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Black Celebrities Get Caught Up In Sony Hack

December 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

It seems  that the biggest news besides cheap gas has been the hacking of Sony Pictures. To give you a little background Sony Studios computer systems were hacked on November 24th followed by an ominous...

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Online Holiday Shopping Series #6 – Shipping

December 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

The big day is less that ten days away and the shipping deadline is even closer. If you want those holiday gifts to get there before Christmas you better get on the ball.  Shipping companies...

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CryptoLocker Threatens the Holiday Season

November 26, 2014 | 0 Comments

Ransomware is not hard to understand. Its simply software, or malware, that takes control of your computer, encrypts all your files and threatens to destroy them unless you pay a ransom. Right now CryptoLocker is...

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ALERT! Malware Hits Apple iOS and OS X ALERT!

November 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

For too long too many people have thought Apple products and software were immune from malware and viruses. But Palo Alto Networks has released a new report that suggests things for Apple users are about...

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Websites that Empower Black Voters

October 25, 2014 | 0 Comments

Election season is here and on November 4th African-Americans are again offered the priceless opportunity to vote and flex our political muscles. And in this upcoming election cycle that is exactly what we need to...

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Congress Not Interested in Cyber Security

October 22, 2014 | 0 Comments

In a move to spur the move to pin and chip cards President Obama signed an executive order directing government agencies to shift to the use of chip-and-PIN cards. The order directs the use of the...

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Ebola Scams Hits Email In Boxes

October 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Has Ebola hit your email inbox?  The latest Internet scams, malware and viruses come in the form of email related to the Ebola virus. These emails come from various sources claiming to be agencies of...

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African-Americans and Data Breaches

October 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

Why should black people worry about data breaches? Because the loss of data to cyber criminals is an exploding problem and awareness is the only way to protect yourself. Data is everywhere. Wherever you have used your...

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How to Respond to a Data Breach

October 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

Data breaches are becoming more and more frequent. And as an African-American you need to be afraid of this trend. Your information is being used to steal from you and others. Right now someone could...

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AACR Joins the Fran Allen Show

October 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Alexandria, VA- The African-American Cyber Report has joined forces with Baltimore’s ‘The Fran Allen Show’ to provide cyber news and information to her listening audience. Entitled ‘You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know,’ the ten...

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