November 29th, 2009 — Scam
Encryption takes data in its original (plaintext.) form and uses a mathematical algorithm (cipher) and an encryption key to transform it into an unreadable form (ciphertext). Decryption takes ciphertext and transforms it back into plaintext, which once again uses the cipher in conjunction with a key. What do you think of when you hear the word encryption ? Is it spies sending their superiors information in secret code?
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Understanding Encryption
November 28th, 2009 — Scam
A firewall protects your network from unauthorized trespassers. Many routers have firewall functions built in to check traffic leaving or entering the network, but you also should run a personal firewall on each client computer on your WLAN .
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Protecting Your Computers With A Personal Firewall
November 26th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
The ideal of Cloud computing has been around for several decades. Only recently has the technology allowed for it to become a reality for practical use. Everyday more and more companies are bringing their sensitive data onto the cloud. This has proven to be a good strategy for corporations to use because of the flexibility that it provides.
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The Threat Of Cloud Computing To Your Company’s Infrastructure
November 20th, 2009 — Scam
Data recovery can be a really hard process if you don’t understand or know what it is that you are doing. When a person is having to perform data recovery that means that either their folder or file has become encrypted. After your file or folders are encrypted, it can cause damage to your computer and you must take certain steps to get the data back that was lost. There are lots of ways that you can recover data from your computer. Some people download freeware that walks them step by step on how to recover their data while others do it straight from their computer.
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Using Software To Recover Your Data
November 18th, 2009 — Scam
Comparing the relative levels of security between two vastly different operating systems is, of course, a rather subjective matter. After the much hyped, and sometimes maligned, Windows Vista the spotlight has once again been placed over Microsoft who have recently released Windows 7 . This is hot on the heels of Apple’s latest operating system for the Mac, Snow Leopard. Nowadays security is one of the biggest concerns for any operating system.
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Security – Windows 7 Vs Mac OSX
November 17th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Since the addition of a Firewall in Windows XP, Microsoft has been working to improve it with each new version of their operating systems. Windows 7 is expected to the best operating system designed by Microsoft so far. Windows 7 comes with a robust firewall included and this can be tweaked by the user according to their needs and computer resources..
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How Do I Configure Windows 7’s Firewall?
November 15th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Its a sad thing to say but it seems that earning money illegally is becoming easy these days. One such method I’ve noticed, and it really upsets me, is disability fraud. Personally I think it is right that we, as a society, look after those who are unfortunate to be disabled. However, there are many individuals who feel that it is ok to play the system and claim benefits for disabilities they do not have
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What Is Disability Fraud?
November 12th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
If you run your own web site then security is something you really ought to be paying attention to. Hackers are targeting websites on a daily basis and for many different reasons. It used to be the case that hackers would merely look to plaster graffiti on your home page to bring attention to themselves (or some cause) but nowadays they also have far more sinister motives
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I’m Worried My Web Site Might Get Hacked – What Can I Do?
November 9th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Aside from impact damage and electrical spikes, there are sources of hardware failure that can arise from lack of maintenance or through improper maintenance. Different sources rank these threats differently, at some point touting each of them as the number-one threat or cause of hardware failure. I haven’t ranked them in any particular order, preferring that you consider each and protect yourself from all of them. Electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can destroy components within your computer. A common way for ESD damage to occur is when you open your computer case to install new hardware (drives, RAM, and so on).
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The Top Reasons For Hardware Failure And Data Loss
November 8th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Most people, when they get on the Internet, do the same thing that everyone else does on it, and that is surf. People may have a couple of sites that they go to on a regular basis but for the most part they surf around the net. This, of course, is the best part about the Internet – the ability to travel around the different web sites and see places and things that you may have never known before
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I’m Scared Of Getting A Virus – What Sort Of Sites Should I Be Wary Of?
November 7th, 2009 — Scam
Having your computer data backed up is vital these days. A lot of us store up really important information on our computers and would be at a total loss if that data were to become corrupt or otherwise inaccessible.
