Archive for December, 2010
Sticky Password Provides Effective Protection Against Phishing Scams – TMCnet
Dec 29, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) — Sticky Password, the popular password manager and online form filler, is a valuable tool against phishing scams. The recent fake PayPal emails are a reminder that email phishing scams are not going away anytime soon …
Israel Fears Iran May Have Nuclear Bomb by 2014 Despite Stuxnet Computer Virus Setback – Associated Content
The centrifuges are used in the process which enriches uranium. Stuxnet is a complex computer virus, or malware, designed to attack industrial infrastructure which makes use of Windows and Siemens systems. Despite the sebacks however Ahmadinejad stated …
What is the difference between McAfee SecurityCenter and McAfee Total Protection or McAfee Internet Security?
I am having trouble understanding the differences among these three programs. It doesn’t seem that McAfee ever directly compares SecurityCenter with the other software. What makes the SecurityCenter software better or worse than Total Protection 2009 or Internet Security 2009?
computer security debate topics suggestion?
we will have some debate topic over computer security debate for next 2 weeks, she asks if there is any good topic in computer security that can be debatable. I can only think of Spam versus Business and White Hat Hacker versus Black Hat Hacker now – probably my classmate have these too so I [...]
Computer History Museum to highlight storage, from RAMAC to microdrives – Computerworld
In the 1950s, storage hardware was measured in feet — and in tons. Back then, the era’s state-of-the-art computer drive was found in IBM’s RAMAC 305; it consisted of two refrigerator-size boxes that weighed about a ton each. One box held 40 24-inch dual …
Gawker was hacked six months ago, say sources close to Gnosis (Charles Arthur/Guardian)
Charles Arthur / Guardian:Gawker was hacked six months ago, say sources close to Gnosis — Server was cracked using ‘local file inclusion’ weakness and hacking group then worked through system to access passwords and source code, sources say … Hackers had access to the gossip site Gawker’s content management system …
PayPal Users Beware of Holiday Phishing Scam – PC World
With Black Friday quickly approaching, and retailers racing to outdo each other with earlier and earlier deals, it is safe to say that the holiday shopping season has begun. If you’re shopping online, though, and paying with PayPal –be warned. There is a …
Cure and Prevent Fragmentation to Strengthen a Computer’s Weakest Link – TMCnet
All the elements that make up a computer-the CPU, memory, motherboard and software components such as the OS and applications-come together to hopefully deliver what any computer user wants: performance. As with anything, that computer’s performance can …
Does norton internet security 2010 send you an email when you change a setting?
Does norton internet security 2010 send you an email when you change a setting/s under parental control?
What’s kind of computer security program should I get?
I just got a new Toshiba laptop. I’m considering System Mechanic or Norton, which I’ve used before, but if anyone has suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks!
