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Don’t wire money to strangers

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:47:46 +0000

The fake-check scam is alive and all too well on Craigslist. Usually, it involves a buyer sending a check to a seller in an amount larger than the price, with a request that the overage be wired back.

Source: LATimes

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Tags: fake+check+scam

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Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:43:24 +0000

Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.

Source: AFP

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Tags: security

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Cyber thieves can easily take advantage

admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:37:23 +0000

More than 75% of bank websites were flawed and could expose customers to cyber thieves eyeing their money or their identity, according to a survey by the University of Michigan.

Source: Indiatimes.com

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Tags: security

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The seriousness of a weakness in the DNS protocol – patch your DNS servers right now

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:43:16 +0000

Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet’s Domain Name System architecture, has some advice for those in any doubt about the seriousness of a weakness in the DNS protocol that was disclosed yesterday: Patch your DNS servers right now.

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Tags: dns+protocol

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Still more reasons to avoid Internet Explorer

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:42:42 +0000

A few recent stories highlighted a bedrock of Defensive Computing – if you surf the web on a Windows computer, you are safer using Firefox as opposed to Internet Explorer.

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PhoneFactor

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:40:36 +0000

PhoneFactor adds a second factor of authentication to any existing corporate or website login.

Step 1:
Enter your username & password.

Step 2:
Instantly, you receive a phone call. Just answer and press #.

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Expand any mysterious TinyURLs into their full version

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:29:41 +0000

TinyURL is a great service, but who knows what’s lurking on the other side of those links? They could be pointing at sites you’ve already visited, spam, malware, shock sites or other dangerous and time-wasting material. Protect yourself online by getting a heads-up!

Embiggen uses a Dapper service to expand any mysterious TinyURLs into their full version.

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MySpace Users Struggle to Overcome Cybervandalism

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:23:33 +0000

One of the first social networking upstarts, MySpace, is facing continuing security problems that threaten to spoil many of the innovative features that make the site useful.

Hackers, spammers and Internet malcontents have turned many of the "group" sites, which are dedicated to interests such as home beer brewing, animal welfare and gay rights issues, into cyber-graffiti walls, filled with offensive comments and photographs.

Tags: cybervandalism

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PC Spyware Removal Video Tutorial

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:16:12 +0000

Has Your Privacy Been Compromised Without You Even Knowing?

If you are interested in keeping your online privacy forever private, this is a must read for you.

You may all ready have a computer full of little spying programs that are sharing your private life with other people!

Does the idea of that make you feel a little bit uneasy? It Should….

What Will Be Uncovered In The PC Spyware Removal Video Tutorial’s – How To Easily Remove Spyware, Adware, & Malware From Your PC Video Set?

* How To Protect Your Computer & Personal Information Easily!
* How To Prevent Yourself From Being A Victim Of Identity Theft!
* Where To Find Secretly Stashed Malicious Programs On YOUR Computer!
* The Secrets Spyware Creators Don’t Want You To Get A Hold Of!
* How Make The Security Of Your Computer Tougher Than Fort Knox!
* The Super Easy Way To Make Sure Your Computer Stays Free Of Spyware!

Tags: remove+spyware, remove+adware, spyware+removal, adware+removal

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The Difference of Adware, Spyware and Anti-virus

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:49:05 +0000

The three major nuisances for computer users are adware, spyware and computer virus.

Let us identify their differences.

Spyware is software that does not intentionally harm your computer. What they do is that they create pathways wherein someone else aside from the computer owner can communicate with the computer. Normally spywares record the various types of web sites you visit which are later used by web advertisers to allow them to send you unwanted emails and pop-ups.

Tags: adware, spyware, anti+virus