Disinformation is the biggest problem in elections
Harri Hursti, election fraud expert, says US elections are more secure than they have been in decades, but they are not totally secure.
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Author: Lou Covey
Scam Bucket: The Paxful Wallet/Venmo Scam
Ever heard of Paxful Wallet? If you’re one of the 3 million people who use it to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrency that answer is yes. Since that customer base represents less than one percent of the US population, probably not. Unless that is, you are one of the thousands more hit by the Paxful Wallet/Venmo Scam.
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Before you post, would you bet your job on it?
In a world awash in AI-generated, intentional misinformation and urban myths, would you bet your job on the reliability of the information you want to share? You might be betting someone’s life on it.
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Study: Consumers ambivalent about deep fake content
A recent study performed by Synthedia has found that consumers are, by and large, ambivalent over the value and threatsmore
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Privacy Not Included Group dings Amazon this year
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy those whizbang, nifty gifts this weekend, you just need to go into it knowing what you are unleashing upon yourself and those you are buying the gifts for.
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SEC v. SolarWinds: a tipping point for consolidation?
The SEC lawsuit against SolarWinds Corporation and CISO Tim Brown may upend an industry push for consolidation.…
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Biden’s EOs on AI is more CYA than action
Nations gather to discuss AI safety
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Opinion: Deprioritize social media for peace
Finding content from legacy media is getting difficult in social media by design of the management of social media companies, while information from radicalized groups, hostile nation states, and paid political consultants currently makes up the bulk of information that these users call “news.”
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Social engineering criminals are after everyone
It’s not just mega corporations like MGM Grand Entertainment that get targeted by social engineering attacks. In fact, it happens millions of times every year to individuals young and old, rich and poor, well-educated and not.
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Ten ways to avoid being an online victim
Gabriel Friedlander, founder of Wizer, published the following list recently on Linkedin. While the suggestions are not comprehensive, they do cover a lot of ground in maintaining your personal and small business security.
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