Category Archives: security

Beware Of Rogue Security Software

Rogue security software, also known as “scareware,” is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. How … Continue reading

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The BT Webwise Service (or Phorm Trial)

BT subscribers who are invited to take part in its new trial of Phorm’s internet monitoring and advertising system will be responsible for telling anyone who uses their computer that they could be being tracked online – whether they opt … Continue reading

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What Sarah Palin Can Teach You About “The Information Super Highway”.

A couple of days ago someone hacked into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account… … her personal e-mail account, not her official Alaska-government one. It was a Yahoo! account that she used for both personal and government business. The hacker has posted … Continue reading

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The Worst Mistake You Can Make with a Spammer And How To Avoid It

If you’ve got a Hotmail, Yahoo or Google account you’ll probably of come across “captchas” before — the pictures of distorted text that you have to decipher and type into a box when you create an account. This is a … Continue reading

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Adobe Flash Updates – Socially Engineered Malware Advice

Adobe has issued a call-to-arms for users to validate installers before downloading Adobe Flash software updates. This has become necessary due to confirmed reports that malicious hackers are starting to use fake Flash Player downloads as social engineering lures for … Continue reading

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