Archive for 'Security Info & Tips'
Social Networking Dangers – Do You Know Your Friends Well?
Internet Security will always be a concern, and as more and more social networks emerge, identity theft is becoming more easier than ever. “Tweeting Thieves” may become the next generation’s new label for “hacker” – and the catch is you don’t need the expertise to recover data from hard drives in order to do it! [...]
Full StoryScareware Ring Nabbed by Feds
The feds stepped up and nabbed a ring of scareware distributors who made millions of dollars distributing their scareware, also known as FAKE Antivirus. This is great news, but will it totally eliminate this form of online scams? The likelihood that this group or ring is the sole organization that distributes scareware is highly unlikely, [...]
Full StoryWhy Physical Security is Not Enough
Physical Security can prevent unauthorized personnel and attackers from accessing a building, facility, resource, or personal information. Many terrorist attacks target crowded public assessable areas and not so much inside a building or facility. We all need to keep a closer eye on our surroundings to protect us from a possible attack. The death of [...]
Full StoryPasswords, Mathematics, Hashes and Number Theory
I am Evadman; a numbers guy. Cryptology has been a favorite topic of research for me ever since geometry class. I have been obsessed with mathematics, patterns, and number theory. Two plus two is four, and you can turn four into two twos by dividing by another two. We take it for granted, but mathematics [...]
Full StoryComment Spam Flying Under the Radar
If you own and author a blog, I am sure you had your fair share of comment spam. If you have Askimet installed, you are blocking most comment spam, but there are those comments that seem to fly under the radar. If you have comments set to “Comment author must have a previously approved comment” [...]
Full StoryHow I Can Guess Your Password
There are many password crack tools that have the ability to obtain your passwords quickly. The easier your password, the faster the hacker can start doing damage! You should never use the same password across multiple sites including your online banking, Facebook, Twitter, Email, FTP, Blog Admin, etc. You should always use a different password [...]
Full Story7 Tips for Getting Rid of Printed Documents Securely
While documents have always been important in the history of humankind since the first use of stone tablets, sometimes they contain sensitive information that could cause tremendous problems if they got into the wrong hands. For instance, documents with information about your social security number, past addresses and phone numbers, credit card information, bank statements, [...]
Full StoryDrive-by Rogueware Found on MySpace
What’s a Drive-by? It is when a download of spyware, viruses or malware are installed on a person’s computer without a person’s knowledge. In less than a week, a couple of my friends said that their kid’s computers have been infected with a virus after they clicked on links within MySpace pages. I discovered that [...]
Full StoryRogueware and Fake Antivirus will Dominate in 2011
2010 is now on the history channel, but for some, it led to cash windfalls. Hackers and cybercriminals will continue their onslaught of attacks on social networks, rogue software peddling and fraudulent web sites. The most popular infection method of 2010 was Trojans, making up 55.91% of all infections according to Panda Labs. Rogueware and [...]
Full StoryWhy Email Spam is Big Business
According to the security blog, The Registry, 90% of all email is spam. I was somewhat amazed that the number of spam email was this high. Most of the email I receive and I am sure many of you do as well, are emails that are trying to sell pharmaceuticals such as; Viagra and Cialis [...]
Full StoryCyber Criminals Armed and Dangerous for 2011
Cyber crime continues to grow at an alarming rate and in 2010 this proved to be very true with all the security breaches, exploits and viruses. What could we expect in 2011? You can bet that many scammers and criminals are already orchestrating their next attacks and most of these will be in the social [...]
Full StoryLose Debit Go Credit
When making a purchase in-store or online, it’s best to always opt to pay by credit and not debit. Most criminals have a keen eye for detail and are always on the look out to steal your information (pin). By using a credit card, the transaction is seamless and secured from a terminal and there’s [...]
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