6 Practical Tools to Help Monitor Your Online Reputation
Via Alexa Matia | @AlexaNMatia Monitoring what people say about you and your business may seem overwhelming, but there are quite a few free or low-cost tools to help you monitor your online reputation. Read full article
How to Avoid Being Hacked by the Russians in Five Easy Steps
Via Jonathan Sharpe Here is your five-step primer on how to avoid getting hacked by evil Russian spies or nefarious profiteers. Read full story
Removing Images from Google Local Business Listings
Via Alycia Mitchell | @artdecotech As a business owner, the last thing you want is for a potential customer to search Google for your business and find a lewd image. Here are steps you can take to avoid this problem. Read full article
Don’t Let Your Former IT Staff Sabotage Your Company
Via Graham Cluley | @gcluley Don’t give disgruntled workers and former staff a window of opportunity to cause damage or steal company confidential information. Read full article
Find Out If Your Google Account Has Been Hacked
Via Matt Elliott | @themattelliott The Gooligan malware attack targeting Android devices has infected more than a million Google accounts. Has your account been compromised? It's easy to check to find out. Read full article
Skyping and Typing the Latest Threat to Privacy
Via Michael Mimoso | @Mike_Mimoso Multitasking while on a work-related Skype call may be good for productivity, but perhaps not so much for privacy. Read full article
East Coast Feeling Effect of Denial of Service Attack
Been having trouble getting around the Net today? You're not alone. The eastern part of the United States is being affected by today's second distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. William Turton from Gizmodo provides more details. Read full article
Don't Have a Yahoo Email Address and Think You're Safe from the Hack?
Via Graham Cluley | @gcluley As we should all know by now, Yahoo announced recently it had been massively hacked. Think you're safe because you don't have a Yahoo! account? Think again. Read full article