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Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers – Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean criminals aren’t interested in stealing your data. Don’t let your guard down when you leave home. Here are a few tips from this article for keeping your information private while traveling this summer. — Pay attention to your surroundings. Just because you’re . . . → Read More: Weekend Reading The New Zealand Herald did a nice piece on the top ten stupid things people do (or don’t do) online that leads to trouble. For example, 1. If you must do stupid things, don’t film it. If you must film it, don’t post it online. Anything you put on the internet, anyone can see it: family, colleagues, . . . → Read More: Risky Online Behavior F-Secure has a good post about a system for managing the security of your online accounts by writing down your passwords. I’ve long been an advocate of writing down passwords and keeping them in my wallet, but this system takes that a step further and makes it more secure. Think about it. What else do you carry . . . → Read More: Manage Complex Passwords by Writing Them Down Here are some of the terms you’ll often see related to some of the nasty programs floating around the Internet. Backdoor Backdoors are software programs that allow attackers remote access to infected machines across the Internet or a local network. Botnet A bot, sometimes referred to as zombie, is a computer that has been infected with malware that allows a . . . → Read More: Malware Glossary The developers of the Firefox browser are rushing to develop a fix for a critical vulnerability just discovered that could let an attacker execute code on your system if you visit sites with the exploit on them. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions on Windows, Mac, and Linux. NoScript, a plugin every Firefox user should have, can . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading From Around The Web |
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