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Author :: Bob Rankin  |
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| Article Title :: Keystroke Logging |
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| I Lost My Baby, My Pickup, and My Guitar on the Information HighwayThere are a variety of ways to track keystrokes and log instant messaging sessions, but let me offer a word of caution before we go there. If your friend believes that her husband's affections may be wandering, the best tool to address the problem really isn't a computer. Spying on someone you love, with or without the aid of technology, is ugly. Consider that you may learn things that are very painful, or that you may anger the other party when the subterfuge is revealed. A good old-fashioned OFFLINE chat or a counseling session (with or without the spouse) may be the most direct, and most effective way (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Bernard Peh |
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| Article Title :: Fake Paypal Emails |
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| I receive 3 to 5 emails from Paypal asking me to update my details. Some of them are very believable because they look professional with the company's header. The emails also seem to come from trusted sources such as service@paypal.com.
I will use a fake paypal email here as an example:
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As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: George W. Cannata |
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| Article Title :: Fraud Alert-The Thieves Are Out To Get You |
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| Some frauds have been around for years. Others are new. This is how they work - and how to avoid being defrauded.Crooks will stop at nothing when it comes to parting you from your money Some schemes have been around for years, others have emerged more recently. It's estimated that consumers lose over $1 billion dollars a year to cons. Here are some that are still operating , and others to expect in the future.The Free government Grant Here's another way they entice you to give out sensitive information that they can use to steal your identity and defraud you. BewareThis one is the offer of free government grants. A man was nearly a victim o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Alexandra Gamanenko |
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| Article Title :: Custom-Made Keyloggers As an Instrument of Cybercrime - Too Easy to Make and Use |
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| In only a couple of years we computer users have learned a lot about online threats. There is no need to explain what "spyware" means -- we all know it. Or do we?If software collects information without users' knowledge and transmits it, such a program is usually automatically labeled "spyware" no matter how valuable this information is. It can be either relatively innocuous code for gathering users' browsing habits -- or extremely dangerous software created specially for unsolicited monitoring and committing cybercrime like identity theft, or espionage.In the classification from SpyAudit they the latter are called System Monitors. Here belong such programs as keyloggers and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Rhonda Goetz |
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| Article Title :: MySpace and the Lies We Tell Ourselves |
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| One area that parents and children overlook when on the Internet is the fact that nothing put on the Internet ever leaves. That means that anything incriminating posted online can be later dug up and used against your child at work, in a divorce or by the government. In this article I will look at three fallacies that impact your child's safety and future.Fallacy 1 If I delete something, it is gone.The delete key removes it from your eyes, however, it still resides on your computer’s hard drive. The only way to remove it forever is to reformat the drive or wait until some other program writes over it on the hard drive. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Sardool Sikandar |
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| Article Title :: Spyware Removal Guide- Choose the Best Spyware Removal Application |
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| Spyware refers to software that collects useful information from your personal computer and sends to another computer without your permission. The term spyware is different from viruses and worms because it doesn’t self-replicate however it is designed to make use of infected computers for some commercial gain. Main motive of spyware is to deliver unwanted pop-up advertisements and theft of confidential information. It may cause Internet connection failure and some printing problems. Spyware can be installed via file-swapping programs that are generally used to download music and movies from Internet. If it is installed on your system it monitors your all Internet related activities and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: J. Barbour |
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| Article Title :: All About Spyware |
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| You’ve heard about and, you know it’s bad. We hear alarming statistics like “over 90% of personal computers are already compromised by spyware” and “spyware and other potentially unwanted programs are rapidly becoming the number one threat to business systems”. But just what is it?According to McAfee Inc., the leader in spyware protection solutions:Spyware is any software whose function includes the transmission of company or personal information to a third party without their knowledge. The consequences of undetected spyware and other potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) could include identity theft, system and network corruption, slower Internet access, reduced (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Steven Stoeterau |
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| Article Title :: Credit Card Fraud - How To Protect Yourself Online |
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| Today more and more people are looking to the internet to do their shopping. With online stores popping up all over the internet the urge to spend money on the World Wide Web has never been stronger. The unfortunate thing is that the urge for scam artists to take your money has never been stronger. So how do you protect your self from these thieves? If you follow these simple steps I promise you’ll enjoy shopping on the internet more having taken these precautions.The first thing you should consider when buying online is if the website you are shopping on is secure? These days most retail websites have secure pages where you enter your personal information but that doesn (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: George W. Cannata |
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| Article Title :: An Easy Way to Avoid Fraud |
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| An Easy Way to Avoid FraudI publish a web site on the subject of fraud.
I personally have been scammed on eBay, have been a victim
Of Identity Theft, commonly known " Phishing "and a Telemarketing scam.Fraud is on the increase particularly on the Internet and most especially on online auction sites. It’s reported that 65% of fraud cases are related to eBay and it’s sister organization Paypal.They are both reputable but furnish a tremendous opportunity for fraud.
Tracking down and prosecuting these criminals is virtually impossible as they generally operate from overseas. They defy any and all laws s o the only way to defeat them is through education and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Mike Hazelwood |
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| Article Title :: Protecting Ourselves on the Internet, 4 Commensense Things to Remember |
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| The Internet has changed so much in the last few years. I can remember not to long ago when a person could safely chart his course through the Internet safely and easily, but now the Internet has changed for the worse for the uninformed user. Today, the Internet is full of spy ware, Internet hijackers, dialers and online stalkers. So what can we do to curve the possibilities of being overtaken with these nasty Internet bugs?The first thing and most important is never ever open an email attachment sent from an unknown address. These types of attachments can deliver nasty things like spy ware, email viruses, and other things, which are not good for our computers.Secondly, Inst (read full article) |
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