Monthly Archives: May 2009
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – May 21, 2009
Rapidly Spreading ‘Gumblar’ Attack Redirects Users’ Web Searches – Malware scripts morph from site to site, and even from page to page, within the same site, ScanSafe researchers say. New DNS Bug and Fix Announced – Domain name registries are … Continue reading
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Online Malware Scanners – An Extra Layer of Protection
The one thing we know for sure about today’s malware is; it’s very smart. It’s so smart that it often recreates its own component parts even if it has been deleted. How smart is that? Today’s malware generally writes itself … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – May 20, 2009
Another Factory-Infected Device? – New M&A netbook comes with its own worm, researchers say. D-Link router’s CAPTCHA flawed, WPA passphrase retrieved – It took only a week for the researchers at SourceSec to find a flaw in the CAPTCHA implementation … Continue reading
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OperaTor and XeroBank – Anonymous Surfing Tools
There are numerous reasons why someone would want to surf anonymously: to ensure protection from snooping web sites, annoying advertisers, employers, or curious family members. Additional good reasons for anonymous surfing include, surfing in internet cafes, at public terminals in … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – May 19, 2009
Facebook Hit with Another Phishing Scam – For the fourth time in two weeks social networking powerhouse Facebook is the target of a phishing scam designed to fool Facebook users into visiting unsafe Web pages. Malicious JSRedir-R script found to … Continue reading
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ConvoTrack: Track Web Conversations With a Single Click
Silki Garg has some great advice on how to follow the latest Buzz easily, using a neat little tool. It often happens when you see an interesting article, or a blog post, and you want to know more about it. … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – May 18, 2009
Over 60 Percent of Websites Contain Serious Vulnerabilities – Newly released client data from White Hat Security finds organizations are slow to close known security holes in their Websites. Firefox Update Expected in Early June – After months of problems … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – May 17, 2009
UC Berkeley computers hacked, 160,000 at risk – Hackers broke into the University of California at Berkeley’s health services center computer and potentially stole the personal information of more than 160,000 students, alumni, and others. Online IQ Test Is Really … Continue reading
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Hacking and Cracking Teenagers – Real, or a Teenage Fantasy?
Do teenage hackers constitute a threat to your security on the Internet? Until now, hard statistics were difficult to come by. However, in a recently released Panda Security survey, which studied the Internet habits of adolescents between 15 and 18 … Continue reading
What’s Hot in the Download World? – Checkout the Top 20
There must be a gazillion sites on the Internet that offer application downloads, of one type or another – OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. My favorite download site though, by a substantial margin, is CNET’s Download.com – although it is … Continue reading
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