Inexperienced users and even some experienced users have troubles identifying fake emails from legit ones. It is sometimes hard to tell if the email that just arrived in your mail inbox came from a legit company like eBay, Amazon or Citibank or if it is just another phishing attempt. There are some ...

A computer breach at the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has led to the theft of personal information on more than 45,000 employees and retirees, the agency confirmed this week. All told, the FAA said the hackers hijacked 48 files, two containing sensitive personal information that could expose the...

As many of you who read me know, I am a firm believer in the idea that ‘one picture is worth a thousand words’ is only the half off it. Sometimes, no matter how many words you were allowed, the simple picture would do a better job of conveying your message. Also, there are times when the writer ...

Computer security is a complicated issue for me as I migrate from love to hate relationships with every antivirus software I use and from the state when I think that I have nothing to worry about even if my computer stays unprotected for a few days (for total incompatibility of the antivirus of the ...

digg_url = 'http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/02/02/new-michael-phelps-sponsorship-opportunities/'; If you haven’t heard pictures of Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps have surfaced of him taking some hits from the bong post Olympics. I think most people would agree that a little pot smoking isn’t ...

Tickets for select shows on Phish's summer reunion tour went on sale this afternoon, and the onsales represented the first big test of sorts for the online ticketing system run by concert-promotion behemoth Live Nation. the comments sections of Hidden Trck and, surprisingly, Brooklyn Vegan to regist...

Posit: Most Internet abuse goes unreported and unnoticed. OK. That may or may not be true, I hear you say, but why is it important? After all, your own systems are properly secured, aren't they? There's nobody abusing your infrastructure to send spam, host phishing, illegal pornography and malware, ...

Gmail is a pretty good mail service provided by Google which strives towards accurately catching spam, and is very successful in catching the phish. One thing that empowers the people behind Gmail is the volumes that Google sees. The Google Enterprise Mail is apparently a much-in-demand service too ...

By Marisa Taylor, Blogger, Digits, The Wall Street Journal The latest phishing scam on Facebook has raised the question yet again as to whether the social-networking site is dropping the ball on security measures and properly responding to privacy complaints. Facebook faced consumer fraud charges in...

Now that I think about the nightmare that setting my PayPal account was initially some 3 years ago, I can’t help but feel that I will hardly ever be able to employ enough efforts to go through the procedure again even if I have to. I have already written about the multiple limitations that man...