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Don’t go on a phishing trip!

Berkonomics

An attack may involve a call demanding payment to the phisher for past due invoices from a legitimate supplier, or verification of credit card data to create facilitate the fraudulent transaction. Anthem Blue Cross for example could be a phishing loser. The attack is believed to have started with custom malware sent to Anthem IT staff.

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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

socalTECH

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett.

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MySpace Startups: Startups From MySpace Vets

socalTECH

Here are four startups of them, and what they're doing: Demand Media. Demand Media, the internet publishing firm which is in the midst of an IPO effort, is the brainchild of Richard Rosenblatt, who was at the reins of Intermix, the parent firm of MySpace, and brokered the sale of MySpace to News Corporation. www.demandmedia.com).

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Current round: $5.0mm in Series A by NEA and Anthem Venture Partners. Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. Offers cloud-based web analytics software provider. 406 Ventures.

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Interview with Kelly Tompkins, AdventureLink

socalTECH

The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. People are demanding more and more experiential opportunities out of their leisure holidays. I developed one of the first booking engines for Sabre's web reservation system, in 1996. Thanks for the interview. What's the new company all about?

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. It’s a chicken and egg problem.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

Tech Zulu Event

adult now spends a reported 5 hours and 38 minutes on the web – advances have been made in the way individuals and small businesses operate in the digital world, which will grow even more this year. The issue of cyber-espionage, targeting companies like Target, Home Depot and Anthem Insurance, continues to be a concern.