The problem of unsolicited bulk email, commonly referred to as ‘spam,’ is one that is well known and partially solved thanks to a myriad of technology solutions. According the the new IBM X-Force second quarter 2014 Threat Intelligence Report,… Continue reading →

Microsoft’s latest operating system gains just 0.62 percent in March

OUTGOING PC OPERATING SYSTEM Windows XP seems to have come to the end of its bizarre resurgence, however it still retains over a quarter of the PC market with… Continue reading →

Gmail scans messages, uses data for targeted ads

Gmail doesn’t cost any money to use, but it’s not free.

Google’s popular online email service, which turns 10 Tuesday, may not charge for its Gmail accounts. But the company is still… Continue reading →

1. Most American car horns honk in the key of F.
2. The name Wendy was made up for the book “Peter Pan.”
3. Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
4. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.… Continue reading →

Cybercriminals often use the names of well-known companies, like ours, in their scams. They think it will convince you to give them money or your personal information. While they usually use email to trick you, they sometimes use the telephone,… Continue reading →

A security researcher has found a new twist on the traditional security hoodwink.

Jerome Segura has been tracking tech support scams for a year, documenting the ploys he’s encountered. But even this one found him unprepared.

“Combining a phishing… Continue reading →

Across the border from the U.S. state of Arizona, some strange activity has been occurring in the Mexican state of Sonora.

A few parents who have just given birth are experiencing severely clouded judgment when it comes to naming their… Continue reading →

MIT STUDENT NATHAN KALLUS CLAIMS BIG DATA CAN BE USED TO ACCURATELY PREDICT CROWD BEHAVIOR, LIKE THE 2013 COUP D’ETAT IN EGYPT.

Twitter is great for things like spoiling the Olympics. But can the social network’s data-gathering ways be used… Continue reading →

Trolls are susceptible to sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism.

The YouTube comment section is known as a special circle of hell—and that might be because the people leaving provocative comments are literally sadists and psychopaths, a new study titled “Trolls… Continue reading →