Archive for February, 2009

Great advice from MakeUseOf.com for online safety

Friday, February 27th, 2009
Some great security programs to help you remain safe online.
clipped from www.makeuseof.com
7 Security Tools You Absolutely MUST Have

These days when we pay our bills, manage our bank accounts, store sensitive data in the cloud and frequently buy stuff online you should be more careful about keeping your computer secure then ever before.

Below, I would like to share my favorite security programs that have helped me keep my system secure over the last 2-3 years. Check them out and tell us what you think in comments.

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Be careful of Valentines day email scams

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
You know they never stop trying to get you to open that link or email, so be careful.
clipped from newsletters.trendmicro.com

Threat and Cybercrime Trends: Love Is in the Air—Valentine’s Day Scams You’ll Love to Avoid

“I give my heart to you,” “Wanna Kiss You,” and “You are the ONE,”—the latest subject lines in recently detected spam are designed to make you feel all warm and cuddly inside. Despite your innate curiosity to see who really loves you, researchers at Trend Micro warn, “Don’t open that email.” If you do, you may fall head over heels for an infectious little worm named “Waledac.”
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If you get online with your phone, read this article

Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Make sure you erase all the info on your phone before you get rid of it. Especially if you get online with it. It will have the same info on it as what you do with your laptop and desktop computer.
clipped from consumerist.com
Regenersis studied a random sample of 2000 handsets processed during the first week in December and found that 99% of handsets received contained some sort of personal data, including: contacts, SMS messages, pictures, music, videos, calendar entries, emails, notes, mailing lists and to do lists. In some cases, extremely sensitive information was contained, including bank details, addresses, and confidential emails.
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You kids be careful on MySpace

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Jeez, the number has doubled says Myspace officials.
Im glad my kids are grown. Please make sure your kids are aware of the meanies out there in cyberland.
clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com
MySpace removes 90,000 sex offenders

The number was nearly double what MySpace officials originally estimated last year, said North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, who along with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has led efforts to make social networking Web sites safer for young users.

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