Protect Your Data With These Cyber Security Reads

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What Took Facebook So Long?

Scholars have been sounding the alarm about data-harvesting firms for nearly a decade. The latest Cambridge Analytica scandal shows it may be too late to stop them.

Facebook is under fire after it was revealed that private user data was leaked to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which did work for the Trump campaign. But the larger concern is that the leak could be seen as an example of a broader pattern of lax handling of confidential user data. And it might be too late to stop this from happening again.

The Government Won't Protect Your Internet Privacy, so Here's How to Do It Yourself

Christiaan Colen via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 An Old Browser Logo Internet Service Providers were an integral part of privacy online. No longer, thanks to new legislation. The big money of the internet comes from tracking and selling user data to better t

With Internet Service Providers edging for less and less protections on user data, it’s important to pay even more attention to which cookies are tracking your digital moves. “Popular Science” has some practical tips on how you can protect yourself when nobody else will.

How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life

J. J. Luna

How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life

J. J. Luna

Large-scale compromises of our private information, like the hack of credit report company Equifax, seem to be happening on a more regular basis. Despite what others may say, it’s still possible to hide yourself in this interconnected age. J. J. Luna will teach you how.

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Richard A. Clarke

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Richard A. Clarke

Long before the Russian hacking of the United States 2016 presidential election shocked the nation, former National Coordinator for Security Richard A. Clarke warned of America’s cyber security vulnerabilities in this book. Full of fascinating and frightening insights.

Entrepreneur7 min read

Our Collective Mobile Security Blind Spot

With business continuing its shift from the desktop to smartphones and tablets, more than half of all companies now have sensitive information stored on mobile devices.

You’re probably familiar with common hacking tactics like phishing. But do you know about smishing (SMS-based phishing)? Now that most online interactions happen over smartphones and tablets instead of desktops, it’s time to shift your cyber security tactics, too.

Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Brian Krebs

Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Brian Krebs

Junk mail may remain an inconvenience and digital cluttering annoyance for most people, but even if you’re not opening spam messages, hackers can still get access to your data. Cyber security expert Brian Krebs reveals just how pervasive and dangerous the problem is.

Protect Your Data With These Cyber Security Reads

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What Took Facebook So Long?

The Government Won't Protect Your Internet Privacy, so Here's How to Do It Yourself

How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life

How to Be Invisible: Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Our Collective Mobile Security Blind Spot

Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

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