Dear Mr. Hacker
I hope your head hurts this morning and I hope your fingernails fall out…
I had to think long and hard about not wishing this on your malice. When you work hard in making a success in business,(yes it all comes down to sheer hard work) you do expect a negative reaction from […]
Adware in the purest sense of the word is not a dangerous thing, designed only to display targeted advertising to you while browsing the internet. It was originally developed by marketers to be non intrusive and use very little system resources. You can easily recognize adware by the display of pop up advertisements […]
I am going to give you some information you will need if you surf the web. Especially if you have a cable modem or a DSL modem. This discussion will be limited to viruses, Trojan horses and the like. Software mentioned in this article does nothing to protect you from spyware or spam. […]
A new variation of the Nigerian Scam theme
The scam artists are employing the Nigerian Scam to fleece unwary sellers who advertise pets for sale.
This is particularly despicable because not only are people losing their money but dogs are being abandoned in freight terminals or being killed to get rid of them.
Unsuspecting dog breeders have […]
Despite the current wave of identity theft and corporate security breaches it’s amazing how very few people treat their passwords with any level of seriousness. Most computers users, both at home and in the office, see passwords as a nuisance and therefore make them as easy to remember as possible. This can be a catastrophic […]
Why should you bother with preventive home security measures? Because of one simple fact — most home break-ins are crimes of opportunity.
Burglars don’t usually do much advance planning for specific break-ins. They pick out any target that seems to be easy. If closer examination reveals that your home is not an easy target, they just […]
Spyware has boomed into the top internet threat in no time and it continues to affect more computer users each day. Spyware is best described as a rogue application that latches to your system so it can record personal information and monitor internet usage. As spyware has grown it has become much easier […]
War drivers are in the business of finding wireless access points, documenting them and uploading their locations to the web. Why would someone do this, well for several reasons:
First they want free internet access. Next they could just be war driving as a hobby; finally they could be targeting your network for financial gain.
One […]
The simple answer is no. Most of the computers today are vulnerable to some kind of hacker or virus attack. If you don’t believe me, just pickup any newspaper or listen to any news show, computer attacks happen everyday. Should you stop using the Internet? ABSOLUTELY NOT! With the proper precautions you can adequately secure […]
Security leaks can be a big problem for any site using a message board. Hackers can actually use your message board to go in and change things on your site. This has happened to me at least four times. Once an iframe was added to every single page of one of my very large sites. […]