Miles Associates LLC » CSO Mag http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 “Someone tried to steal my identity” – CSO Mag http://www.miles-assoc.com/2012/someone-tried-to-steal-my-identity-cso-mag/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2012/someone-tried-to-steal-my-identity-cso-mag/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:52:10 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=548 A cautionary tale regarding Facebook profile privacy: Someone has spent the last three months trying to get prescription drugs using my name.I learned of this when I got home last night to a note on the kitchen table with a … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2012/someone-tried-to-steal-my-identity-cso-mag/feed/ 0 Smartphone security: Keep your handset safe http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/smartphone-security-keep-your-handset-safe/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/smartphone-security-keep-your-handset-safe/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:10:46 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=446 Hard to deny the wisdom in here.  From CSO magazine: Does Smartphone Security Really Matter? The short answer is yes, absolutely, more and more… Threats to your mobile security are not always easy to see. They range from the simple … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/smartphone-security-keep-your-handset-safe/feed/ 0 SMS ‘message of death’ threatens mobile phoness http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/sms-message-of-death-threatens-mobile-phoness/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/sms-message-of-death-threatens-mobile-phoness/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:34:02 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=441 Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown without the knowledge of the owner. via Text message of ‘death’ threatens…. Related posts: Tech Euphemisms: What … Continue reading →
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