Are Money Management Apps Really Secure?

Constant connectivity makes it easy to manage finances on the go. There’s an app for just bout any kind of transaction, on any device you care to use – all guaranteeing the safety and confidentiality of the sensitive information you send. But that’s not necessarily...

New Technology Claims to Thwart Spyware

Are your private conversations really private? Is your personal data really safe? As stories continue to hit the news about the massive hijacking of Target shoppers’ information and the National Security Agency’s domestic spying operations, more and more people are...

Digital Dirt Can Ruin Reputations

If you don’t show up on a Google search, do you really exist? As lines continue to blur between cyberculture and “the real world, ” the answer, in all too many situations, is “no.” And what that search reveals can make – or break – lives on many levels. Whether you’re...

Is Your Bank Safe From Cyberattack?

We all know how important it is to keep personal financial information safe from online theft – but can your bank do the same? As financial institutions small and large fall victim to cyberattacks that steal the account information – and money – of thousands of...

Social Media Gets a High Profile In BofA’s Fraud Case

If the power and reach of social media in today’s world were ever in doubt, here’s the latest demonstration: a profile on the professional network LinkedIn became the equivalent of a real person in the latest fraud case against perennial defendant Bank of America....