How to Prevent Thumb Drive Security Disasters

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January 29, 2012
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How to Prevent Thumb Drive Security Disasters Some security professionals suggest a radical approach to locking down USB flash drives, but there are other, less drastic options as well.
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Facebook Timeline Looms: What You Need to Know Facebook is making Timeline compulsory and is rolling it out to all users in the next couple of weeks, so you'll want to be prepared for all that sharing.
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Beware of Malicious QR Codes Cybercrooks are taking advantage of the proliferation of QR codes on posters and marketing material by distributing their own malicious stickers, security researcher says.
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FBI to Build Social Network Spy App The bureau is accepting proposals to design a system that tracks social networks to learn more about criminal behavior.
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iPad 2 Can Be Wirelessly Charged Using LaunchPort Inductive charging technology had a big presence at the Consumer Electronics Show this month, and one product shown there can wirelessly charge an iPad 2.
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iPhone Repair Policy Helps Thieves, Report Claims Apple's policy of replacing broken iPhones plays into the hands of criminals who steal the handsets, damage them, and swap them, analyst says.
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Nintendo Finally Embraces Online Play The Nintendo Network will reportedly offer user accounts, online multiplayer games, downloadable add-ons, and eventually full game downloads.
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Firefox 12 Tab Features May Have Been Prematurely Hyped A report says both the home tab and new-tab page features reported for Firefox 12, which is to be released in April, may not appear until Firefox 13.
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U.S. Charges Latvian Hacker in $2 Million Stock Scam The SEC accuses a Latvian man of online stock fraud and manipulation that cost investors more than $2 million.
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Apple iPad: Two Years Old, and Just Getting Started It's hard to imagine that the Apple iPad is a mere two years old, but the reality is that this game changing device is just starting to scratch the surface of what it will one day be.
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Need More Storage? Expand with External Drives If your drive is running out of space you can just plug in an external drive to expand capacity. But, there are pros and cons to this approach that you should be aware of.
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Macworld | iWorld: HyperJuice Plug External Battery The HyperJuice Plug is a $120 portable charger that can be used to recharge you phone, tablet, or USB device in a pinch. The portable device is encased in an aluminum enclosure and available from hypershop.com.
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