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Catching The Crowd – Social Network Marketing

29th September 2009
Marketing on Social network sites is not an easy feat. It relies on a lot of user interaction, especially with existing contacts. Know the benefits Social sites can do to your business. Understand how social networking can drive targeted traffic to your w... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Windows Optimization Tools

28th September 2009
There are a number of Windows optimization tools that you can leverage to alleviate some of your Windows woes. These Windows optimization tools will help you overcome any one of the following problems, which are, unfortunately, all too common in the world... Read >
Author: HK

The Jury Duty Scam

23rd September 2009
Most of us take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new ominous scam has surfaced in the last several years. This new “jury duty” scam is the latest in a series of identity theft “phishing scheme... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Information security management

22nd September 2009
Like other valuable business assets, information must be regarded as an asset too which is valuable to the organization and need a suitable protection against any types of threats. The threats are not just from the internet, but you know that nearly over ... Read >
Author: Ki Grinsing

Identify theft. What is it and how do you protect yourself from it?

25th August 2009
What is identity theft? Identity theft is when a person steals personal information, such as the name, address, birth date, Social Security number or mother's maiden name from another person in order to commit fraud. The thief then uses this informatio... Read >
Author: sexyone

The Culture of Death - A phrase, a phase or the End of Days?

10th August 2009
On a sinking ship when all hope is lost order yet prevails. The commonly accepted protocol in maritime law is to allow women and children to alight first, then male passengers and finally the ships crew and captain. Even at the threat of imminent harm and... Read >
Author: Rev Michael Bresciani

Windows XP Maintenance - Optimizing Your PC

06th July 2009
One of the most important things you can do for the health and longevity of your system is to have it undergo periodic, preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance for your computer is somewhat analogous to how you need to bring your car into the s... Read >
Author: HK

Move over D-Day, Flag Day and Father's Day - Obama gives June to LBGT

12th June 2009
June has traditionally been a month of honoring fathers, soldiers and patriots now thanks to the social engineering of Barack Obama we have a whole month to celebrate lesbians, bi-sexuals, gays and transgenders. In America there will be about 290 million ... Read >
Author: Rev Michael Bresciani

Telephone engineers face problems with Social engineering techniques and terms

01st May 2009
Security Compliance regulations and guidelines require a Telephone engineers to create an Information Security Program designed to protect confidential information, including Non-Public Personal Information (NPPI). Failure of employees to follow the secur... Read >
Author: aditya

Striking a Balance between Customer Service and Data Protection Through Social Engineering

25th March 2009
Many organizations are resorting to old fashion customer service to attract and retain their market share. In today’s sensitive economy, a lack of customer service can make or break a company seeking to gain new customers and retain their valued custome... Read >
Author: Deanna Grady

Covert Hypnosis Has The Experts Furious

02nd December 2008
Many people have been asking the question "What is covert hypnosis?". First off, Covert Hypnosis is much different than anything you've seen before. These tactics and techniques can instantly transform any person into a walking time bomb of hypnotic p... Read >
Author: tomcaddick2345

5 Quickfixes to jam up security

02nd September 2008
Security is generally the most desirable feature of a PC. If the data stored in a computer is not secured enough, then nobody will like to store data on a computer, specially a business man or a professional because they store sensitive information on a c... Read >
Author: itvoir

Say no to spam

25th August 2008
Spam mails are a form of digital malevolence that penetrates your mail account without your authorization. Spam mails are usually termed as junk mails. Spam mails are occasionally distinguished as digital threats because they can sometimes be a doorway fo... Read >
Author: itvoir

CompTIA SY0-101 Exam Demo

13th August 2008
SECURITY+ CERTIFICATION EXAM, also known as sy0-101 exam, is a CompTIA certification. CompTIA SY0-101 Exam Demo 1.Which of the following methods of password guessing typically requires the longest attack time? A: Rainbow B: Birthday C: Dictionary... Read >
Author: pennychen2009

Social Engineeering

20th March 2008
Social engineering is the name given to attempts to gain secure information by gaining the trust of the person holding such information. With Valentine's Day fast approaching, I recall methods used in the past to gain entry to some of London's most sec... Read >
Author: Chris Eden

The jackpot Worth missing

12th February 2008
Think of hoax messages and spam-floods, and instantly, e-mail comes to mind as the largest and most prevalent carrier of this menace. But outside the virtual world, dupers have existed for ages, long before the internet became a household term. And this e... Read >
Author: Emma-Gill

CCNA, CCENT, Network+, And Security+ Questions: MAC Addresses, VTP, And More!

