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3anything says...
Jul 03, 2009

3 Steps to keep yourself safe on twitter

The Twitverse is a public world and so is your content and presence. Thus controlling who sees your content and who is not aware of your presence is difficult. Yes there is an option to set your updates to private, but your profile is still searchable. Although there are some things you can control mainly - your account safety. Here are three ways to keep yourself safe.

  1. High Password Strength: The usual beware clauses apply. Keep a password of high strength – alphanumeric, at least 10 characters, use special characters to enhance strength, & DO not use the same password for many accounts.
  2. Access to third Party tools with caution: There are many third party tools that take your twitter password and username to allow access to the tools.
  3. Beware of Phishing: The amount of links posted by tweeters are taunting and you may never be able to go through all of them. But, the ones that you do go through unaware of what lies beyond could cause you some pain. Select your followers carefully.

With some inspiration from this post @sherweb. Continue reading on his post on 'How to Avoid Getting Twitter-Jacked' for a more detailed direction.

Keep it Simple :)

Filed under: security, twitter
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tjunkie says...
Jul 01, 2009

Is Facebook getting too panaroid?

Dear facebook,
 
Are you getting too paranoid? I appreciate your seriousness on getting the worms and the phishing attack recently but your system should be able to determine what is a bot and what is a human.
 
I was having a conversation with my friend last night and we were discussing on photography, so I started to send him links of my flickr pages over the conversation and next thing I know pop out a message warning me of spamming him and threaten that my account will be disable (See below image)

So I visited your FAQ page and did exactly as recommended by changing my password, logout and login back again. As I continue on my chat with him, every line I type, I am warned again by that message. What is going on facebook? Are you overly paranoid?
 
Btw, I'm a human not a bot

Filed under: facebook, rants, security
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David says...
Jun 27, 2009

WARNING! Malicious Code Related to Celebrity Deaths

This is a security warning from US-CERT on the danger of celebrity deaths being used in social engineering attacks to spread malware.

 
 

via Scam Stop Education and Awareness by David Alexander on 6/26/09


This warning just out from US-CERT

US-CERT Current Activity

Spam, Phishing, and Malicious Code Related to Recent Celebrity Deaths

Original release date: June 26, 2009 at 10:44 am Last revised: June 26, 2009 at 10:44 am

US-CERT is aware of public reports of an increased number of spam campaigns, phishing attacks, and malicious code targeting the recent deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. These email messages may attempt to gain user information through phishing attacks or by recording email addresses if the user replies to the message.

Additionally, email messages may contain malicious code or may contain a link to a seemingly legitimate website containing malicious code.

US-CERT would like to remind users to remain cautious when receiving unsolicited email. Users are encouraged to take the following measures to protect themselves from these types of attacks:

* Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages.

* Install and maintain up-to-date antivirus software.

* Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document

for more information on avoiding email scams.

* Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

document for more information on social engineering attacks.

Relevant Url(s):

<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html>

<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf>

Filed under: Celerbrity deaths, malware, security
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dbcoyer says...
Jun 26, 2009

Microsoft Security Essentials tested, passes with flying colors (via feedly)


Microsoft Security Essentials tested, passes with flying colors

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Regular Download Squad readers already know that I've been testing Microsoft's new Security Essentials since it first appeared in the wild last week and that I've been quite impressed with it so far. Some commenters weren't impressed, however, waving the NOD32 flag even though SE removed threats from my machine that NOD had missed.

AV-Test Labs has now put SE through a slightly more grueling test than scanning my piddly PC. They threw 3,200 different bots, trojans, and viruses along with a slew of items designed to trigger false positives and Security Essentials was up for the task.

In an email to Computerworld, Andreas Marx of AV-Test reported "All files were properly detected and treated by the product," said Marx in an e-mail. "That's good, as several other [antivirus] scanners are still not able to detect and kill all of these critters yet. None of the clean files were noted as malicious." The program was also able to tackle rootkits, though AV-Test will put it through more comprehensive testing before making a verdict on that particular ability.

Marx also addressed the concerns that SE was using Microsoft's own servers for cloud-based scanning. "The scanner works with the locally-installed anti-virus and anti-spyware databases -- it doesn't appear to use 'in-the-cloud scanning' methods," he stated.

If you missed out on the original download from Microsoft, don't fret. The nice folks at Softpedia have mirrored the SE files for you.

Microsoft Security Essentials tested, passes with flying colors originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BCK says...
Jun 25, 2009

Secunia on Internet Explorer

Firefox had no issues

 

Filed under: Browsers, Microsoft, Mozilla, Security
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Recycled says...
Jun 24, 2009

D-Link Wireless Routers: Avoid this bad firmware revision

Just a brief note. If you have a recent generation D-Link wireless
router (e.g. a 6xx series or an 8xx series), you are going to want to
avoid this recent firmware update. It adds a feature that is intended
to enhance security but instead, as implemented, makes your wireless
router vulnerable to unauthorized access.
 
I image D-Link will fix this before too long. You'll just want to wait
until another firmware revision closes the hole, before updating. If
you already updated and have the bad firmware, I'd recommend
downloading the old firmware and reverting back to it, for the time
being.
 
(Note that firmware is unit-specific. Make sure you use the right
file. And make sure you get the file from the official D-Link site.)
 
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D-Link exposes WiFi routers with new 'security feature'
 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/15/dlink_router_gimmick/

Filed under: computer, problem, security, technology
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deltafoxtrot says...
Jun 23, 2009

5 Tips for IMing with contacts on the ground #neda #gr88

If you're communicating with contacts on the ground in Iran I have a few tips for you. The tips apply especially for the contacts.
 
* Use a messenger like Pidgin, http://pidgin.im, with OTR encryption. Mac Users can use Adium, http://adium.im
* protect your connection with TOR, https://www.torproject.org/torbrowser/index.html.fa
* Set up new messaging accounts that bear no resemblance to your established online and Real Life Identities
* Don't allow your contacts to disclose any valuable information over unprotected channels. The only exception if their cover is blown and they know for sure, they can't escape the regime's thugs anymore (hopefully never).
* Make sure your contacts disable any logging of your conversations.

Filed under: Adium, Communication, Encryption, Instant Messaging, Iran, iranelection, Neda Revolution, OTR, Pidgin, Security

mannkind says...
Jun 22, 2009

AP501 - A Quick Overview

Filed under: digital lock, gadget, security
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MoHall says...
Jun 19, 2009

That e-mail attachment is not a Twitter invite | Security - CNET

via news.cnet.com

"Symantec is warning about a mass-mailing worm that comes in an attachment pretending to be a Twitter invite.

"The observed messages appear as if they have been sent from a Twitter account; however, unlike a legitimate Twitter message, there is no invitation URL present in the body," a Symantec blog post says. "Instead, the user will see an attachment that appears as a .zip file that purportedly contains an invitation card." ..more info at link.

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Jun 16, 2009

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