New wirless security WPA2 vulnerable?
Are you using encrypted "WPA" wireless networks? If you are one of those types who cares about your data and it being stolen. Someone who would not like their internet hacked and their banking information sold, you *might* find this article interesting.
AirTight security beleives to have found a crack in WPA2 security, but is it really a big deal? Get the facts and find out if you are indeed safe...
Tagged as: | computers | business | geeky
Watch out for a new Tab-Napping
Are you familar with Phising? If not here's a brief intruction => http://learning.bwebcentral.com/2009/03/understanding-phishing-in-plain-english.html
Phising typcall uses email that 'looks' like it's from a source your trust, your Bank, Paypal, Ebay, etc, to trick you into think your logging into that site when really an unscrouplous individual is stealing your username and password (and likely selling it to others)
Mozilla’s Aza Raskin discovered another potential way to fool others using somethign called 'Tab Napping'. With Tab Napping after you leave your tab for a few seconds the website chagnes to a 'fake' page to caputre your username and password.
Tagged as: | computers | security | phising
The New Interac Chip
You may already have one and not even know it. Credit cards have been introducing Chip Technology for some time.
The other day, I was buying a tea at the local Great Canadian Bagel and I noticed someone passing a debit card with the chip.
I then went to my financial institutions and asked if they had the chip debit cards, and I was pleased to tell me they did! So I've switched over to the new chips.
Tagged as: | business | magentic | chip | interac | POS | ABM | security
Security: Properly Erase Your Physical Media
From the page: "A whopping 40% of the used hard drives on eBay contain easily recoverable personal data. Use the following guide to ensure your personal data never makes it out into the wild. Photo by AMagill.
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Tagged as: | stumbleme | computer-security | security | computers | lifehacker | 5153684 | properly | erase | your
http://homeland.gov.safenow.org - what to do in an emergency
LOL. Need a good laugh for the day, check out these funny signs taken from a real anti-terrosim site and one guys funny take on what they must "really mean"
Warning: You may laugh uncontrollably when you read them, I'm not responsible if you get in trouble reading these at work and the boss wonders why you are laughing so hard at work :-)
Enjoy !
Tagged as: | stumbleme | humor | satire | homeland-security | funny | parody | terrorism | stumbleupon | stumbleupon.com
