Tag Archives: Internet
Microsoft to Issue IE Patch
There’s a lot of hype about the new IE vulnerability and for good reason. The flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser could allow criminals to take control of people’s computers and steal passwords. The emergency patch should be available from 1800 GMT on 17 December, Microsoft has said. Internet Explorer is used by the vast [...]
Full StoryInternet Wins Over Sex
In a recent survey conducted in November by Intel Corp, nearly one-half of women, 46 percent, and 30 percent of men would rather give up sex than go without the Internet for two weeks. I for one wouldn’t put sex first over the internet, but I guess for some people the internet is far more [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome: It’s Alive!
Thursday’s Google officially removed the beta label from Chrome. It’s very common for Google to keep the beta label intact for many of its products for years, but not Chrome. Google is trying to lure Web surfers away from the leading browsers, Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox. In the process, Google [...]
Full StoryGmail now has Task Manager
Did you forget to do something? Google’s Gmail team has added a new task manager that lets users keep track of their agenda. Go to Settings at the top of your inbox, click the Labs tab and you’ll see the new feature option at the top. Select enable and click Save Changes at the bottom. [...]
Full StoryKoobface Worm On The Loose
Its back! The ‘Koobface’ worm – which has been circulating through the popular social networking service, Facebook – is still on the loose, despite Facebook’s efforts of cleaning up the mess. Craig Schmugar, a threat researcher at McAfee Inc, was one of the first security researchers to notice Koobface’s spread on Wednesday, and notify Facebook. [...]
Full StoryThe Mafia and the Internet
There hasn’t been much news about the Mafia, but that doesn’t mean they no longer exist. In fact, the Mafia is now focused on internet crimes which lead to lucrative payoffs. The FBI has reported that online crime is at an all time high. So why are we hearing so little about it? Cyber crime [...]
Full StoryFirefox 2.0 Users Beware of Phishing
If you are still using the older version of Firefox 2.0, it’s time to upgrade to 3.0 and fast! There will be no antiphishing feature in the final version of Firefox 2.0 when it is released later this month, according to Computerworld. Google asked Mozilla to disable the feature in Firefox 2.0.0.19 that warns users [...]
Full StoryFirefox Add-On Serves Up Pirated Content
A new Firefox extension, called Pirates of the Amazon, will alert Amazon.com shoppers whenever an illegal copy of a product they’re about to buy is available on a torrent site called The Pirate Bay. According to an introductory video by the anonymous rogues who created the add on, Pirates of the Amazon displays a large [...]
Full StoryYouTube Vows for Less Sex
In the internet arena, sex sells and sex attracts the masses, but YouTube is going to change their image and reputation. There’s a more appealing “Tube” for men than the one we all know called YouTube.com. I will not keep you guessing on this one, but it’s called YouPorn. YouTube is offering up “YouTube Symphony [...]
Full StoryCyber Monday Blackout
Gomez.com, one of the many analysts sites tracking Web-site uptime, reported that Dell, Victoria’s Secret and Williams-Sonoma’s websites all experienced issues during the morning of Cyber Monday. In addition to Dell and Victoria’s Secret having issues, Williams-Sonoma’s website experienced slowdowns at the shopping cart/view payment pages with a typical transaction slowing from 26 seconds at [...]
Full StoryMalware Getting More Sophisticated
We recently wrote a blog about Malware is at an all time high, totaling more blocked in July than in all of 2007 according to SaaS vendor ScanSafe. Every time you turn around, there is another phishing scam, email disguised as a FedEx notification, or outlandish news headline. Online attacks will be dominated by smarter [...]
Full StoryHow Safe is Your Web Site?
Your site may have been already targeted by hackers who are using automated tools to find most common vulnerabilities. If they find one, they will inject harmful code that will attack your loyal visitors and guests. To help keep your site safe, start with some quick, free scans that ferret out the most obvious problems. [...]
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