31st January 2008
Let’s test your knowledge of important Cisco and CompTIA certification exam topics! CCNA / CCENT / Network+ Exam: A switch receives a frame with a unicast destination MAC, but the switch does not have an entry for that MAC in its bridging table. W... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant

FireFox Phishing Protection

18th January 2008
In Firefox 2, Mozilla adopts an important security feature that Microsoft first added to IE 7, a phishing filter called Phishing Protection that helps protect against malicious Web sites that masquerade as banks, e-tailers, and other sites that might stor... Read >
Author: Michael_Keen

How to Host a Gourmet Dinner

01st November 2007
A French philosopher once said that eating alone was sadder than destitution. Certainly, no one likes to eat alone. Now that you have perfected that filet mignon, or vichyssoise soup, (or whatever your signature dish is), you will want to show off to your... Read >
Author: Emma Snow

Cell Phone

21st September 2007
Mobile phones are not the latest version of communication technology but it is still common, and people are like using them. But as the other technical equipment there is a possibility to heck it: steal data, start phone calls and write SMS. Also download... Read >
Author: palsit

Password Security and Psychology of People

11th April 2007
Security and Theft When visiting Eastern Europe I read an article in a local newspaper about a band of gypsies going through nearby villages and stealing stuff using mind manipulation techniques. As is was described it goes like this: they stop at your h... Read >
Author: JohnV

Twelve Key Questions You Need to Ask About Your Computer Security for Your Home or Business

02nd March 2007
Security technology is only a part of an overall security plan. If you own a small business or a home-based business, or if you've been tasked with implementing security at your organization, developing a comprehensive security plan should be a very impor... Read >
Author: Etienne A. Gibbs

Scammers Don't Always Want Your Money - at First!

28th February 2007
Sometimes scammers, clever and scheming vultures they are, may not immediately prey on you for your financial contribution. They may have something more deadly in mind - deadly to you, your computer, and the computers of all your friends. Once the scammer... Read >
Author: Etienne A. Gibbs

Weakest Link In The Information Security Awareness Chain?!?

20th January 2007
Answer of this question is simple and incredible for many people ears... Weakest link in informations security awareness chain is PEOPLE!!! Why? Because we are people with human weaknesses and there are people who use that to get benefit. Social engine... Read >
Author: beerbong

Security awareness

15th January 2007
Security awareness is knowledge and attitude members of an organization possess regarding protection of the physical and information assets of that organization. Many organizations require formal security awareness training for all employees when they tak... Read >
Author: beerbong

The Good, The Bad, The Virtual

15th December 2006
This summer I lectured about the new social engineering. A totally new phenomenon brought on completely by the Internet. Nothing else has changed society, so greatly, so globally and in such a short time. With today's technology and a laptop you can be a... Read >
Author: Cara Wadsworth

Phone verification fights phishing

13th December 2006
Phishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing) is a kind of fraudulent activity focused on theft of private information. Such crimes are generally based on different methods of Social engineering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(compute... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Please, protect our kids! Scary Online Teenage Internet Use Statistics

15th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Computer Guys Live Inc. To understand the predator problem, you need to understand a little about another new phenomena called social engineering. Social engineering is the reshaping of parts of our real world life to blend with our live... Read >
Author: Cara Wadsworth

All you want to know about Spy Ware

30th June 2006
Spy ware is a software program that watches what a user does on his computer. This program sends the information it has gathered on the users activities to a hacker over the internet. The information of the websites a user visits is collected and sent to ... Read >
Author: Richard William

Network Security The Real Vulnerabilities

04th June 2006
Scenario: You work in a corporate environment in which you are, at least partially, responsible for network security. You have implemented a firewall, virus and spyware protection, and your computers are all up to date with patches and security fixes. You... Read >
Author: Dennis dEntremont

Do You Fear Money And Allow It To Control Your Life, Or Do You Play To Win?

20th May 2006
More and more I am seeing human beings with intelligence, pride, talent and a whole host of other popular characteristics, being dictated to by their fear of money. And it's making me angry! As a business man, but even more so as a finance and mortgage... Read >
Author: Dean Whittingham

The Jury Duty Scam

25th April 2006
Most of us take summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new ominous scam has surfaced in the last several years. This new "jury duty" scam is the latest in a series of identity theft "phishing schemes". F... Read >
Author: Dorothy Lumski

Background of Password cracking

04th January 2006
Passwords to access computer systems are usually stored, in some form, in a database in order for the system to perform password verification. To enhance the privacy of passwords, the stored password verification data is generally produced by applying a o... Read >
Author: urlreader

The bankruptcy code acknowledges the validity of the homestead exemption.

13th July 2005
Many times the subject of bankruptcy seems baffling in its complexity. Actually the basic principals of bankruptcy are fairly simple even though the federal statuses on bankruptcy are extensive. The reason that the statutes are so complex is because in as... Read >
Author: John Roush

Phishing, Fraudulent and Malicious Websites

31st May 2005
Whether we like it or not, we are all living in the Information Age. We have nothing left but adapt to rapidly developing information technology, no matter who we are and what we do for living. The Internet, in particular, means for us boundless oppo... Read >
Author: Alexandra Gamanenko