Archive for the 'Security Information' Category

Mall Protection

Monday, April 20th, 2009

The Loss Prevention Manager should be receptive to the needs and objectives of upper management and work to prevent and reduce loss from crime, fire accidents etc.
With the continuing threats brought to us by our AL Quaeda and Taliban enemies and the outbreak of new TV shows that reinforce the danger we all face on [...]

I Spy…Something Terribly Wrong (In Your Computer)

Monday, April 20th, 2009

This really chapped my lips…
I recently bought a new computer. Mine was getting old, had lost its whistle, and the few remaining bells didn’t ding a nicely as they had in the past. Yep, it was time for a new state-of-the art dream machine with CD burner. DVD player, a bazillion gigabyte drive and more [...]

Information Security for E-businessmen: Just a Couple of Ideas

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

If you constantly deal with bank or electronic accounts, it must beyour worst nightmare–to wake up and learn that you are a bankrupt.Some crook stole your personal data and all the money you have beensweating blood for years has flown to somebody else’s account. Almosteverybody must have heard that such a tradegy is called identity [...]

5 Simple Steps to Protect your Digital Downloads

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

A couple of days ago, I was searching for a popular eBook online.
Now I’m not going to tell you the name of this eBook for reasons you’ll understand in the next few minutes.
Okay, so here I was, opening Google, entering the name of the eBook - clicking search, and checking through the first few pages [...]

How to Manage Your Username and Password The Easy and Secure Way

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Have been an Internet user for more than 9 years, I have 100’s of logins and passwords to keep. I’m paranoid. I’m now even more paranoid after I joined YMMSS because I use online paymentsystems on weekly basis if not daily.
I used to use Microsoft Excel to manage my usernames, passwords, and other registration information, [...]

Spy Scanners - Don’t Compromise your Privacy

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Spies, spyware, internet parasites are among what they are usually called. These are scouts that monitor your web activities. The work undercover to check on your surfing patterns, spending habits, items bought, they extract email addresses, hijack browsers, steal credit card information. These are just some of the things a spyware is capable of.
A spyware [...]

Protect Your Little Black Book

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

The movie Little Black Book features a young woman, Stacy, who is frustrated when her boyfriend refuses to share information about his past relationships. When his PDA, a Palm Tungsten C, falls into her hands, she is faced with a conundrum. Does she give it back, or does she explore it? If she gave it [...]

Behavior to Stay Safer Online

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

1. Importance of a Virus Scanner: A Antivirus program can help to prevent you from becoming infected with a Virus or Trojan. It is extremely important to make sure this program is updated at least once a week, and all drives are scanned. Viruses usually are used to destroy your Data or Hardware. Where as [...]

Dont Miss Information Because of Misinformation

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

It has been said that with the wealth of information, freely available, the Internet has the ability to make you smarter, faster, than any other medium on the planet.
Of course with an equal amount of mis-information, it also has the ability to make you dumber, faster, than any other medium on the planet.
So how do [...]

Can I Guess Your Password?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

We all know that it’s dangerous to use the same password for more than one program. If you sign up for a program run by someone of low moral fibre, what is to stop them running through various programs with your username and password to see what they can access?
But of course remembering all the [...]