Computer Viruses 101: What You Need to Know Now
Computer viruses first emerged in the 1980s. Since then, they have posed problems for computer users worldwide.
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What Does Your Social Media Profile Reveal About You?
In many respects, social media has made it easier for us to communicate with each other: We are able to keep in touch with
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What Every Small Business Should Know About BYOD
Employees working on their own smartphones or laptops at work has become a common sight in the business world. It’s all
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Top 10 Stories of the Week: Game of Thrones Apps, Startups in Peru
Did you miss out on one (or five) of Tech Cocktail's posts from this week? It's okay. We want to let you know that we
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Cybersecurity Startup Luminal Raises $600K from the State of Maryland, Closes $3.82M in Series A Funding
Cybersecurity startup Luminal has been awarded $600,000 from the Maryland Venture Fund's InvestMaryland, an economic
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This Type of Malware Is Cyber Criminals’s New Weapon
As long as the Internet and computers exist, malware will remain a threat to vulnerable PCs and devices. Most of us rely on
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Cyber Security Breach: Phishing Site Steals Apple IDs
In yet another example of a cyber security breach, the EA server was recently hacked, and its website was used to host a
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What Every Business Owner Should Know About IT Security [Infographic]
As hackers, malware/spyware creators, and other maliciously-intended individuals learn how to get past security software
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DC-Based Accelerator MACH37 Begins Second Class of Cybersecurity Startups
Last week, MACH37 began its Spring session with a new batch of cybersecurity startups. This is the second class of
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Alexis Ohanian Comes To DC; Tells Startups 10 Ways to Be Awesome
Sure, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian may be at my (and his) alma mater today, in Virginia, but we mustn't disregard the
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Organize Your Files Safely on SafelyFiled’s Secure Cloud Storage
“Making the effort to be neat and organized is wasted unless you can easily find what you have organized,” CEO and
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earHero: The World’s Safest Earphones
People love being connected to their devices through earphones, but being plugged in has its disadvantages – a report this
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Pinstagram: Billion Dollar Mashup?
Pinterest and Instagram are two the of the fastest growing apps of all time. So I wonder what would happen if you combine
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Spotflux: Aiming to Become Synonymous with Online Security and Privacy
It is safe to say that the Internet is the most incredible informational tool ever – and one that we rely on so much, I
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Lessons in Determination From SecQ.me Founder James Khoo
Three years ago, James Khoo’s sister drove her car into a tree and was knocked unconscious. She was hurried to the
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Twitter Acquires Whisper Systems, an Android Security Firm
Twitter has acquired Whisper Systems, an Android security firm based in San Francisco. According to an announcement on
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Airbnb Apologizes and Looks To Beef Up Safety After Ransacked Apartments
I am a big fan of Airbnb. I like the idea of being able to turn any space into a potential rental unit for a would-be
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Net Neutrality Rules Approved By FCC
Given the importance of an open Internet to our economic future…it is essential that the FCC fulfill its historic role as
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Twitter Hacked Again? Security Issues Continue
Take it from someone who knows, as last night before getting my beauty sleep I got 10 emails from Twitter. They read
