Watch out for these bad tech habits

Do you practice bad tech habits? You may think you don’t. But you do you re-use passwords, neglect to back up files or frequently leave your tablet alone and in plain sight? Then you’re guilty of many of the most significant bad tech habits recently uncovered by...

The AP: Scammed by a clever phisher

You would never open a phishing e-mail that asks you to deposit $1,000 to obtain $1 million, would you? And you would definitely never open something from a Nigerian prince needing the funds he needs to flee to the United States, right? But what about the most refined...

Hackers love the iPhone

Mobile devices have always been often considered as more safe. Desktop and laptops, the reasoning goes, are way more susceptible to hackers and cyber criminals. That’s true to a certain extent. But hackers are clever enough these days to compromise tablets and...

Phone passcodes are far from hacker-proof

You secure your smart phone with a passcode that you need to enter before it springs to life. But just how much protection will this passcode actually give you? The disturbing answer? Not nearly enough, according to a recent story by the tech Web site Lifehacker. The...