Are you a bad speller? Well misspelling the name of a popular website could get you in a lot of trouble. A  recent a study conducted by cyber security firm Endgame found more than 300 well-known companies, such as Netflix, YouTube and Google have been targeted in an attempt to trap bad spellers online. You don’t have to...

African-Americans hold almost a trillion dollars in buying power.  Much of that money is spent online. Black people do more online shopping than any other group and as a result we are more vulnerable to retail tracking and credit card fraud.   Privacy and security is hard to come by in the digital age. Seems...

As you know cars are more and more reliant on technology. Internet connected cars provide everything from GPS directions, to entertainment to monitoring how well you and your engine are performing. And anything connected to the Internet can be hacked. Recently the FBI issued a public service announcement warning  that cars are increasingly vulnerable to...

Ted Colbert, Chief Information Officer for Boeing Aerospace, has stepped up to take over the duties of Senior Vice President of Information and Analytics. Boeing is one the most successful aerospace companies in history holding a current market value of $96 billion dollars. At just 41 years of age, Colbert’s profile at Boeing is rising...

Educating your children is a parent’s prime responsibility after food and clothing. Our children are growing up in a smaller and more multi-cultural world. Speaking a second language can give black children a key advantage in school and eventually the job market. That is why Jasmine’s Playroom is the App of the Week. Jasmine’s Playroom...

Lets face it, user names and passwords are easily compromised. Credit card data theft and data breaches are commonplace. Paying for anything by credit or debit card is simply a dangerous action and if something goes wrong it could change your life. So what is the alternative? It may be your smiling face that secures your...

Microsoft is serious about updating every PC with its latest Windows 10 operating system; whether you like it or not. The OS was first launched in July of 2015 as an upgrade and replacement for the less than popular Windows 8. Users of older Windows operating systems have complained that the new upgrades were implemented...

A Florida based cancer treatment facility announced that an unknown hacker has stolen more than 2 million patient records. In a statement 21st Century Oncology said the data breach took place on October 3, 2015, but was not discovered until November 13. The company was notified by the FBI who spotted some of the records...

Tidal music streaming service is still struggling to find its place in the music streaming game. Jay-Z’s baby is taking some serious body blows and its days could be numbered. Tidal has again had to shake up its leadership in the hopes surviving in this hyper competitive market. To make matters worse the company is...

In a devastating admission the IRS has announced the number of taxpayers PINs compromised has doubled again. In May of 2015 the IRS announced that there were 114,000 breached accounts. Then, in August, it added 390,00 to that number. Now the number sits at 724,000 breached accounts. The hackers were hard at work as the...