabilities from Sony all make for an interesting year in the world of advancing smartphones. But […]
What NOT To Do With Lithium Batteries
The next time you think of just throwing out your old smartphone, think again… Ever wonder why it’s illegal to throw away your electronic and smart devices? Not only is it bad for the environment, it can be dangerous – and deadly. Lithium batteries can be volatile and easily catch fire, sometimes numerous times as […]
Black Friday Do’s and Don’ts: Get The Best Deals & Stay Safe While Online Shopping
Is the smartphone looking a bit lackluster these days? Before you go on the big Black Friday hunt, make sure you’re ready with safe disposal of your old device (send it to ShipnDestroy.com for secure destruction and protection of your sensitive data) and then? Happy Shopping: Not All the Best Deals are on Black Friday: […]
291 Breaches per Second? What the Records DON’T Show
Last week, Gemalto’s Breach Level Index was released, giving valuable insight into data breaches and some alarming trends: Records per Breach is Growing: The general rise in the volume of lost records is alarming enough (1H 2018’s figure is up 1,751% on 1H 2015), but what’s really scary is the average number of records per […]
Why Switch to HTTPS instead of HTTP for your Website?
Stop Putting Your Customers’ Devices at Risk If you’re using an iPhone, Safari is your default browser where you shop for your favorite store, research a company or Tweet your morning coffee. There’s a browser security hiccup happening that could leave you vulnerable to a breach. Attackers can now spoof a url on Safari. A […]
When to Give Your Child a Smart Device?
10 Tips to Keep Your Child Safe Heading back to school, it’s the annual “should my kid have a smart phone?” discussion. The Age of the Smartphone seems to get younger and younger with the present average age around 10 years old, down from age 12 in 2012. Every child is different, however, with access […]
Is Your TV Watching YOU?
Just as the dust settled with the Facebook vs Senate hearings revealing how our data’s being used to bolster marketing tactics (specifically, re-targeting,) now, another contender for our data appears to be watching us watch TV. Samba TV collects data on 13.5 million TV viewers in order to make personalized show recommendations. Samba has contracts […]
Toy Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
Your 16 year old hacks your 9 year old’s CloudPet – What Could Possibly Go Wrong? As children, we conveyed our deepest, darkest secrets to our stuffed animals. Now, the interactive stuffed animals pose a serious security threat – are you at risk? This short video shows a CloudPet Unicorn being hacked to shout Dalek […]
Securing the Internet of Things
While enticing to “put our homes to work for us,” where does that leave security for yourself? For your workplace? With the advent of Amazon’s Echo Dot, health watches and gadgets to monitor every move you make, it can become enticing to interconnect all of your devices to make a “Smart Home.” The convenience of […]