Cyber criminals often resort to simple trickery

Cyber criminals often resort to simple trickery

Larry Magid’s 1 minute CBS News Tech Talk segment on Trend Micro report By Larry Magid As it does every year, security firm Trend Micro has released its annual threat report, titled “Security Predictions for 2016 and Beyond.” And, to me, the most...
New federal law strengthens access to STEM

New federal law strengthens access to STEM

By Maria Spencer Several weeks ago Congress unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) called STEM Education Act of 2015. This bill represents a small but significant...
Survey finds that adults are overconfident about cyber security

Survey finds that adults are overconfident about cyber security

By Larry Magid I’m usually the first person to tell folks to relax or at least re-focus when it comes to being afraid. We live in a society with too many fears about all sorts of things. Of course it’s possible that we could be affected by a terror attack...