Access to a computer system or the internet requires the transfer of data to gain "entry" and is subject to a host of security breaches. The safest way to access any system is to have a secure login name and password. But when your connection is suspect using that login information can be like opening the door to anyone.
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Labor Day phishing warning – Help Net Security
Due to the upcoming Labor Day holiday, consumers are at high risk for targeted phishing attacks due to the preponderance of online retail sales events over the holiday weekend. Amidst the flurry of emails …
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Pentagon Official Reveals Computer Security Breach… As Part Of Effort To Get More … – Tech Dirt
You may have seen the various stories making the rounds about how some malicious trojan originally on an unsecured USB key was put into a military laptop in 2008, and then propagated around the military …
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Facebook Adds Remote Log-Out Security Feature (Chloe Albanesius/PC Magazine)
Chloe Albanesius / PC Magazine:
Facebook Adds Remote Log-Out Security Feature — Facebook on Thursday added a remote log-out feature that will allow users who accidentally left themselves logged in on a particular device to end those sessions from another location. — “Have you ever borrowed a friend’s phone to use Facebook …
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Phishing campaign targets McDonald’s fans – Help Net Security
A widespread spam campaign that is promising cash in return for completing a McDonald’s customer satisfaction survey has been uncovered. The emails, claiming to be sent by ‘McDonald’s Survey Department …
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Security Tips for Your Personal Finances: Computer Protection – Associated Content
Do you ever wonder if someone is looking over your shoulder when you’re typing away on your computer? Maybe not literally, but that someone, somewhere, either overseas or right next door, is watching what …
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Tags: Associated, Computer, content, Finances, personal, PROTECTION., security, Tips
How Boxee Sees the Apple TV (Avner Ronen/Boxee Blog)
Avner Ronen / Boxee Blog:
How Boxee Sees the Apple TV — Most of us at Boxee are Apple fanboys. If it is silver and it has the Apple logo on it, we pre-order it. If there’s a line around the block, chances are we’re in it. And everything stops at Boxee HQ while we unbox the latest gadget to come out of Cupertino.
If you’re cricket crazy, beware! Phishing could dupe you – Daily News and Analysis
Your craze for cricket, it seems, can not only rob you of your precious time but also your hard-earned money unless you are careful. Spam generated by fake sporting sites can, other than taking your valuable time, steal …
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China sets up new battle over computer security – AP – msnbc.com
China has ordered its banks and other major companies to limit use of foreign computer security technology, setting up a possible trade clash with the United States and Europe while adding to strains over high-tech …
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Patent suit challenges motion-based input with Apple’s iPhone 4 (Katie Marsal/AppleInsider)
Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Patent suit challenges motion-based input with Apple’s iPhone 4 — A new lawsuit takes aim at the accelerometer- and gyroscope-powered abilities of Apple’s iPhone 4, alleging that the interactive, three-dimensional input methods are in violation of a U.S. patent.
Tags: Apple's, Challenges, input, iphone, Katie, Marsal/AppleInsider, motionbased, patent, suit
Phishing Methods and Prevention – Associated Content
Contrary to popular belief, hacking isn’t the vehicle by which most offenders gain access to your personal and financial accounts. The majority of the time, a process called phishing will be used. Phishing is …
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