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Locking your Computer's Doors - Most people won’t have File and Printer sharing enabled on their home computers, but they may still have other vulnerabilities. Windows XP comes with web server and remote administration disabled by default. And then there are those port scanner programs hackers use, scanning the Internet for vulnerable PCs. Some sites, such as Shields Up, make great play of this, especially having the key Netbios ports 135-139 open, but fail to clearly explain exactly what hackers can do with them. The fact is that even if a hacker did interrogate these ports, all they would retrieve is your computer and workgroup name, along with its description – no big deal for a stand alone home system. Still, you may want to close these ports anyway. The Ultimate Security Measures - Scare stories. We’ve all heard them and we’ve all passed on a few, especially the tale of hawk-like hackers who can swoop on any data that’s sent across the Internet. If you use the Net, you’re asking for trouble. It’s as simple as that, isn’t it? No! Before a thief can crack your encrypted data, they have to capture it. The process can be incredibly complicated or unbelievably simple. The professional hacker must have the patience of Job melded with the dexterity of the Artful Dodger; the survival instincts of a cornered leopard; Not Exploit-Proofed, Age of Conan Needs More Work - Despite the stunning look of your character and the surrounding environment rendered by your $500 graphic card. Age of Conan is still in need of a lot of work in order to finish those systems lying underneath its graphical aspects. This is proven through many game-braking discovery of AoC exploits by leaked beta testers consent. These Age of Conan exploits are well documented as screenshots, descriptive articles and even in the form of video. If Funcom is not to fix all these anytime soon, then they will, later on, have to catch up with many players who keep exploiting from these unfinished and exploitable mechanics. Either you had participated in the beta test or a new face to Age of Conan. It is possible that after a while of play time you are going to spot or being abused by people who use these AoC exploits. Members of Strategyfreaks. Notes on Writing from Writers of Note - When I am introduced at social gatherings, the host or hostess usually says: "Hi, I want you to meet Philip Yaffe. He is a professional writer." I almost always get the same response: "Oh, really. What type of novels do you write?" In other words, people automatically associate the term "writer" with "literature"; as if fiction were the only type of writing. It isn't. And for most ordinary people, such as myself, it is the least important, yet it always seems to take pride of place. Scholastic snobbery has a lot to do with this. Protect Your WordPress Blog From Hackers With These Four Additional Security Tips - There was a lot of importance given to the coding and running of WordPress in the last article on WordPress security. Listed below are four of the most important precautions that you need to take in order for your WordPress blog to be secure. Utilize strong passwords This is an obvious good security practice, but too often forgotten. Make sure all your passwords are strong: your admin account, the ftp account and any other WordPress accounts that have any edit privileges. A simple web search will uncover a stories telling you the best way to choose strong passwords. Instead of being redundant, let me just suggest that you read these pieces and consider what they say. Additionally, following their rules does not mean copying the choices! Protect Your WordPress Blog From Hackers With These Four Security Tips - Recently online forums have been flooded with tales of WordPress blogs being hacked and then banned by Google for spreading badware. To avoid these nightmares, follow the simple WordPress security tips in this article to keep your blog safe. Stay current with the latest secure version The latest WordPress version, 2.3.3, is the most secure and effective version you can get right now. All software contains bugs and security vulnerabilities. Having the latest version of a product reduces potential issues. Other things to watch are plugins and themes as they have full access to WordPress. Starting with the version 2.3 of WordPress, you can find out if the installed plugins has a newer version from admin screen. Tips To Protect Yourself From Online Business Scams - As products and services appear on the Internet and there is proof that money can be made through these venues, copy cats, hackers, and scam artists are quick to create twin sites that will easily fool consumers and those looking for work at home opportunities. Bank information, personal information (SSN), and physical money are taken fraudulently creating victims of fraud, Internet scam and identity theft. Far too many people believe that this cannot happen to him or her, as this is just not the case. The Despicable Scam Artists If you were to take the time to look into the numerous scams and bogus business offers found online it would turn your stomach. It is disgraceful and frightening to see those online surveys, government grants; mystery shoppers and data entry clerks all make the list for scams online. Identity Theft Comes In Many Forms - The digital revolution has helped give rise to some amazing advances. Alas, it has also created a new plethora of opportunities for criminals and identity theft represents one area where crime seems to be paying for the most part. The phrase identity theft generally means what it sounds like. It is the theft of a person's identity by another for some profitable purpose. That being said, identity theft actually comes in a number of different forms. Mention identity theft and most people think of stolen credit cards. This occurs, but is actually the end result of the theft. Credit card accounts are not the target of most criminals, social security numbers are. With a social