by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 27, 2010 | Banking, Phishing
We read stories about phishing and data breaches and we get worried. Some of us start thinking that maybe we’re better off (security-wise) with paper-based banking. Sending checks, receiving statements in the mail, paying bills the old fashioned way –...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 22, 2010 | Banking, Phishing, Trends, Usability
Two studies show that young people are more likely to be victims of online fraud. You’d think that since most of them have not experienced a world without Internet and email, they’d be more knowledgeable about phishing and other schemes. But the insurance group CPP...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 18, 2010 | Phishing
A few days ago Google decided to shut down its operations in China after a spear phishing attack directed towards Chinese human rights activists, as well as attempts to steal some of Google’s intellectual property. It is presumed that the attackers sent...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 14, 2010 | Mobile, Retail, Trends, Usability
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show brought us some interesting trends and ideas. In his review of the show, Lance Ulanoff lists 9 things he’s learned there. In the last point in that post, he makes the observation that “the marriage of technology and content...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 14, 2010 | Mobile, Usability
Do you hear that? The sound of drip… drip… drip…? It’s the sound of money ever so gradually leaving your account through insecure transactions. There are these clever little ways to send money through text messaging – Yele does it to help...
