Protecting your digital identity doesn’t take a degree in computer science. Follow these 5 easy steps to secure your personal information so no one can steal your identity without working really, really hard for it. Keep your operating system updated You can set most operating systems to update themselves automatically. That’s a smart move… Continue reading How to easily protect your digital identity
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Swartz’ anonymous information transferring dream comes to life
The New Yorker, a magazine owned by Condé Nast Publications, released a new online service called Strongbox this morning. First put together by Aaron Swartz, who died in January, and Kevin Poulsen, Strongbox allows people to send documents and messages to the magazine with a reasonable amount of anonymity. For a long time now, anonymity… Continue reading Swartz’ anonymous information transferring dream comes to life
WiFi security facts and figures
WiFi has changed the world. We are no longer locked into proximity to wall outlets. We’re not tied down by physical cords. We can roam our house, our area, our cities. We can go to coffee shops and book stores and connect very easily. It has been a wonderful bit of technological progress that has… Continue reading WiFi security facts and figures
The rise of the mobile employee
There was a time not too long ago when the only employees who could be considered “mobile” were the high-powered executives with cellular phones in their Lincoln Continentals. The business world shifted with the rise of the Blackberry and suddenly a lot more people were able to do their standard business activities away from the… Continue reading The rise of the mobile employee