Tag: bad_guys
Scary Story – part deux
Well as I said in my Feb 8 post on scary malware stories….. well it’s been a little more than a week but the news is catching up. Here are the latest stories on the bad guys: From the BBC: The battle against the botnet hordes Describes the efforts by law enforcement to battle botnet […]
Posted: February 21st, 2008 under General.
Tags: bad_guys, bbc, botnet, hack, internet, malware
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Another Scary Malware Story
It seems just about every week there’s another story about scary stuff on the internet; malware, viruses, spam, botnets etc. It has become common place to describe the Internet as "the wild west". Really now, was the wild west ever THIS bad? I seriously doubt it! Here is the latest story from the BBC on […]
Posted: February 8th, 2008 under General.
Tags: bad_guys, bbc, internet, malware, spam
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Bluetooth Security
Anyone who uses a bluetooth headset MUST watch this video. This video illustrates that bluetooth headsets are NOT secure. When I say not secure, I mean EVERYONE of your conversations (not just cellphone calls) can be overheard VERY easily! So if you are wearing a bluetooth headset be VERY careful whatever you say; particularly in […]
Posted: December 31st, 2007 under General.
Tags: bad_guys, bluetooth, cell_phone, headset, internet, security_threat, talking
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