Posted by: dropped packet [ITS Security] under Informative on May,11th, 2009
Many people today proudly call them selves “Mall Rats” but not me. Rarely will you see my wandering around a shopping mall, I do most of my shopping online. I plan to share some of my helpful hints on how to be safe.
Shipping.
One of the first things one must consider is your shipping. [...]
Posted by: Vereor [ITS Security] under Informative on May,11th, 2009
This two part series of articles will be devoted to botnets and malware. The first article will give a good overview of what a botnets and malware are. The second article in the series will teach you how to tell if your computer has been compromised and is a member of a botnet , how to prevent becoming a member of a botnet and how to clean your computer if it has been botnetted.
Posted by: Vereor [ITS Security] under Informative on May,6th, 2009
“If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.” Good advice today just as it was years ago when I first heard it. A good thing to remember is that unsolicited E-Mail schemes are never legitimate. If something sounds too good to be true, it’s probably a scam.
Posted by: dropped packet [ITS Security] under Informative on May,6th, 2009
Unfortunately the world is a cruel place and we as consumers must protect ourselves from others that wish to do us harm. In this day and age you can’t see your attacker. So what should you do? You should be proactive. Such as checking your credit report and criminal history, yes criminal history. It is very possible to have someone else’s criminal history on yours. This is normally an innocent mistake but could cost you that job or loan.