Safety In The News

ONLINE SAFETY EXPERT RECOGNIZED WITH TOP HONOR IN INDUSTRY

Linda Criddle — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:33:00 GMT

Linda Criddle Given Outstanding Achievement Award by Family Institute in Online Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. – Linda Criddle, founder of LOOKBOTHWAYS , Inc. , an online safety consulting, education, and software company, was honored last night by the Family...(read more)

Virus Attacks Facebook Users

Linda Criddle — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Virus Attacks Facebook Users Summary: A new virus is winding its way through Facebook, and McAfee security experts warn, "The situation is likely to get worse before it gets better." The ‘Koobeface’ virus crawls the address books of already infected users...(read more)

Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack

Linda Criddle — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:07:00 GMT

E-billing Company CheckFree Hacked Summary CheckFree , the nations largest e-billing system, was hacked last week. The hackers were able to redirect visitors to a fake customer login site in the Ukraine that tried installing password-stealing software....(read more)

Obama Speechwriter Posts Photos on Facebook … Groping a Clinton Cutout

Linda Criddle — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:52:00 GMT

Obama Speechwriter Posts Photos on Facebook … Groping a Clinton Cutout Summary: Future White House director of speechwriting, Jon Favreau (27), appeared in compromising photos on Facebook Friday dancing with, and groping, a cardboard cutout of future...(read more)

Thieves Winning Online War, May Be Using Your PC

Linda Criddle — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:04:00 GMT

Thieves Winning Online War, May Be Using Your PC M alicious software is spreading through computers faster than ever before. Microsoft has measured a 43 percent jump in malware removed from Windows computers in just the last six months, and SRI International...(read more)

Craigslist Ads Lead to Armed Robberies

Linda Criddle — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Craigslist Ads Lead to Armed Robberies Summary : An online ad on Craigslist offering an iPhone for $300 (about $100 less than in-store pricing), lured three separate buyers to meet the supposed ‘seller’ where instead of getting a phone they were robbed...(read more)

TheOnlineMom’s Shopping Guide for Tech Toys

Linda Criddle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:32:00 GMT

TheOnlineMom’s Shopping Guide for Tech Toys Scratching your head over which tech gadgets and toys are right for your child/tween/teen this holiday season? TheOnlineMom has just published a timely list to help parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles,...(read more)

Deathcasting: Teen commits suicide in front of Webcam

Linda Criddle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:42:00 GMT

Deathcasting: Teen commits suicide in front of Webcam Summary: An emotionally vulnerable young college student committed suicide by lethal drug overdose while talking to others via his webcam last week. After threatening to kill himself, the teen was...(read more)

MySpace verdict, should social networks do more to protect consumers?

Linda Criddle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:21:00 GMT

MySpace verdict, should social networks do more to protect consumers? Summary: Thirteen-year-old Megan Meier killed committed suicide just over two years ago after being cyberbullied by Lori Drew, the mother of an ex-friend. Lori Drew was indicted by...(read more)

In Plain English Videos Feature Safety Themes

Linda Criddle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:15:00 GMT

Technology and the risks involved in using it don't have to be difficult to understand. Common Craft does a great job of explaining online technology and associated risks in simple terms in a series of short video pieces they call "In Plain English"....(read more)

In Sour Economy, Some Scale Back on Medications

Linda Criddle — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:09:00 GMT

In Sour Economy, Some Scale Back on Medications Summary New research from IMS Health, a research firm that tracks prescriptions, shows consumers are struggling to afford prescription medications in the current economy. The extent of the difficulties patients...(read more)

Webcams in Cars: Saving Lives or Surveillance?

Linda Criddle — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:43:00 GMT

Summary A state sponsored study in Maryland has placed Webcams in the cars of teen drivers to record unsafe driving maneuvers. Heralded by parents and researchers, it is hoped the cameras will reduce the number of deaths among teen drivers. Not surprisingly,...(read more)

Protect Your Child from Cyberbullying

Linda Criddle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:10:00 GMT

I originally wrote this article for the National PTA ; it appears online now, in their October Issue. Cyberbullying involves hurting others using online tools. While physical bullying usually reaches its peak in elementary school, according to one study...(read more)

Taking Pets on the Road? The Internet Can Help

Linda Criddle — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:04:00 GMT

If you are one of the 80 million pet owners in this country, a new web service can help you find emergency medical help and other services for your pet via your internet enabled mobile phone. g o2Pets.com lets you enter the zip code of your current location...(read more)

The Internet Protectors Launches First Online Cybersecurity Information Community

Linda Criddle — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:19:00 GMT

The Internet Protectors (TIP) is a new Internet Security and Safety website that focuses on providing help to non-technical computer. Users can ask questions of topic experts, research different aspects of security in a library of podcasts, videos, and...(read more)