It’s November and the holiday shopping season is upon us again. The African American Cyber Report is launching a weekly series focusing on online holiday shopping. Each week through New Year’s Day we will investigate a different facet...
Read More →Stolen cell phones are a big problem. Every year millions of cell and smartphones are stolen and most are never recovered. According to Business Insider 44% of smartphones were stolen simply because owners forgot them...
Read More →Apple announced yesterday it was introducing a new mobile payment system. Known as Apple Pay the system will allow the consumer to make purchases by simply waving their iPhone in front of a POS receiver...
Read More →Home Depot is investigating a major data breach that looks like the Target stores cyber disaster. According to Krebs on Security numerous banks reported seeing evidence that Home Depot stores could be the source of a massive new data...
Read More →Here is a simple warning to black people; you need to know if your computer has been hacked. Its not an easy task if you don’t teach yourself what to look for. For example what...
Read More →Teaching black people about the digital age is what this blog is all about. And black people need to understand what information collection is and stop surrendering so much of it. We ignore the incessant...
Read More →We are in the era of wireless connectivity. Most African-American homes have an Internet connection that comes through the cable or telephone wires. But once inside the signal goes to a wireless router that allows...
Read More →As an African-American consumer you should not shy away from asking the tough questions when it comes to cyber security. You’re banking online, shopping online, even ordering dinner online. All these things require you to...
Read More →As if the Windows Explorer bug was not enough here we go again. An emergency Adobe Flash Player security update has released an emergency security update to repair yet another critical software flaw. Apparently the...
Read More →Is your password just stupid? By the time you finish reading this blog you will know. First of all do you use “123456” or “password”? If so, then yes, it is stupid and you...
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