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Author :: Alexandra Gamanenko  |
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| Article Title :: Blogs as Safe Haven for Cybercriminals? |
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| To blog or not to blog? Well, why not? Lots of people like either to write or to read blogs -- sometimes both. The much-quoted survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, says 27 percent read blogs. 38 percent of all Internet users at least know what a blog is. The survey was made in November 2004 and estimated that 32 million Americans to be blog readers by the end of 2004. So now there must be much more blog readers and writers.But there has recently been bad news that spoiled bloggers' mood. The security firm Websense found that blogs are "being used as a safe haven by hackers for storing and distributing malicious code, including identity-stealing keyloggers."
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Gary Gresham |
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| Article Title :: Detect Spyware Online |
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| You can detect spyware online using free spyware cleaners and by installing spyware protection software on your computer. Often it's best to start with free spyware cleaners because these free programs will remove any spyware programs currently running on your computer.It's very important to detect spyware online and get rid of the malicious code in your computer files. This will protect your confidential data and the performance of your PC. Once you see how many of these programs are running silently on your computer you will probably be shocked.It should be a wake up call that spyware and adware is a major threat to your Internet security. You will probably wonder how t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Greg Richburg |
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| Article Title :: Beware of Imitations! Security, Internet Scams, and the African Real Estate Agenda |
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| Fishing on the Internet has come a long way. However, we TechWeb junkies like to call it Phishing. What I am talking about here is not going after your ordinary, everyday catch. Yet a fine catch it indeed may be to those thieving bandits if they can lure you into giving up your personal and private information. Trickery is vast and common on the World Wide Web. Beware, I say, beware!Email schemes, called “phishing” or “carding”, attempt to trick consumers into disclosing personal and/or financial information. The emails appear to come from legitimate companies with whom consumers may regularly conduct business. I have seen scams appear to come from such noteworthy corporati (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: John Mussi |
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| Article Title :: What is Spyware? |
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| The most frustrating part of having Spyware on your computer is the sheer feeling of helplessness that is invoked. Your computer slows down, it no longer does what you instructed it to, it seems to have a mind of its own. You effectively have lost control of your computer. Spyware (also referred to as Adware or Malware) is software that is installed on your computer without your consent. Spyware software monitors or controls your computer use. It may be used to send you pop-up ads, redirect your computer to websites, monitor your Internet surfing, or record your keystrokes, which, in turn, could lead to identity theft.Here are some of the symptoms that indicate Spyware is on a com (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Jeremy Martin |
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| Article Title :: Viruses and Worms, Protection from Disaster |
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| Virus damage estimated at $55 billion in 2003. "SINGAPORE - Trend Micro Inc, the world's third-largest anti-virus software maker, said Friday that computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003, a sum that would rise this year. Companies lost roughly $20 billion to $30 billion in 2002 from the virus attacks, up from about $13 billion in 2001, according to various industry estimates." This was the story across thousands of news agencies desk January 2004. Out of $55 billion, how much did it cost your company? How much did it cost someone you know?I. The Why
There is an average of 10-20 viruses released every day. Very few of these viru (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Bradley James |
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| Article Title :: Personal Firewalls - Secure Your Computer |
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| There has not been a time in the history of the personal computer that firewalls and anti-virus programs have been more necessary and in-demand. Today, personal computer security is not only threatened by viruses and worms, but also by spyware – those severely annoying programs that are illegally loaded onto your computer from the internet. Spyware programs can seriously undermine the operating structure of your computer, as well as make you vulnerable to identity theft and other criminal activities. Firewalls, long since a staple in the corporate world for defending large, expensive internal intranets or other networks, has now come into its own as a tool for personal computer owners a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Richard Lowe, Jr. |
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| Article Title :: Check Out That Privacy Policy |
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| Before you enter your name, address or any other data in that form, STOP! Wait. Don't enter anything yet. If you do, you may be giving away personal information to strangers, and you know what your mom said about talking to strangers.Okay, back up a minute. You want to buy a new necklace for your wife at that great dot com you recently found. They require you to fill out a form first - your name, address, phone number and credit card information. They also want your email address, gender and income range.So you know these people? Think about it for a minute. How many of your friends (even your best ones) have you told your true age or how much money you make. Have you divulg (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Darren Miller |
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| Article Title :: Road Warrior At Risk: The Dangers Of Ad-Hoc Wireless Networking |
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| Airport Menace: The Wireless Peeping Tom
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As a network security consultant, I travel quite frequently.
At times, it seems like the airport is my second home. I
actually like to fly, it's a moment in time where no one can
reach me by e-mail, or mobile phone.It never fails that something interesting happens to me at
the airport. I've even met some famous people during my
travels. A few months ago, I ran into Frank Bielec, from the
TLC show, Trading Spaces. But one of my favorite things to
do at the airport is browse the wireless Ethernet waves. I'm
never really surprised at what I find. I'm just glad I know
more about wireless (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Steve Cash |
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| Article Title :: Internet Privacy |
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| Over the past few years as the internet has become more and more popular, privacy has become a major issue.
Just as if you are walking down the street and can be watched, every click of your mouse every website you browse, or file you download, is traceable. In recent years this has become a major issue.Spyware:
The most currently talked about privacy issue at the moment.
Spyware are little programmes that can easily be picked up by surfing any website or downloading files. Spyware can pickup information from where you surf to your credit card details, this information then can be sold.Generally only the "Dodgy" websites give you Spyware but people are now creating harml (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Greg Richburg |
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| Article Title :: SPYWARE - Who's Watching Who? |
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| I am in the midst of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. “The basis of optimism is sheer terror.” With that attitude, I praise their skills only for the mere sake of not wanting them to defile mine, or my business.I am talking about hackers, crackers, phreakers, and those pesky buggers that throttle our lives daily with Spam, new Trojans, e-mail containing viruses, and worms. And what about pop-ups? How many people do you know that like them? Do they benefit your business, or merely slow down your production?Did you install that “My Search” or “HotBar” toolbar on purpose?” Did you know that there are programs on your PC that direct advertisements to you (read full article) |
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