Scammers waste no time in exploiting Steve Jobs’ death
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As much of the world mourns the passing of Steve Jobs -- one of the technology industry's greatest visionaries -- the bottom feeders of the cyber crime world are greedily exploiting the tragedy through scams promising unwitting users a chance to win a free iPad.
Sophos has reported in its Naked Security blog on one such scam already circulating via Facebook that reads as follows: "In memory of Steve, a company is giving out 50 ipads tonight. R.I.P. Steve Jobs," followed by a tailored bit.ly link ending with "restinpeace-steve-jobs." Clicking the link takes users to one of countless malicious Web pages.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Launch Event
Hear from the nation’s leaders on cybersecurity from government, industry and nonprofits as we launch National Cybersecurity Awareness Month from Ypsilanti, MI on October 7th during the Michigan Cyber Summit.
PLEASE NOTE: The live stream will now be from 8:15am ET-11:30am ET
Apple founder Steve Jobs dies
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To ensure the reduced early bird registration rate, be sure to sign up for the 2nd Annual NSA Trusted Computing Conference & Exposition by Friday, 12 August! Join hosts, the National Security Agency, on 20 - 22 September in Orlando, FL, to explore the conference theme, "Using COTS Technologies to Deliver Decisive Defensive Advantage."
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