2007 June

According to a recent report from Mashable, MySpace Phishing continues to be a problem. How bad is it? The Firefox anti-phishing filter did not alert me when I happened upon one, which really got me thinking. Even with all of the hype behind browser integrated phishing protection as it has obviously, been less than successful.
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So you are enjoying that new Vista system you just purchased and feel fairly comfortable that you now, finally, will remain free of malware. Think again. As it turns out, there is a nasty little worm called W32/Impard-A that takes a joy ride using Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger and replicating itself with the false promise [...]

It’s creative to be sure, but is this just another passing concept in the grand scheme of things? Spam ploys have been bouncing around for years now and for the most part, have proven successful despite the best efforts of the average computer user. And even while anti-spam efforts have certainly improved over the years [...]

Well it is about time someone does something on the Web mail side of things! Wait, Google offered this back in 2005. Still, it is great to see Yahoo! joining the ranks of the living in the meantime. But unlike Google, Yahoo! has outsourced some help from our friends at OpenDNS.
Now many people have pointing [...]

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