Security Alert: Don’t Use that Thumb Drive!

The word is out that one of the biggest military security breaches was promulgated by malware on a USB "thumb" drive in Iraq. And a more recent U.S. Dept. of Justice security breach was promulgated by leaving innocent-looking USB thumb drives in places (next to a Fax machine, in the men's room, on someone's desk) where people would pick them up and plug them in. (Don't do it!)

Privacy Concerns, Identity Theft, and Digital Breadcrumbs

Meanwhile, consumers are complaining about Google video and Facebook privacy intrusions while madly posting everywhere, including where they happen to be at this very moment. German legislators want to fine would-be employers for looking at someone's Facebook page. (How will they know you looked?)