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Showing posts with label Security. Show all posts
29 September 2021
22 April 2019
Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money...
Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users (via Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead)
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04 December 2018
Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money...
Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users (via Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead)
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29 September 2018
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19 July 2018
20 October 2013
A Font That Can Fool Optical Character Recognition Systems
See how to Keep your data private with this new Font created by a former NSA Contractor that can fool character recognition systems.
24 July 2013
Easily Control Windows Firewall With TinyWall
"TinyWall is free software to harden and control the advanced firewall built into modern Windows systems."
Windows Firewall does a great Job protecting your System from attacks but one big let-down is that it's not easy to control the advanced features if you are a 'novice. This is where software like TinyWall comes in handy.
Windows Firewall does a great Job protecting your System from attacks but one big let-down is that it's not easy to control the advanced features if you are a 'novice. This is where software like TinyWall comes in handy.
13 July 2013
The U.S. Government Tracks All The Snail Mail You Send Too
Thanks to top secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden — a.k.a. the man currently starring in the real-life Russian remake of The Terminal — we now know that the National Security Agency has been collecting “metadata” from phone calls and emails, allowing them to keep track of who contacts who and when.
10 July 2013
What Is Catfishing and How To Avoid Getting Netted?
When I mention 'Catfishing' I'm not talking about the catching those Whiskered Fish. What The 'Catfishing' I'm talking about is, its a Dating Scam.
It works by a Man or Woman masquerading as someone else online with the intention of luring an unsuspecting Victim into thinking that the are hooking up with a potential Partner.
It works by a Man or Woman masquerading as someone else online with the intention of luring an unsuspecting Victim into thinking that the are hooking up with a potential Partner.
08 July 2013
What are Facebook 'shadow profiles'?
Facebook was in the news recently after it admitted to a year-long data breach. At first it said the breach affected only 6 million people, so it wasn't big news. Remember that Facebook has a billion users.
However, the breach did reveal something that should worry every Facebook user.
However, the breach did reveal something that should worry every Facebook user.
19 March 2013
Online Tracking: They Are Watching You
If you think you're been stalked online as you do your Shopping, browsing etc, then you're right. The use of Cookies of course are necessary when you use sites such as Amazon etc.
There are however some tracking methods that are used that may not be necessary and are just used to monitor your browsing habits and tailor Advertising to you.
There are however some tracking methods that are used that may not be necessary and are just used to monitor your browsing habits and tailor Advertising to you.
09 December 2012
Subtle Power-Consumption Changes Can Signal Malicious Intrusions
29 January 2012
How To Recover From A Twitter Hack
There are two primary methods for your Twitter account to become compromised. Either you authorized a malicious application to connect to your account, or your password was guessed/stolen.
16 January 2012
Zappos Passwords Hacked: What You Need To Do Right Now
In an email sent out last night, online shoe and clothing store Zappos let customers know that its database of passwords and usernames was hacked. Your credit card information is safe and all Zappos passwords have been reset, but if you use the same password and email elsewhere, a password audit is in order.
21 July 2011
Recover lost passwords stored by Internet Explorer
IE PassView is a small password management utility that reveals the passwords stored by Internet Explorer Web browser, and allows you to delete passwords that you don't need anymore. It supports all versions of Internet Explorer, from version 4.0 and up to 9.0.
08 July 2011
How To Securely Wipe Hard Disks
"Darik's Boot and Nuke ('DBAN') is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
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