Ask a Cop? False information: Thanks Nicolette
My son was born in February of this year. His father & I have been together since before I got pregnant & are still together now. But there is a guy, that I have never had sex with, going around telling everyone that he is my son's father. Can I or is there a way I can sue him for spreading false information like that?
Ask a Cop? What were your first days as a cop like? Thanks: Jesse
I am trying to get hired - I have studied all the books and tests and materials. I have done a few ride alongs at the department I would like to work with but the one thing they never teach you is what the first days, week, or years are like after you are hired. What issues did you have during your first few days, weeks and years? Eye Opening? Depressing? How does it affect your personal life?
Internet Crime:
Tracking you via your phone and your photos? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vARzvWxwY
GPS Location Data
PopSci Article - Hacking the Cloud - The worries of Cloud computing
Older CopTalk Article -Â http://www.coptalk.info/2011/02/21/two-great-ways-to-increase-your-online-safety/
Clicking on Email Links
Bot Nets
Facebook Security Issues
Online Apps
Non Secure Wi-Fi Connections - Fire Sheep
FBI Disrupts BotNet http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/april/botnet_041411/botnet_041411
If you’re worried about your online security, here are 6 tips on how to be a little more web-savvy, keeping those Internet predators at bay:
1. Sign your credit and debit cards as soon as you receive them.
2. When paying by card in any shop or store, make sure your card is always in view.
3. Destroy any physical correspondence that includes your name, address, Social Security details or account numbers; and don’t let mail sit in your mailbox for too long.
4. Save your ATM receipts or destroy them.
5. Clear browsing data, including cookies and temporary files, after making an online purchase.
6. And of course, never save or write down your passwords, keep your antivirus software up to date and only shop online at trusted sites.
Remember to protect your personal reputation online and avoid identity theft at all times
75 Million Scam emails are sent daily claiming over 200 victims
73% of Americans have experienced some form of cyber crime - 65% globally
66% of the worlds hackers are American
10.5 are from the UK
7.5 are Nigerian
Brazil is the worst hit with 83% of the population has suffered from Internet crime
78% of American feel that cyber crime will not be brought to justice and only 2% expect to escape cyber crime in their lifetime.
Average Internet crime costs the victim 128 bucks
Most Common Crimes: Computer Viruses, Online Scams, Phishing, Social Network Hacking, Online Debit and CC Fraud, Sexual Predation
Average Financial loss per fraud complaint, Debit CC Fraud = 223, Auction Fraud: 610, non delivery of items: 800, computer fraud: 1000, Nigerian Letter fraud: 1650
The 5 most popular passwords: 123456, password, 12345678, lifehack, qwerty
33% use the same pass for every site they visit - 22% never use the same password twice
Password length affects hacking time: 3 digit length = if you use upper and lower case and 52 letter or digits = 1.41 seconds where as a 12 digit with the same use = 123.946 millennia
23 minutes = time to crack a 6 digit pass if it only consists of A-Z characters
3 Hours = time to crack 6 digit pass if it consists of A-Z and 0-9
1 Week = time to crack a 6 digit pass if it consists of A-Z, 0-9 and a mix of upper and lower case
83% of people do not use a separate email address for online purchases
69% of people so not back up anything regularly
62% of people no not change passwords frequently or use complex passwords
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