#50 – BLACKMAIL & BOUNTIES & BITCOIN – OH MY! – Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Do you have an old Hotmail account lying around?   What would you do if:

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Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

  • Someone took control of an account belonging to you – using public information to answer the security questions that allow you to reset a password.
  • Used your compromised account to break into other more sensitive accounts – your business, bank, etc.
  • Then blackmailed you for $20,000 with the threat of selling your identity and accounts to ‘fraudsters’ who ‘would ruin your life’? Continue reading

#22 – 1ST INTERNET ADDICT INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER

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Dr. Carolyn Turbyfil

A “voluntary, 10-day program” for Internet Addiction “is set to open on Sept. 9 at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center” in Pennsylvania.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/1Sept13//Pennsylvania-1st-inpatient-Internet-Addiction-program Continue reading

#21 – WHITE HOUSE INCENTIVES FOR CIP CYBER ADOPTION – CAROLYN TURBYFILL

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It has been a busy year in the U.S. for Cybersecurity.  The latest development (as of August  6, 2013) is an announcement from the White House outlining incentives under consideration to encourage Critical Infrastructure companies to implement the Cybersecurity Framework under development by NIST: Continue reading

#19 – LAUNCHING SCI-FI INTO AEROSPACE

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turbyfillNASA Press Release:

“2013 NASA Advanced Technology Phase I Concepts Selected For Study

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected 12 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, which aims to turn science fiction into fact. Continue reading

#18 – YOU NEED TO KNOW THE EIGHT “FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICE PRINCIPLES” – CAROLYN TURBYFILL

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You need to know the eight ‘fair information practice principles.

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On February 2, 2012, the White House issued an Executive Order “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/executive-order-improving-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity Continue reading