Monthly Archives: February 2015

YouTube is going to release a mobile app that will only show video clips suitable for young children to help parents control what their kids are watching on the Internet.

The YouTube for Kids app, scheduled to be released for Android devices next week, features thousands of kid-focused channels that provide both entertainment and education. The content is mostly meant for children of two to eight years old. Clips are selected by computer algorithms and human review.

http://mobilemarketingmagazine.com/youtube-kid-friendly-app

Phishing Scams come in many varieties. Some are personalised, but most are sent out to the widest possible distribution.

One phishing email in particular is circulating the internet disguised as a notification from the popular messaging service, WhatsApp.

If you click the ‘Play’ button or any of the links contained in the email, your computer may become infected.

Don’t Click the Links! – Dangerous Downloads

The links embedded in the email direct your browser to a malicious or compromised website run by hackers. Once you’re on the malicious site, malware is downloaded to your computer.

Kuluoz is one of the malware downloads associated with this phishing scam. Kuluoz is a Windows targeted virus designed to stealing documents in Microsoft Word and Excel format. It is also capable of stealing all passwords stored in popular browsers like Firefox and Opera.

Please read more here: http://www.securitycheatsheet.com/phishing-scams-fake-whatsapp-notification/

Facebook and LinkedIn are teaming up to boost the dwindling number of women studying engineering and computer science. The percentage of people enrolled in undergraduate computer science programs who are women peaked at 35% in 1985 and is now down to about 17%.

Just 15% of Facebook Inc.’s employees working in tech jobs are women, according to diversity figures the company released last year. At LinkedIn Corp., women comprise 17% of its tech employees. Facebook and LinkedIn told The Associated Press they were launching mentoring and support programmes at colleges to get more women involved in studying technology, with a view to employing them. They hope it will go global, with groups at public and private universities.

Please read more at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/facebook-linkedin-join-to-boost-dwindling-numbers-of-women-in-tech/527044-11.html