Security

Reduce Your Risk on Facebook

November 17, 2010

Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd explores some unusual ways to reduce risk on Facebook at her blog Apophenia. For example, some Facebook users deactivate their account whenever they log out. This doesn’t delete any friends or settings, and when you login and reactive, everything is just as you left it. But it does eliminate “pesky” wall [...]

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Invasion of Privacy

November 10, 2010

Internet privacy is a hot topic, but do you know exactly how much detail about your life is available online? At this site Attack Vector IT specialist Matt takes us step-by-step into gathering private data about a person, starting with just an email address and an IP address (both of which can be found on [...]

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9 Ways Passwords Are Compromised

November 3, 2010

Although strong passwords that are impossible to guess are an important part of online security, they are not the only precaution you need to take to keep your online identity secure. Leo Notenboom of Ask Leo lists nine ways your password could be compromised, even if it is very long, has lots of numbers and [...]

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Beware of Free Public Wifi

October 20, 2010

Just in time for Halloween, this week’s tip exposes a zombie network you may have seen in airports and hotel lobbies across the country: Free Public Wifi. There is actually nothing free, public or even Wifi about this network. It is a rouge, default network that is spread from computer to computer, thanks to an [...]

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Increase Browsing Security With New Firefox Plugin

July 7, 2010

Many sites that support secure transmission via HTTPS, still don’t offer encryption as a default, or sometimes they combine pages with both secure and insecure items. HTTPS Everywhere, a new Firefox plugin, makes it easier for Firefox users to always use the secure version of a number of popular sites. This is useful for those [...]

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Using Secret Alternative Security Questions

May 26, 2010

Srwright, a reader at Lifehacker.com submitted this tip for keeping your online accounts extra secure. Instead of answering standard security questions such as “What is your mother’s maiden name?” you can answer a secret alternative question that you create based on one of the words or phrases in the real question. For example, using the [...]

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How To Keep Your WordPress Account Secure

May 19, 2010

WordPress is an excellent blogging platform. Its popularity, however, makes it a frequent target of hackers trying to gain access to blogs for nefarious purposes. Choosing a secure admin password is just one thing you can do to foil them. Learn about the others at these WordPress security articles from Mashable, WPSHOUT, and Wordprezzie.

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Getting The Most From Your Password Manager

May 5, 2010

As a user of both Mac and PC computers, I had struggled for years to find a password manager that was truly mobile across platforms and locations. The best solution for me, so far, has been Roboform Online, which is a free account that works with their Roboform Pro software ($29.95). Roboform Online (and associated [...]

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Should You Change Your Password?

April 21, 2010

Cormac Herley, a principal researcher for Microsoft Research, has concluded that mandatory periodic password changes, required by some organizations and websites, are not worth the time it takes to make the changes and remember the new passcodes. To read more about his conclusions, read “Please Do Not Change Your Password” from the Boston Globe. “It’s [...]

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