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Multi-factor Authentication May Have Helped Prevent Cardinals Hack of Astros

Earlier this week, news outlets reported on an FBI investigation alleging the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the National League’s most storied and successful clubs, hacked into the Houston Astros’ scouting system to steal information.  Reports (or perhaps rumors) have also surfaced charging that current Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow — previously an executive with the...

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You Social Media Posts are NOT Private

Last week, the Gawker reported that Twitter blocked Politiwoops from using its service.  Politiwoops is a service from the Sunlight Foundation (dedicated to transparent government) that tracks Tweets politicians delete.  Sometimes they are just “mistake” tweets (tweets with typos or accidental re-tweets), but others are politically charged/incorrect and potentially career...

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Mobilegeddon is Here…Fix Your Websites Now!

Why is Google king of search engines?  They provide search results that are relevant to searchers.  They do this by constantly tweaking their algorithm to ensure relevant results. Over the last 5-10 years searches from mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) have grown dramatically and now comprise roughly 50% of searches.  40-45% of the average website’s page views are done on mobile...

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Lenovo Computers pre-installed with Malware?

Forbes is reporting that Lenovo is pre-installing a piece of software on their new computers called Superfish.  Superfish is considered by security experts to be malware. Excerpts: From what’s known about it thus far, Lenovo uses Superfish to place adverts into Google search results that the laptop manufacturer wants them to see. It’s a good way to make money after all. … That all...

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To Allow Comments or Not? Realities.

When starting a website or blog, the owner of such a site must determine whether or not they will allow users to comment on pages or posts.  The upside is customer and potential customer or constituent engagement.  Social media, after all, is about being social. The downside is significant too.  Comment spam needs to be battled, but there are plugins, modules and free services that can handle...

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