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The One Hire Facebook Really Needs to Make to Curb Violence

May 3, 2017 admin Facebook, Security, streaming, Tech Policy and Law, viral video

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 21:36:52 +0000

The One Hire Facebook Really Needs to Make to Curb Violence

By involving ethicists and social scientists in its product-building process, Facebook could better anticipate problems before they fester. The post The One Hire Facebook Really Needs to Make to Curb Violence appeared first on WIRED.

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Facebook Offers a Better Way to Get Back Into Your Locked-Out Apps

April 18, 2017 admin Facebook, passwords, Security, Threat Level

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:45:38 +0000

Facebook Offers a Better Way to Get Back Into Your Locked-Out Apps

At Facebook’s F8 conference, the company outlined a refreshing alternative to the bad security questions that plague account recovery across the web. The post Facebook Offers a Better Way to Get Back Into Your Locked-Out Apps appeared first on WIRED.

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Dear Women, Define your Online Identity Securely

March 29, 2017 admin Applications, digital safety, Facebook, google, internet users, LinkedIn, Mobile Security, Online privacy, Online security, privacy, safe social networking, Security, Smartphone, smartphones, social networking, Tips, Twitter, Youtube

Credit to Author: Suhita Mazumdar| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:46:23 +0000

Amazing women are everywhere. They have defined our past and are making our present better so that we can look forward to a better future. Women have always been more vocal, expressive and willing to share than men. And social networking has become one the most powerful platforms for them…

The post Dear Women, Define your Online Identity Securely appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Facebook Lite infected with Spy FakePlay

March 6, 2017 admin Android, cybercrime, Facebook, Facebook Lite, google, Mobile, mobile menace monday, triple m, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:00:28 +0000

A lite version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been infected with Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay.

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Scam as a service 2: the B team

January 18, 2017 admin cybercrime, darknet, Facebook, privacy, SCAM, Social engineering, social media, tech support, tech support scam

Interest in Tor based threats is increasing to the extent that some vendors will scoop up all activity they find on Tor and provide you a nice front end to search through it at your leisure. This might lead the casual observer to assume that the darkness is a one stop shop for cyber threats, but criminals existed on the internet prior to Tor, and still do quite well for themselves without it. In fact, bad guys with good OPSEC tend to be the exception, rather than the rule. So let’s take a quick look at some unpleasant stuff and the nadir of bad OPSEC, Facebook.

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Tags: darknet facebook scam social media tech support tech support scam

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