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  • Hijacking Facebook accounts via expired Hotmail accounts

    10.05.2013

    Three researchers from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, have discovered a simple way to hijack Facebook accounts by just by misusing existing features and responses of Facebook, Microsoft's Hotmail web-based email service and its Windows Live Messenger.

  • Phishers target eBay customers via live chat support

    08.05.2013

    U.K.-based ISP Netcraft is warning users about phishers impersonating eBay's live chat support feature in the hopes of getting their hands on eBay users' login, personal and financial information.

  • Why wiping decommissioned IT assets should be a must

    07.05.2013

    Last week I've written about the ways confidential data can leak outside the organization if the IT security team doesn't pay attention to printers, shredders, or employees are plainly leaving documents where they shouldn't be.

  • Increase Facebook privacy with Safe Profile

    07.05.2013

    76 percent of consumers are concerned about their privacy when they share their life on social platforms.

  • Many social accounts are still in danger

    07.05.2013

    The recent hacking of the Associated Press’ Twitter account has begged the question, how secure are social media accounts? A study released by IObit reveals that 30% users always accept “Keep Me Logged-in” when they are logging into Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media sites.





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The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance

Posted on 20 May 2013.  |  Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.


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