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BBC News announced that more passwords to email accounts were posted: Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Comcast, and Earthlink users appear among those impacted. Again, security experts are urging those with accounts to change their login details. These are extra steps everyone should take at least once a year, or during situations where an account may be compromised:BBC News announced that more passwords to email accounts were posted: Yahoo, Gmail,... more
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No one expects a zombie apocalypse. But the University of Florida is making sure officials are ready for a night of the living dead, just in case.
The school has a plan for responding to the undead on its Web site among outlines for dealing with hurricanes and pandemics.
The exercise lays out how university officials would respond to attacks by "flesh-eating, apparently life impaired individuals." It notes that a zombie outbreak might include "documentation of lots of strange moaning."
A University of Florida spokesman says the exercise was written by an employee to "add a little bit of levity" to disaster preparation discussions...
Good to know someone besides me is worried about that.No one expects a zombie apocalypse. But the University of Florida is making sure... more
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Safety online is a controversial issue, one that is debated to death with little results that the average person can use without an advanced IT qualification. Here are my four simple rules for improving internet safety:Safety online is a controversial issue, one that is debated to death with little... more
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Currently, people rely on obscurity to keep their data safe. But with progressively more intelligent search engines available that can churn through vast amounts of data and make sense of it – even your email – security is something that needs to be addressed.Currently, people rely on obscurity to keep their data safe. But with progressively... more
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Spoiler alert: There isn’t an effective identity theft protection product. Typically, a company claiming to be an identity theft protection company will provide one or all of these services; access to credit reports, credit monitoring, and database monitoring. Unfortunately, these services cause security problems themselves.Spoiler alert: There isn’t an effective identity theft protection product.... more
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Your email is as firmly established as an identity as a credit report- it contains details of your finances, address history, and birthday just as a credit report would. Your address book may reveal your mother’s maiden name, and a compromise of the account could easily reveal your tax information or social security number. A compromise of this account could be devastating.Your email is as firmly established as an identity as a credit report- it contains... more
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