Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies.

Here's an example of "public-private partnerships": Recently, six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged with running a sophisticated...

History is said to be a good indicator of what might come in the future. If you follow trends in how things are done and what tends to gain momentum then you can get a pretty good idea of what's ahead.

McAfee Labs™ is made up of security professionals who...

If you ever decide to get all hopped up on drugs and seek some extra cash to feed your fix, I'd suggest not wearing your governmental department of corrections court ordered previously installed GPS ankle-monitoring bracelet to your next home invasion.  Chances are you'll get caught.

But as tongue...

People lie when they set up online dating profiles, they lie when they put up fake social media profiles, and they lie to the innocent victims of their scams.

Banks and retailers know better than anyone that people lie. There...

Without question, 2011 is the year for hackers of all kinds to get their 15 minutes of fame. But it feels like it's lasting a lot longer than 15 minutes. With so many different breeds of hackers, each with their own agenda and an endless supply of potential targets, the...

In Nashville, where you'll find smoked ribs, country music and 68-year-old grandmothers who sleep with shotguns, a take-no-prisoners Nana picked off two home invaders breaking in as she slept. She was quoted saying, "Never in my whole life have I ever harmed anything or anybody, but I've never been...

You may have noticed that over the last decade, computers have grown faster and more powerful, with more RAM, bigger hard drives, and improved processors. This is made possible by the development of better, cheaper technology, coupled with a corresponding need on the part of consumers and corporations. It has...

You've heard of "flash mobs," when a group of people suddenly get together in some form of public place for a performance of some sort, generally in the name of fun. They are formed when someone posts something on Facebook or Twitter and text messages begin to go viral....

Protect your information by creating a secure password that makes sense to you, but not to others.

Most people don't realize there are a number of common techniques used to crack passwords and plenty more ways we make our accounts vulnerable due to simple and widely used passwords.

How to...

They say there's a sucker born every minute. Not everyone can be sophisticated and worldly. Unfortunately, naiveté invites predators and victimization.

Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing certain actions or divulging confidential information. Essentially it's a fancier, more technical form of lying.

Combine naiveté with...

An ex-con picked the wrong home to invade.

Imagine you're in bed counting sheep, dreaming of clouds and flying unicorns. Suddenly there is a knock on the door, which is startling to most people who wake up to the presence of noise and especially that of a knock at 3am.

After Osama bin Ladens Death a flurry of internet scams hit the internet. Most notably scam emails with links to pictures, videos and phony Facebook messages with links to videos that don't exist.

When clicking these links your PC can be infected with a RAT which is a...

Social media security issues involve identity theft, brand hijacking, privacy issues, online reputation management, and users' physical security.

Social media provides opportunities for criminals to "friend" their potential victims, creating a false sense of trust they can use against their victims through phishing or other scams.

Register your full name...

In light of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the subsequent tsunami warnings in Hawaii and on the U.S. West Coast, McAfee is warning consumers about a number of online scams that have appeared within hours of these devastating events.

Sadly, scammers seem to come out of the woodwork...

Cases of stolen tax returns have surged over the past five years, leaving many identity theft victims struggling to recoup their lost refunds.

Approximately 155 million tax forms are filed annually. This provides identity thieves with an opportunity to come out of the woodwork and steal from Americans who are...

Wow! Like the baby is going to cause any threat to the pig home invaders.

CarolinaLive.com reports: "Just before 3 a.m. on a Friday, a woman says she heard someone knocking at her front and back doors to her apartment. According to police, the woman cracked open the door...

Teachers in numerous Massachusetts cities and towns are not allowed to "friend'' students on Facebook or other social networking sites, and a number of other school districts south of Boston are considering a similar ban.

The Boston Globe reports that many communities are working on policies governing school...

With Valentine's Day around the corner, many single people return to thoughts of finding love online. But while your head is in the online clouds, you should know (sorry to sound like a parent) that cyberscammers may be there with you, looking to take advantage of your vulnerable heart.

To...

Most of us would have no idea Egypt had pulled the plug on the Internet unless it was splashed all over the news. However, one company called iovation knew right away.

Basically "just like that" the up to 1,000 fraud checks they receive every hour out of Egypt dropped...

Twitter is now beginning to see a substantial rise in active users. A recent report found that the percentage of Twitter users who have tweeted ten or more times, have more than ten followers, and follow more than ten people rose from 21% to 29% in the first half...