Archive for June, 2007
RFID’s have made a dramatic impact on how business and tracking is done over these past years. With their cheap design and implementation, there is no wonder as to why RFID’s have been such a success. That being said, you might want to check out this article. It explains 15 ways that […]
Do people care about their privacy while shopping online?
0 Comments Published June 17th, 2007 in PrivacyI thought this was pretty interesting with knowing the background of people in general and their privacy concerns online. In the past, there have been many people and groups stating that people did not really care that much about their privacy online, which to me seems pretty odd. Whether or not these conclusions […]
American Reporter - Yes, the ability to withstand malicious software attacks is partly a function of the operating system, which is where that Mac vs. PC argument comes in. (I side with the “get a Mac” crowd for the most part but know lots of PC users who seem to
Wired - Those who click on a link in a phishing e-mail that attempts to take them to a fake site and con them into entering their credit card number won’t even make it to the website, if OpenDNS knows about it. OpenDNS can identify the sites both from
Would you do Online Banking if you were phished twice in two months?
0 Comments Published June 16th, 2007 in ScamsYou just can’t help but to feel sorry for people like Chandra Bajpai. His bank account has been the subject of two successful phishing scams in the past two months. Having to deal with this scenario two times in such a short time frame would probably have devastating results on one’s opinions and […]
Now here is an interesting debate: should police have the right to hack into a suspect’s computer? While a majority of people may say ‘no’ to this idea, what about if the police had a warrant? With a warrant, it seems like a lot more people are saying it’s alright for police to […]
Botnets, which seems to be the more politically correct term than zombies, are tools hackers and malware install on computers so they can remotely control the systems. Even though the actual number of compromised systems from botnets seems to vary, everyone can agree that they have definitely become more popular and are used more […]
ZDNet Blogs - So at first I was a bit puzzled that Apple would release Safari on Windows, which with all the Window s-based malware and security issues, would suck more developer time from releasing Mac updates and might also overshadow the positive attention
Older News: June of 2007 F-Secure - […]
About 10 years ago, people could probably only see something like this happening in a science fiction movie; wars being fought in cyberspace. But there is no fiction about it now. The Department of Defense reported that China is building cyberwarfare capabilities for purposes like first-strike initiatives. Knowing that China has the […]
I couldn’t help but chuckle a little when reading this article. Computer Electronics recently did a study and discovered that the financial damages in malware have decreased… to only $13.3 billion in 2006. It is obviously great news to see that malware is declining, it still blows my mind that the financial damages […]