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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

Vox

Getty Images/iStockphoto The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. Anyone can get scammed online, including the generation of Americans that grew up with the internet. Growing up as a “digital native” doesn’t come with immunity to the dangers of being online.

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Should abuse survivors have to disappear from the internet?

The Verge

The advice many survivors like Lorraine receive when they look for help is to leave their online life behind and delete themselves from the internet entirely. A 2015 survey of college students found that nearly 75 percent had experienced some kind of tech-assisted intimate partner victimization in the past year.

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How to protect your data online

Dataconomy

Each day, we all churn out a sizable amount of digital data into cyberspace as long as we are connected to the internet. Strengthen the security of your online accounts Every account you set up, whether on social media, a digital banking platform, or an e-commerce site, requires password protection. Should you be concerned?

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‘Software is eating more of the world, faster’: Pandemic spotlights enterprise tech startups

GeekWire

. “For the tech sector, software is eating more of the world, faster,” said Ina Fried, Axios’ chief technology correspondent, at last month’s GeekWire Summit in a reference to a 2011 quote from early internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. Consumer spending in the U.S. Twistle (No. IndieFlix (No.

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How the C-Suite Can Champion Sustainability Across the Enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

In a recent survey of 1,500 global executives, about three in four executives (78%) cite technology as critical for their future sustainability efforts, attesting that it helps transform operations, socialize their initiatives more broadly, and measure and report on the impact of their efforts.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The results of Dell’s Global Technology Adoption Index(GTAI) [1] show that security is a top concern for most of the 2000 global small and medium businesses surveyed. The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. Top Internet Security Software [8]. For example, in the first half of 2014, 84.6%

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. Also referred to as the "evil twin," the phony wireless network provides a would-be victim with an internet connection, possibly with a stronger signal than the original, with no heads-up visible to the naked eye. And for good reason.

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