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Backing Up Your Computer Data Online
November 4th, 2009 — Scam
The Internet in many ways is still like the wild wild west. Overall it is safe but there are bad guys lurking around every corner that will try to infect your computer and steal your information.
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What Is A Trojan Horse And Why Should You Worry About It?
November 4th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Recovering a file that you deleted from your flash drive can be really difficult if you don’t know how to do it nor have it saved anywhere else. This is another reason why it’s vital for you to back up all of your information and you should do it on a regular basis. There is a simple way that you can track your deleted files that a lot of people don’t know about. There are a lot of free programs that can restore any file on your computer. These programs don’t take up much space either
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How Do I Restore A File That I Accidentally Deleted?
November 3rd, 2009 — Scam
The first step toward safe wireless networking is assessing the situation and determining just how vulnerable you are. I’m not just talking about your Wi-Fi hardware. You have to consider and examine all the elements of your network . That includes client computers, software, network hardware, and even users
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Assessing The Security Risks To Your WLAN
November 2nd, 2009 — Scam
One of the great things about computers and the Internet is how easy it is to create document files and then share them between machines and users. There are several formats that you can use to create files, the two most popular being word documents and PDF files.
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Just How Secure Are PDF Files?
October 30th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Backing up data is really important and not enough people do it. It’s really easy to back up your data. If you don’t back up your data, you could get into major trouble later
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Protecting Your Computer With Backups And Antivirus Programs Is Essential
October 28th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Malware is an ever-present concern to users of the internet. Or at least it should be. On any given day there are thousands of threats lurking all around the web, just waiting to get onto or into your computer. Special occasions and notable dates tend to bring more ghouls and goblins out of their closets though and Halloween is no exception. I don’t yet know what the biggest threats will be this year but here are some from the past that may be recycled again this Halloween – The Dancing Skeleton Do you think that dancing skeletons are cute or funny
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Dancing Skeletons And Other Things That Go Bump At Halloween
October 28th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Phishing is an illegitimate method of extracting the personal and other financial details of a person. Basically, it is a process of tricking a person on the internet to retrieve their banking passwords, bank accounts, phone number, credit card details, etc. This practice has grown over exponentially over last few years
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Phishing – What Is It?
October 27th, 2009 — Scam
There are dozens of attack vectors that people must look out for when they are surfing the Internet. One of the oldest but still effective vectors of attack that you must look out for is the use of email. People still tend to treat email very casually and are not on their guard when they use it. I will show you how email can be used against you and what you can do to keep from getting infected. Beware Of Email Attachments There are many things that you must look out for when you open your email but the number one thing that can get you in trouble is by opening up your attachments
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How To Avoid Viruses That Come In The Mail
October 25th, 2009 — Scam
Do you remember the hoax I wrote about 2 years ago? It was about a spider… If not, check this post out first – The Two-Striped Telamonia Dimidiata Spider – as you’ll then see the similarities between that and the email I recently received which claims similar goings on in a restroom in Florida – Don’t forget to look !!! This is really scary . . . According to an article by Dr.
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The South American Blush Spider – The New Florida Toilet Killer!
October 22nd, 2009 — Scam
You should, by now, be aware that Microsoft is introducing a brand new operating system into its Windows line of OS. The new operating system is called Windows 7 and from running it, it seems to be a more stable and more secured operating system. This is very good news for people that may have had security issues with Microsoft products in the past.
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Avoiding Spyware With Windows 7
October 21st, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Losing your computer is something that no-one wants to happen. You have lots of valuable information on your computer, and maybe music and pictures too, that might not be stored anywhere else.
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Taking Screen Shots Can Help With Data Recovery
October 21st, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
The age of Windows 7 is upon us as the new operating system from Microsoft will be released in the next few hours. As usual there will be the normal people who update as soon as the new system is available on shelves or is ready to legitimately be downloaded.
