Archive for July, 2011
Missouri Forbids Teachers and Students To Be Facebook Friends (Charlie White/Mashable!)
Charlie White / Mashable!:Missouri Forbids Teachers and Students To Be Facebook Friends — If you’re a student living in Missouri, you’d better not be Facebook friends with any of your teachers – that will soon be illegal. — According to Missouri Senate Bill 54 that goes into effect on August 28, any social networking …
Introducing Microsoft WebMatrix
Product DescriptionYour first look at the easy-to-use tools for building your own data-driven websiteGet a running start with Microsoft WebMatrix—the free, downloadable web development solution featuring all the tools you need for server-side programming. This practical book introduces the templates, helper libraries, and other tools in WebMatrix for building and customizing a data-driven site—including techniques [...]
Researchers Expose Cunning Online Tracking Service That Can’t Be Dodged
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley have discovered that some of the net’s most popular sites are using a tracking service that can’t be evaded — even when users block cookies, turn off storage in Flash, or use browsers’ “incognito” functions. The service, called KISSmetrics, is used by sites to track the number of visitors, what the [...]
Head of phishing ring gets 12 years in prison for scamming 38K victims – Digitaltrends.com
Have you ever received an email pretending to be a bank or credit card company? A California man received a sizable prison sentence today for sending those emails and bilking victims out of their money. That Tien Truong Nguyen, age 34, was sentenced today …
Take these steps to thwart the computer virus threat – Tallahassee Democrat
These days you can have a virus on your computer and not even know it … Make sure you have the latest anti-virus software installed because this will stop a lot of attacks at the gate. Also, use a good anti-spam solution to make sure threats don’t …
Is microsoft security essentials good to use for protection for my windows vista desktop computer ?
I have this old windows vista desktop computer from 2007 and it’s antivirus norton is about to expire and I’m wondering if i can use Microsoft Security Essentials for pc protection ?? Would it protect me from hackers ?? It’s an old computer so i didn’t feel like spending money on an antivirus for it [...]
I have the virus, Security Tool stopped w/ task manager. How do I completely remove it from my computer?
My computer just recently got the ugly virus “Security Tool.” I pulled up task manager and got it to stop running. Now, I just want to be able to get it off my computer completely. Help!!!
Facebook offering cash for security vulnerabilities – ZDNet
Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, Ryan was Editor-at-Large/Security at eWEEK, leading the magazine’s and Web site’s coverage of Internet and computer security issues and managing the popular SecurityWatch blog, covering the daily threats, vulnerabilities and …
Flying Drone Can Crack Wi-Fi Networks, Snoop On Cell Phones (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:Flying Drone Can Crack Wi-Fi Networks, Snoop On Cell Phones — Mike Tassey posing with the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, WASP. — How do one ex-Air Force official and one former airplane hobby shop owner, both of whom happen to have decades of experience as network security contractors …
Head of phishing ring gets 12 years in prison for scamming 38K victims – YAHOO!
That Tien Truong Nguyen, age 34, was sentenced today for his role in designing websites to mock financial institutions and using those sites to scam over 38,000 victims. He worked with Romanian scammers to help drive people to the sites through email …
