Entries Tagged ‘security’:
filed in Internet, Tech on Nov.28, 2008
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. First, [...]
Tags: cyber crime, Free protection, Hackers, Internet, security
filed in Internet, Software on Nov.26, 2008
Are you using Gmail, Yahoo or Windows Live Hotmail? Did you know there has been a tremendous increase in phishing emails due to the holiday season as well as the financial crisis? You can feel safer by downloading a free utility for added security protection for all 3 of these email services!
WOT (Web of Trust) [...]
Tags: email, Free Software, Phishing protection, security, WOT
filed in Internet, Privacy on Nov.24, 2008
Did you know that you can buy a keystroke logger for $23 or pay $10 to have someone host your phishing scam? Having a botnet at your fingertips will cost you $225, and a tool that exploits vulnerability on a banking site averages $740 and runs as high as $3,000.
That’s according to the Symantec Report [...]
Tags: cyber crime, Exploits, hacking, Internet, security
filed in Politics, Privacy on Nov.07, 2008
Reports indicate that hackers cracked into the networks of John McCain and Barack Obama during the US presidential campaign.
CNN and Newsweek cited sources within both camps as reporting that hackers from an undisclosed foreign location targeted each network over the summer in an attempt to acquire information.
The report did not specify which group or nation [...]
Tags: Election, Hackers, McCain, Networks, Obama, security