Passwords 101: Computer Security Part 4 – Santa Monica Mirror

For the last installment of this series on computer security, I’d like to focus on passwords. Passwords are absolutely essential to protect your data, whether it is banking information, email accounts, business server, or just pictures of the …
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Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline – San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle

Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
San Francisco Chronicle
they arranged for a private company to run a website, http://www.dcwg.org, to help computer users determine whether their computer was infected and find links to other computer security business sites where they could find fixes for the problem. From
Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdownMiamiHerald.com
DNSChanger: Removing the virus just got a lot harderChristian Science Monitor
Malware threat fizzles as FBI shuts down serversBoston.com

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The Flame Virus – Have the CIA and NSA Infiltrated Microsoft? – Top Secret Writers

The Flame Virus – Have the CIA and NSA Infiltrated Microsoft?
Top Secret Writers
Like most malware, Flame is equipped with a keylogger to capture everything that is written on the target machine and a screen grabber to capture screen shots when high value programs such as email and instant messenger programs are opened.

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Gen Y: The insecure generation? – ZDNet

The aim of this study was to try and detect differences in attitudes towards personal computer security based on the generation gap. In the report, “Gen Y” is defined as 18- to 25-year-olds, and “Baby Boomers” refers to 56- to 65-year olds. The survey …
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