Hurricane Harveyhas caused widespread damage across southeastern Texas and the floodwaters are expected to continue to rise for several more days. Officials say they expect 450,000 people to register as disaster victims with federal government. Thousands are already in shelters. Here are ways to he...
How Spaghetti Can Help Flood Victims
After a week of flood warnings, the morning of Monday, June 13 saw some major flood events in Montana, particularly in Carbon, Yellowstone, Park, and Stillwater counties. Many have lost their homes, property, and sense of safety, leaving communities shocked and saddened, but determined to hel...
There are many good ways to help, as anyone on social media knows. This list focuses on charities that are responding to this hurricane and flood. Most of these charities have been rated highly by Charity Navigator, a source of information about charities’ finances and accountability. Not all...
property, customer data or financial information.Ransomwareattacks, where hackers lock company systems until a ransom is paid, are a growing threat to businesses.Government:This is the least common type of cybercrime but is the most serious offense. A crime against the government is also known as...
Despite a recently released patch that would have prevented the spread of malware, many users and organizations were slow to update and, as a result, became victims of the scam. Since this incident, security experts worldwide have urged companies to update their systems as soon as possible. 3...
We Just Want Our House Back; HOW FLOOD VICTIMS AND THEIR INSURERS ARE ADAPTING TO AN UNSTOPPABLE MENACE
Phishing schemes, often conducted via email or text, are designed to get victims to provide account information to fraudsters. This type of social engineering is characterized by tricking victims by impersonating legitimate organizations, like government agencies and banks, or victims' family and friends...
Government-sponsored groups of computer experts also launch cyber attacks. They're identified asnation-state attackers, and they've been accused of attacking the IT infrastructure of other governments, as well as nongovernment entities, such as businesses, nonprofits and utilities. ...
With a co-worker's and three outside individuals' help, the employee planned to sell the IP to Chinese companies that had received government funding. Unlike other parts of the world, cancer research in the United States has advanced greatly. Because it can take as long as 10 years to ...