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12.6 Million Reasons Why Identity Theft Matters
If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it's time to take a look at the Federal Trade Commission report released this...
5 Ways to Prepare for the Coming Cyber War
This spring, the term "cyber war" turns 20. In his seminal 1993 paper "Cyberwar is Coming!" master military strategist John Arquilla envisioned an entirely...
10 States that Gouge the Unemployed (and the Existing Solution)
Right now more than 5 million Americans receive unemployment benefits. And right now, in many states a big chunk of those unemployment benefits are...
7 Ways to Avoid Identity Theft Before Facebook Gets Hacked
We're coming up on three years since Mark Zuckerberg famously announced, "The age of privacy is over." Some of us, however, still value our...
The 10 Dumbest Risks You Can Take With a Smartphone
If you think of your smartphone as just a phone, rather than a very powerful mini-computer that happens to make phone calls, you may...
Should Obama Pull a ‘W’ on the Obstructionist Assault?
I hate to say it, because I wasn't a fan, but this never would have happened under George W. Bush. There was a president...
Who’s Behind the Latest Bank Giveaway?
Last week offered a very good snapshot of the state of things in the wake of mortgage crisis. On the one hand, there was...
Can Lessons From Lance Pump Up Your Finances?
Now that the interview has aired and Lance Armstrong is the poster boy for the dangers of running (or bicycling) from the truth, you...
Forget Your Money Resolutions! You Need a Plan in 2013
We live in uncertain times. Uncertainty spooks financial markets and keeps a lid on lending. It gives millions of businesses a legitimate argument to...
9 Ways Disconnecting Doesn’t Make You Any Safer
A funny thing happened on my way from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. this week, I found myself on a flight without Wi-Fi. The...