security number, an identity thief can take many financial steps. They can open multiple credit card accounts. They even apply for a loan once they establish a second address. Vista Prone to Hacking? - Can it really be possible? Windows Vista, the newly released operating of Microsoft, is vulnerable to hacking? Yes, you heard it right. It is possible, according to Microsoft itself. Well, it appears that an audio podcast has the capability of hacking Windows Vista's speech recognition feature. By using recorded audio commands, hackers can run malicious programs. Based on an initial investigation conducted by Microsoft, Vista's speech recognition feature can allow an attacker to execute commands verbally on a user's computer. The commands, however, are limited to the rights of a certain logged on user. Any commands on the administrative level will be barred by the User Account Control. Microsoft explains that the hacking can done when the user has a microphone and speakers connected to his or her computer with the speech recognition feature configured. Proven Tips, Tools, and Tactics and Other Security Measures To Stay Safe Online (Part 2 of 2) - 6. Learn what to do if something goes wrong. (a) If a scammer takes advantage of you through an Internet auction, when you're shopping online, or in any other way, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. (b) If you get deceptive spam, including email phishing for your information, forward it to "spam at uce.gov" (replace "at" with the @ sign). Be sure to include the full Internet header of the email. Proven Tips, Tools, and Tactics and Other Security Measures To Stay Safe Online (Part 1 of 2) - The Internet serves as an incredible tool for educators and students to communicate, research information, and learn. Is Your College Student Carelessly Inviting Identity Thieves and Predators? - In its annual report earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the most vulnerable targets of identity theft are 18-29-year olds. Your Money and Your Life - Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! - Cybercrime is on the rise. Your Money and Your Life: Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat! "How?", you ask. OK, let me elaborate on a few of the many ways cybercriminals steal your money, and, literally, your life and they can do so in seconds, not minutes, or hours. * You may not be the only one using your computer. Cybercriminals known as hackers may be using your computers and you may not even know it. Would you ever know it if your computer were taken over and being used by a hacker? Not likely. PC Safety 101 - Spyware, adware, and viruses is a new major concern for PC users everywhere. Infecting your computer silently (usually installed with programs that seem harmless), spyware and adware can collect personal information about you, as well as cause pop up ads to come up all of the time, changing your browsers home page, sometimes even completely disabling your computer's usability. This article will show you how to protect yourself against harmful spyware/ adware, as well as how to remove current infections, and how to protect yourself from viruses, hackers and other general "malware". Criminals Flock to the Internet and to a Computer in Your Home or Business - Organized crime seems too be extremely active in the scam known as "phishing" in which they send emails under the guise of being a financial institution or other legitimate organization. In the email they ask unsuspecting victims to verify personal information such as account numbers and passwords. They will target home users who have become the weakest link and they target their victims much more closely than before, by tracking down full names and personal interests. They also skim social networking sites and personal websites where most people have left a digital footprint that can be mined. Hacking - A Fullstop on E-system - Passion or Madness: Now days, it has become a passion to learn about hacking and information security. Some Precautions: Identity Thieves Combine Offline and Online Options - Two out of five identity theft victims surveyed by the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting identity theft through victim assistance, research and law enforcement partnerships) know... Bluehacking for Bluetooth Mobile Cell Phones, Private Messages, Photos, Videos and mp3 - They offer a software for bluetooth cell mobile phones, for messaging, photos and videos between the nearest friends, in a easily and free way. Certainly, thus that has been demonstrated with phenomena like bluehacking make rage in the United Kingdom, consisting on sending messages, photos and videos through bluetooth with cell mobile phones. How to Install software in Mobile Cell Phones - A. Through internet from a computer: First, there is on the internet quite a lot of places where is possible to find any kind of software for mobile cell phones, as bocaenboca.com, usually also know as midlets. Files are mostly named with extensions ".jar" for Java, presently on allmost every cell phone, and ".sys" for symbian devices as Nokias. Where availabe consider to choose ".sys" symbian software as its quality and performance are gratly improved compared to ".jar" Java files. Second, once you download ".jar" or ". The Future of Safe Internet Surfing - When the Super Highway became commercialized, its use was intended for the free and legitimate exchange of information and instantaneous communication. It was a fairly innocent medium, awkward to some, but still innocent and safe. However, nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle - for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to our personal security and our privacy. Our money, our computer, our family, and our business are all at risk. For example, researchers have found that most web browsers handle pop-up windows in a manner that makes them vulnerable to a simple phishing technique that allows fake content to look genuine.

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