2007 June

It’s another scam - possibly phishing for your personal information.
“WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has recently become aware of fraudulent spam e-mail messages claiming to be from DOJ. Based upon complaints from the public, it is believed that the fraudulent messages are addressed “Dear Citizen.” The messages are believed to assert that the recipients […]

The freshman veterinary class at University of California (Davis) will have something in common. Every one of that class will have had his/her personal information compromised:
“On June 15, the university determined that its computer-security safeguards had been breached and someone had gained access to the personal information of an estimated 1,120 applicants to the […]

There may be some data on your machine that you want to protect. LockNote adds another layer of protection. It provided password protection and AES 256-bit encryption. Locknote is a free product from Steganos:
link: LockNote
link: LockNote Reviews
The program is extremely user friendly… and it is free.
Catherine Forsythe

Tags: locknote, security, […]

I don’t want an iPhone. I don’t need an iPhone. - Apple has done a truly masterful job of slowing leaking news of what the iPhone has to offer. It has created and maintained a ‘buzz’. I am not among the iWait crowd. - If I must have […]

I broke a shoelace (yes, - headline news). - I didn’t have a tape measure so I thought I would be clever, go online and find out the length of lace that I needed. That’s when I came upon Ian’s Shoelace Site. It is a site dedicated to all that you […]

It’s a scam that trades on your security anxieties. It is an email security alert for Outlook. Do not install it:
“The emails appear to come from Microsoft and have the subject line “Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-0065″. They warn of a flaw in Outlook that has been used to infect 100,000 PCs and turn […]

Since the 9-11 attack, airport security has been a priority. There have been new innovations such as training screeners to assess facial expression and ‘backscatter’ technology, to see through clothes. While these new techniques are being implemented, some basic flaws are surfacing. CBS2 in Chicago has been doing an investigative report at […]

Dell is trying to appeal to the fashion conscious. - Would you like a pink laptop?
“In what Round Rock-based Dell says is a first wave of changes intended to turn around its lagging consumer business, the company on Tuesday unveiled a new line of consumer computer products in a rainbow of eight hues, […]

The spammers earned millions from sending traffic to porn sites. They tried to evade the CAN-SPAM Act by using servers in Amsterdam:
“…”These men used a variety of tricks to try and hide their whereabouts from the US authorities, including logging-in remotely to servers based in Amsterdam to make their spam messages appear to be […]

Hey - a big congratulations to Chris. He has been listed on ABC’s list of the 100 Blogs We Love:
“Chris Pirillo: Lockergnome creator and former Tech TV host Chris Pirillo has to be one of the funniest guys in (or out) of technology.”
link: 100 Blogs We Love
Nice going, Chris!
Catherine Forsythe

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