Security

Advisors Beware: New, More Sophisticated Phishing Scams That Fooled Gmail Users Could Also Target You And Your Clients

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/3001-3100/vault_security__1048_-3075.jpg
Because financial advisors traffic in financial information and are responsible for safeguarding the Internet security affecting other people's money, these new phishing scams pose a security threat you want to track.

Read more ...

Gmail Accounts Compromised By Chinese--Again; Should Advisors Trust Google?

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/3001-3100/vault_security__1008_-3035.jpg
Google Gmail has been targeted again by attackers in China. Senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel, and journalists were targeted, Google said in a blog post. Should financial advisors trust Gmail?  

Read more ...

Dropbox May Have Misled Customer About Whether Its Data Is Encrypted To Its Employees

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/3001-3100/vault_security__1070_-3097.jpg
Dropbox, a provider of cloud-based data storage services, is in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that it lied and intentionally deceived customers into believing that their data is more private and secure than it really is.

Read more ...

What To Do When One Of Your Web-based Email Accounts Gets Hacked

http://iimagelibrary1.advisorproducts.com/images/igallery/original/3001-3100/vault_security__1049_-3076.jpg
It's getting pretty common for Gmail and other web-based mail systems to get hacked. The advice in this story about what to do when it happens is pretty comprehensive.

Read more ...