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Understanding Encryption

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:30:29 +0000

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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Protecting Data With Encryption Or Lockout Software

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Most people have introduced encryption as a way to secure communications on your WLAN. You can also use encryption to secure at-rest data or data that is located on a hard drive or similar storage medium (CD, DVD, and tape).

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Phishing – What Is It?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:30:38 +0000

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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What Is The Conficker Cabal?

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:00:13 +0000

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

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What Exactly Is A HYIP Scam?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:00:55 +0000

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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Revealing The Secret Identity Of The Single Biggest Threat To Your Online Security

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:00:33 +0000

Yes, thats right, its YOU !!! You could be forgiven for thinking that the biggest threats online come from spyware, viruses or phishing emails but you would be wrong nonetheless. The biggest security threat is in fact an uneducated user, someone who doesn’t even understand the threats to their online security. If there is any chance that I am describing YOU then do something about it now – read these 101 tips to keeping yourself secure , along with the rest of this site! (The easiest way to do that is by subscribing to daily updates via my RSS feed )

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Ivan Macalintal (Trend Micro) On Koobface

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:07:33 +0000

If you have been following the Virus Bulletin conference of 2009 then you will be as excited as I am at the amount of information coming out of the meetings. One of the first bits I picked up on was the talk of the Koobface virus which has been plaguing Facebook for some time now. To explain just how complex the Koobface threat is heres Ivan Macalintal, a security researcher with trend Micro – You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video You can read more about this at the Kaspersky Labs Security News Service – Threat Post

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Are The Governments Of The World Spying On Us By Installing Keyloggers In New Computers?

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:04 +0000

The following email forward has been circulating for quite a while now and is obviously still popular as it arrived in my inbox again yesterday. This particular one is worded for the benefit of U.S. computer users as it references the Department of Homeland Security but there are plenty of other variants for other countries too. The email claims that the government has installed keystroke loggers into new laptops (and other computers too presumably) – GOVERNMENT AND COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS CAUGHT INSTALLING HARD-WIRED KEYSTROKE LOGGERS INTO ALL NEW LAPTOP COMPUTERS! Devices capture everything you ever type, then can send it via your ethernet card to the Dept. of Homeland Security without your knowledge, consent or a search warrant each time you log onto the internet! The real life implications of this are plain: Computer manufacturers appear to be cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security to make every person who buys a new computer subject to immediate, unrestricted government recording of everything they do on those computers! EVERYTHING ! Even though I have an interest in reading about conspiracy theories from time to time I am still pretty certain the above email is a total hoax

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10 Easy Methods To Avoid Credit Card Fraud

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:01:09 +0000

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 .

Japanese Rice Art Is No Hoax

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:01:22 +0000

Sometimes I receive emails that sound like they should be hoaxes but arn’t. This one, about Japanese rice art, is one example of something that sounds too bizarre to be true. The pictures, however, are quite genuine – Subject: Rice Art Stunning crop art has sprung up across rice fields in Japan. But this is no alien creation – the designs have been cleverly planted. Farmers creating the huge displays use no ink or dye.

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