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Securing Your Brand New Windows 7 System
October 20th, 2009 — Scam
Securing your network The following security measures are relatively easy to implement, provided you read the manuals that came with your wireless devices. “The manual?” you ask. Yes, the manual
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How To Lock Your Network’s Front Door
October 18th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
A couple of months ago I wrote about some child-safe browsers that I came across. Here is one of them in more detail : KidRocket . Just as the name suggests, KidRocket is a computer application developed for Kids. KidRocket is actually a wonderful web browser which allows your kids to learn more about computers in an interactive manner. At the same time KidRocket keeps your desktop safe from those same jubilant, curious and sometimes naughty children! I would say that KidRocket is aimed at younger children, much as I concluded with Kido’z .
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Let Your Children Access The Net Safely With KidRocket
October 17th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Computer security has come a long way in the short amount of time that the Internet has been in wide usage. Computer security was less of an importance back in the dawn of the computer age since most attacks had to take place while the person was at the terminal. In the age of the Internet though, most of the attacks now are done through the network, and with these attacks people have found several different ways to deliver them. We will list them for you and tell you the best way to avoid them – The Computer Virus The first and most common vector of attack is the widely known computer virus . A computer virus is a highly reproducible executable that will cause damage to your computer by infecting your files and other items on your computer
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What Are The 4 Ways In Which My Computer Can Be Infected?
October 15th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
One inexpensive purchase that you can make that will help you with backing up your data and avoiding losing everything is a flash card or a USB memory flash drive. Most people tend to go for flash drives. A great thing about getting a flash drive is that they can read and write data at a much greater speed, and they last longer, than a floppy disk. They also don’t suffer from scratches and other forms of damage in the way that CDs and DVDs do. Some people confuse USB Flash Drives with USB Hard Drives when they are not in fact the same thing
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Getting Started With Data Protection – Using A USB Flash Drive For Backups
October 14th, 2009 — Scam
The Conficker virus is now known by many names, including – W32/Conficker.worm Win32/Conficker.A W32.Downadup Downadup Kido Confiker but it doesn’t really matter what you call it – it is a total and far-reaching menace that has spread far and wide across the internet. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Exploiting flaws found in Windows MS08-067 vulnerability , Conficker continues to infect machines worldwide and may now be installed on as many as 15 million computers across the globe. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video If you are unfortunate enough to become infected with Conficker then you will probably quickly discover that you cannot access security websites and that services such as Windows Security Center, Windows Error Reporting and Windows Defender have been disabled. Not only that but Conficker has the ability to spread itself to other vulnerable computers via many means, including networks and external drives. So, if one computer in a network is infected, then all the others are likely to become infected too
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Conficker – How To Kill DLL Files And Delete Registry Keys And Values
October 10th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15708236@N07/2846915408/ If you wake up one morning to find your computer smiling back at you with a face like the one above then you’re well and truly screwed – you’ve been infected by the mischievous Koobface Virus !
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The Perfect Illustration Of What Koobface Can Do To Your Computer
October 8th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
There are as many reasons for hacking as there are hackers . Personality traits of a hacker It’s hard to pin down just a few personality traits that define a hacker.
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What Makes A Hacker Hack And A Cracker Crack?
October 8th, 2009 — Scam
Just as there are many ways to attack a wired network, there are numerous ways to attack a WLAN . If a WLAN isn’t secured properly, an attacker may be simply able to connect to the network without having to make any sort of elaborate effort and without using any specific exploit. When the situation warrants, crackers have a number of techniques for cracking a WLAN. A basic understanding of these attacks will give you a better idea of the threats you face and how you should deal with them. Crackers are continually locating new avenues for intrusion and updating their tools to take advantage of them.
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In What Ways Can A WLAN Be Attacked?
