The post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy will be Christmas come early for cybercriminals already gearing up for a mass credit-card haul on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, a Check Point Software Technologies executive told IBD. And if retailers haven’t already fortified their digital bulwarks, customer data are at risk as point-of-sale breaches skyrocket. “There are retailers already compromised right now … they just don’t
If you or someone on your gift list has an aging laptop or tablet or doesn’t own a portable, the holidays are a great time to rectify that situation. Here are several, in different price ranges, that we tested: If budget constraints are an issue, consider giving a laptop that primarily operates in the cloud (i.e., via the Internet). These devices have, and need, only a modest amount of memory and storage, as they’re designed to use cloud-based
Once again, ’tis the season to be techie. Here is a grab bag of not-so-usual tech gift ideas, some for the stocking and some for under the tree. Home monitoring is becoming more popular. The Netgear (NTGR) Arlo is a home monitoring video system that uses small, wireless cameras. Prices start at $179 for a system with a single camera, though Arlo systems with up to five high-definition cameras are available. Your gift recipient can start with the