With Christmas around the corner, shopping lists are growing, and so has the traffic to online stores. Online shopping has recently become even more convenient through the use of mobile payment apps. Apps make every-day life easier, but should we trust them with our sensitive data, like personal financial information? Bluebox, a mobile app and …
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Research and Markets issued a report indicating the global e-waste management market will reach $49.4 billion by 2020. This report estimates the market’s CAGR will reach 23.5 percent or more from 2014-2020. Waste management companies in the Asia-Pacific region comprised the largest revenue share of the report, with European countries placing second. The growing need …
Thanksgiving is a holiday that gathers family and friends for a day/night filled with food and fun. While Thanksgiving is normally remembered fondly, hosting a Thanksgiving celebration can be stressful. Here are four apps to help with food preparation and other challenges on Thanksgiving to guarantee your holiday celebration goes off without a hitch. Grocery …
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A survey conducted by SureCloud revealed more than half of its participants are cutting down on compliance and risk management budgets, despite being aware of the importance of compliance accountability and growing need for high-end data security practices. The survey showed 72 percent of the 130 IT professionals interviewed agreed regulatory compliance is a high …
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After the disbanding of the Safe Harbor agreement earlier this year, U.S. businesses have been waiting for a ruling to disclose how to process data across the Atlantic. EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova disclosed in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that European legislators want mandatory disclosure of U.S. firms requesting European citizen intelligence …
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The Identity Theft Resource Center, or ITRC, issued a report last week indicating the number of information attacks is still growing, but the total remains less than 2014. This report included data breaches identified by the ITRC up to November 10, 2015. There are 650 reported data breaches within the past year that resulted in …
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Apple’s operating system is traditionally thought of as impenetrable, but recent events indicate otherwise. A team of hackers was recently awarded $1 million for a successful remote information breach of iOS 9 and more than 200 apps were removed from the app store after leaking users’ personal information. Apple users may feel less confident in …
When gearing up for America Recycles Day this weekend, remember to take personal electronics into account. Recycling electronics cuts down on e-waste dumping, brings potential for reuse and saves internal metals to be used in other industries. When choosing to recycle your personal devices, here are 3 guidelines: Prep devices Unused devices such as cellphones, …
Cyren, a security firm, reported mobile malware distribution was highest on Fridays during last quarter. The firm reported the average amount of malware attachments circulated on Fridays during Q3 was 2.25 billion. This amount of malicious attachments being circulated on Fridays may be seen as an effort to catch device users off-guard. This survey also …
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Today is Veterans Day, a day we devote to remembering both active soldiers and veterans of the armed forces around our country. We owe our veterans our lives for protecting us at home and abroad and are forever in debt to them. The sacrifices our forces make for us each day are unimaginable for those …