October 6th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Every day, millions and millions of children surf the web. Every time they surf the web, they are at risk of seeing extremely graphic and disturbing images – images even too much for many adults to see. These images often include hardcore pornography. Even though many parents feel that they have taught their children how to use the internet properly and carefully, this is often not enough. Once the children hit a certain age (usually their teenage years), they are at great risk of coming into contact with pornography , or even chatting with online predators
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Protecting Your Kids With Computer Parental Control
October 5th, 2009 — Scam
The Conficker Cabal was the nickname given to an ad hoc partnership, led by Microsoft, to fight the Conficker virus . Back in February Microsoft announced a partnership with various technology industry leaders and academia which was to implement a coordinated, global response to the Conficker worm. Together with security researchers, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and operators within the Domain Name System, Microsoft coordinated a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker. Shortly afterwards Microsoft also announced a $250,000 reward in return for information that would result in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker virus
October 2nd, 2009 — Scam
Many parents dread their children using the internet, and it is usually for one reason – fear that they may came across porn by accident, or furthermore, they may surf for porn on purpose . Either way, porn can be very damaging to your child. Thus, it is important to discover early whether your child is surfing for porn. Why would discovering whether your child is watching porn or not matter? If you find out your child is watching porn, there are several reputable programs that can help you block porn from the computers in your household
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How Do I Stop My Kids Watching Porn On The Internet?
October 1st, 2009 — Scam, Scams
More and more children are getting their own websites these days, including my own for whom I have already registered their own names as dot coms. There are many reasons why kids are doing this – they want blogs to use as online diaries, they wish to learn how to design websites or they may even have a product or service that they are already looking to market. Whatever their motives, you as parents need to put some thought into registering whichever domain name they are going to use. REGISTERING A DOMAIN Registering a domain name is a quick and painless task that most people can accomplish with ease, though you should watch out for some common domain name scams
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What Every Parent Needs To Know About Registering A Website For Their Kids
September 30th, 2009 — Scam
Mozilla Firefox is, in my opinion, the best of the currently available web browsers. When it comes to speed, privacy and security, Mozilla Firefox has the best to offer. The best thing about this web browser is that it allows you to install additional add-ons according to your own requirements. You can easily find a number of add-ons which would enhance the performance of your Mozilla Firefox browser. Privacy and security has always been an issue, when it comes to surfing the internet
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The Top 5 Firefox Security Addons
September 29th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
You may have disregarded the warnings about the Conficker virus the day before April 1st as just another exaggerated epidemic like Y2K. However, if you are lucky enough to have avoided infection up to now it may be time to take the warning a little more seriously because the Conficker virus is a very real crippling agent that can destroy your computer system if activated.
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Why You Shouldn’t Disregard The Conficker Virus Just Yet
September 28th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Firstly, for those of you who don’t already know, HYIP stands for High Yield Investment Program. HYIPs are one of the most common scams on the internet today, though they became a source of income for scammers well before the digital age. There are a huge number of people looking to make extra money, for many reasons, including becoming debt free or in the hopes of giving up their day job. A large proportion of those people have internet access and will come across some of the thousands of HYIPs that are circulating the net at any time
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What Exactly Is A HYIP Scam?
September 28th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
Have you installed an antivirus program ? Good.
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Why You Need More Than Just Software To Secure Your PC
September 24th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
In the digital age that we now live in it is, in many respects, safer to use a credit card online than it is to use it in the world at large. That said, credit card fraud is still very much on the increase so you would do well to keep your wits about you. If you believe you have already become a victim of credit card fraud then report it immediately, to the credit card issuer and to the police. The sooner you act, the sooner action can take place to ensure that the situation doesn’t get any worse. Also, report it to the credit agencies, such as Experian and Equifax, so that the fraudster cannot open any new accounts in your name should they have also been able to steal your identity .
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10 Easy Methods To Avoid Credit Card Fraud
September 22nd, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
How to avoid vishing scams If you don’t already know what vishing is then you need to read yesterday’s post – What Exactly Is Vishing ? Today I am looking at a few very simple ways of ensuring you don’t become a victim of this crime. Rule #1 can be applied to just about every scenario you may ever come across online – DO NOT REVEAL YOUR SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO ANYONE , INCLUDING BANK EMPLOYEES. Whether you are contacted via email, IM or phone you should never, ever, reveal sensitive information to someone you cannot completely trust. If you always keep that in mind then you will have improved your internet security immeasurably
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How Can I Avoid Vishing Scams?
