Think of all the things you put on Facebook. It could be your location or who you’re with. You might post pictures of your children or perhaps your house. Lots of people publish their date of birth and other sensitive personal information. A few weeks back, I posted a blog about 5 things you shouldn’t […]

Most countries have established e-society strategies aiming at ao providing public sector services via the Internet. Progress has generally been fast with general information sharing  – but when it comes to private information (health, tax, social benefits, school records etc) – not to talk about signing documents – progress is generally stopped due to a […]

I’m an idiot. Recently, I received a direct Twitter message from my one of my closest friends late one night. It said, “did you see this picture of you lol” and included a shortened web link. Considering that my friend is a photographer who I know has photos of me, it wasn’t strange to receive […]

Exchanging Valentine's Day cards and gifts is a fun tradition…unless the message is really an attempt to trick you into buying a non-existent product or visit a malicious website. Here are a few Valentine's Day scams we expect to see this year: E-cards. Everyone likes to receive thoughtful cards, especially if we think it may […]

Tony Larks recounts a personal experience …. Things move pretty fast in cyber space. We’ve all been pulled along on a web-based rollercoaster ride of technological ingenuity and innovation over the past 15 years, bringing us more and more ways to stay in touch and share our lives. It’s easier than it’s ever been to […]