The damages inflicted by the data breach at the Office of Personnel Management have yet to subside, but a fresh similar incident transpired right at the heart of the federal government’s security portal – the Department of Homeland Security.
Google, the Book Thief
As an avid reader of books, literary fiction and non-fiction in particular, I share the frustration of authors who sought restitution for the damages Google did to them by way of stealing their books, so to speak.
Twitter’s mobile ad platform used in fraud scheme
The tools and services that come from trusted companies in the tech world are supposed to be safe and reliable. But a mobile advertising platform developed and operated by micro-blogging site Twitter is now at the center of a security issue because it has been used to run fraudulent ads on hundreds of mobile apps.
WhatsApp passes 1 billion-user milestone
The very first question that comes to mind when a tech company passes a big milestone such as reaching one billion users is the value it can return to investors. WhatsApp is one such company, but we have yet to see how the popular mobile messaging app provides benefits to investors and stakeholders.
Beware of hackers targeting your baby monitor
What will you do when you hear the voice of someone you do not recognize in the room of your baby?
How Facebook helps in the fight against ISIS
It goes without saying that Facebook has a shared responsibility of helping to clamp down on members, propagandists and supporters of the Islamic State group that use various social networking sites to spread the terrorist organization’s agenda.