September 19th, 2009 — Scam, Scams
Here are a few links to some of the best articles I’ve come across on my internet travels this week – ———————————————————————————————– Its a total hoax but this story about Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s new house is a good read – apparently it’s shaped like a snail ! ———————————————————————————————– The Register has uncovered a new tactic which may soon be seen in all those emails you get from ‘your bank’. Whilst directing people to a fake website that looks like their bank is nothing new this new tactic incorporates ‘live chat’ into the mix, unsurprisingly with a fraud investigator who needs the answers to your secret security questions. ———————————————————————————————– Sans.org asks why fake antivirus programs are so successful? The answer, it would seem, is all in the presentation . Oh, that and the fact that they make the scammers a boat load of cash
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Top Cricketer Likes Snails. Top Footballer Scores Goals. Idiot Tweeters Spam.
September 18th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
When you’re browsing around Craigslist and are looking for giftcards that other people don’t want, you’re probably thinking to yourself: What steps can I take to avoid being scammed? Most people initially think of meeting up with the person and then calling the number on the back of the card to check the balance. That’s probably the most common thinking one can think of
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How To Avoid Gift Card Scams
September 16th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
The following cartoon from Consumer Reports WebWatch is cute and a little funny too – You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Fortunately, it also makes some good points about what phishing is and how such crimes are committed. If it has piqued your curiosity then you can learn a whole lot more by reading my recent post : Phishing – What Is It And How Can You Avoid It?
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Phishing Cartoon Drives The Message Home
September 14th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Internet identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes world wide. Its something that can not only steal your money, but ruin your reputation and leave you with months of work to restore your good name.
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Avoiding Identity Theft – Don’t Become A Victim
September 11th, 2009 — Scam, World Scams
DoS = Denial Of Service DDoS = Distributed Denial Of Service What is the difference between the two? Whilst DoS and DDoS sound remarkably similar there are in fact differences between the two – DoS A DoS Attack is a Denial of Service attack. This means that one computer and one internet connection is used to flood a server with packets (TCP / UDP). The point of such a denial of service attack is to overload the targeted server’s bandwidth and other resources
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DoS vs DDoS – What Is The Difference?
September 10th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Conficker is the most recent addition to my list of notable malware, having only been released into the wild around October of last year. Many people predicted that Conficker would do some crazy stuff on April the 1st of this year but nothing of note really happened. That doesn’t mean to say that Conficker has gone away though. The Conficker virus, also known as Downadup, Kido and Confiker, is known to have infected up to 6 million computers around the world.
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Malware That Changed The World – The Conficker Virus
September 10th, 2009 — Scam, Scams, World Scams
Ever thought of purchasing a car? Purchasing a vehicle is probably one of the biggest investments any consumer can make today. Unfortunately due to economic circumstances the majority of vehicle buyers today prefer to finance a vehicle, rather than buying it cash. The advantage of financing a vehicle is that one can retain ones cash and improve cash flow. For other users financing a vehicle can be done for tax relief purposes
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What Everybody Needs To Know About Car Financing Scams
September 9th, 2009 — Scam
Robert T Morris, Jr. was a graduate student in Computer Science at Cornell. On November the 22nd, 1988 he wrote an experimental piece of code which could both reproduce and spread itself across the emerging new world wide web.
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Malware That Changed The World – The Robert Morris Worm
September 8th, 2009 — Scam, Scams
As a car owner it is inevitable that at some stage, rather sooner than later, your car will need to be taken for servicing or repairs to the vehicle. Auto repair scams constantly rank as one of the most reported consumer complaints internationally. In many instances around the world, television programs had exposes various scams related to auto repair and servicing. In the majority of these programs it was revealed how service providers receive vehicles for servicing. After completion of service the client was presented an invoice for work conducted and parts replaced.
