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Magazine articles on the internet's impact on society, privacy, spam, hacking, scams, regulation.

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AskMen.com Branden Peters	How To: Avoid Getting Hacked Thankfully there are several ways to protect your information and identity from malicious attacks. Some are common sense and others require thought and money.
National Defense February 2014 Stew Magnuson	New Book Seeks to Explain Cybersecurity to Everyday Internet Users In the title, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press), the emphasis is on the word "everyone," author Peter W. Singer said.
Fast Company February 2014 Om Malik	Facebook Backlash Why we're embracing spare, single- purpose apps and why that's likely to continue.
Fast Company February 2014 Baratunde Thurston	Stranded Why we need an app user's bill of rights. Expecting to be treated properly doesn't have to be a fantasy.
Information Today December 5, 2013	Internet Security Providers Team Up Akamai, a cloud-based security platform, announced its acquisition of Prolexic Technologies, a provider of cloud-based security solutions for distributed denial of service attacks.
Information Today November 26, 2013 Donovan Griffin	Tips for a Secure Cyber Monday Vendors will likely see record-setting sales numbers again this Cyber Monday, continuing the year-to-year trend.
Fast Company Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Baratunde Thurston	Reflections on the 'Black Mirror' If you fancy yourself an adept, or even curious, user of modern technology, I have to insist that you elevate a British show to the top of your queue. You have to watch Black Mirror.
National Defense December 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry, Military Emphasize Need for 'Cyberwarrior' Training as Attacks Increase Government and military leaders have for years warned of increasingly pervasive and nefarious cyber-attacks. The network intrusions, perpetrated by nation states, hacktivists and thieves, are growing rapidly, experts have said.
Information Today November 7, 2013 George H. Pike	U.S. Government Releases Proposed Cybersecurity Framework The Obama administration is taking public comments on a proposed framework for improving cybersecurity in communication and other critical industries.
Information Today November 7, 2013 Donovan Griffin	Anti-Malware Options in 2013 Malware is a booming business, and anti-malware companies by necessity continually play a game of catch-up in updating their watch lists.
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