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Author :: Bill Platt  |
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| Article Title :: How Safe Is Your Money Online? |
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| Buying products and services on the Internet has never been as
easy and safe as it is today.In the early days of the Internet, the fear of electronic crime
nearly strangled the growth of e-commerce.THE HOLLYWOOD EFFECTMovies such as "The Net" which told a story of identity theft,
and "Hackers" which told of the antics of some teenage hackers
who used the Internet to stay one step ahead of the law, put
the fear of the worst into online consumers.We should all know Hollywood well enough by now to know that we
should put little faith into the exactness of the details of
their plots. No one believes that real secret agents will have
the same capabil (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Bren Davis |
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| Article Title :: Tips for preventing Viruses, Trojans and Worms |
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| Methods that guarantee a computer or network is safe from computer viruses, worms and trojan horses simply do not exist. Users can take several precautions, however to protect their home and work computers from these malicious infections. The precautionary measures are:1. Never start a computer with a floppy disk in drive A; unless it is an uninfected recovery disk.2. Set the macro security in programs so you can enable and disable macros. Only enable macros if the document is from a trusted source and you are expecting it.3. Install an antivirus program on all of your computers. Obtain updates to the antivirus signature files on a regular basis.4. Check all do (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Manny Ahles |
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| Article Title :: Online Scam Alert - What to Watch For! |
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| Be aware of scams/fraud from people that say they have a client or they represent a potential buyer. They usually have a email from a free email host such as Yahoo or Hotmail or the like. The scammers are usually from Western Europe and Africa but many are right here in the U.S. What to watch out for:* Do not buy or sell any vehicles outside the U.S. Usually anything to do with shipping across the ocean means a scam.* Do not accept a cashiers check without contacting the phone number of the issuing bank. Once you contact the bank, make sure to validate its authenticity and have your bank verify it too. It may be a foreign or out-of-state cashiers check that lo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Stephen Avery |
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| Article Title :: Bypass your School and Work Filters with an Anonymous Proxy Server |
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| With the proliferation of the Internet, many websites promote themselves by sending you spam junk mails, advertisings and even embed spyware that is difficult to remove onto your computer. These things not only keep track of your personal information, but also enable hackers and crackers to infiltrate your system. Anonymous proxy servers act as a wall between your data and the Internet, whereby providing security to your system and data. There are however, other reasons to use an anonymous proxy server.If your work or school has any type of filtering in place to prevent people from visiting certain websites, an anonymous proxy server is a great way to get around such restrictions. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Spyware - Is It All Bad? |
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| Spyware is getting a lot of bad press. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I love the idea of spyware but most of it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Before I go on I guess I should give a brief, if incomplete definition of what spyware is. Spyware is a program or group of programs that monitor your computer and report back to the company that installed the spyware, all of your Internet activities such as search engine searches, purchases, or just simply sites that you visit.Now the legitimate companies use this spyware as marketing tools to find out people's Internet viewing habits and quite honestly there's nothing wrong with that if used legally. Sure, some pe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Blessen Cherian |
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| Article Title :: Are Your Servers Secure? |
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| In a word, No. No machine connected to the internet is 100% secure. This doesn't mean that you are helpless. You can take measures to avoid hacks, but you cannot avoid them completely. This is like a house — when the windows and doors are open then the probability of a thief coming in is high, but if the doors and windows are closed and locked the probability of being robbed is less, but still not nil.1 What is Information Security?For our purposes, Information Security means the methods we use
to protect sensitive data from unauthorized users.2 Why do we need Information Sec?The entire world is rapidly becoming IT enabled. Wherever you look, c (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Paul Stapleton |
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| Article Title :: The Core Reason Behind the Pervasive Spread of Viruses and Malware Across the Internet |
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| As an IT Security Consultant I have observed there are many reasons for the spread of viruses and malware across the Internet. The primary reason is the lack of security on machines connected to the Internet, let me explain. There are two divisions here, the first being systems owned by medium to large businesses and the second being small office and home systems. The security difference between the two is radically different. As a whole the larger organizations have much better security.There are several reasons for this. First and foremost these organizations have learned through painful experience the cost of not being secure. They realize that although security can be expe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Radhika Venkata |
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| Article Title :: Choosing A Password: Mind the Letters and Words in Your Password |
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| 1. Don't choose predictable passwords like ascending or descending
numbers or letters like 'abcjohn'.TIP: See the example of the password below-"I met two of my Friends one week back" can be choosen as
password: 'Im2omF1wb'2. Don't choose the following as your password:*Names
*Birthdays
*Familynames
*Words from dictionary
*Telephone numbers
*Social security numbers
*Street names
*Celebrities names3. Change your password frequently, often 4 - 6 months.4. Always use random letters like 'nK/Gv4sS0'.5. Use both uppercase and lowercase letters.6. Always use different passwords for different a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Theresa Cahill |
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| Article Title :: If It Sounds Too Good to be True |
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| Wow, the most amazing thing happened today... Someone tried to scam us!Now, I know that sounds horribly naive, but never fear, the
scammer did not win, our internal instincts said WHOA! and
we listened!You know the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true,
it IS!" Listen to those old sayings, someone thought them
up for a darn good reason!Whether someone is trying to make claims to ezine size,
program rewards, and the like, our common sense needs to
be listened to and trusted. That warning bell that goes
off - ringing to beat the band - IS telling you something
- just listen!Be on your guard. You're surfing along and are bombarded
with $5 pro (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Theresa Cahill |
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| Article Title :: HELP! Have I Just Been 'Scammed?!' |
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| There's a plus and a minus to doing business on the
net.The plus is instant gratification.
The minus? Instant gratification!Let's face it, people begin to "expect" certain things
in connection to working and purchasing items on the
internet. And, unfortunately, because of those same
expectations, it also tends to bring out the worst in
ourselves at times.I spend many hours during the week talking with other
publishers and network marketers, and the common problem
many have is the "irate" customer.You know the ones I'm referring to? Those people who
decide to "shoot first and ask questions later"?MARKETERS HAVE OUTSIDE LIVES, TOOT (read full article) |
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