Friday, August 27, 2004
Friday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-27-04 Mac Mail Goes Bye-Bye If you have 650 messages in your Mac Mail In Box like we do, you should read the article available at the Apple Knowledge Base regarding the possibility of loosing those messages. Make sure you protect yourself by saving important e-mail messages in a separate file. No Virtual Sweep, It’s the Real Deal After recently being skimmed by scammers, the report in CNET regarding the arrests of more than 100 people in a worldwide sweep of phishers, hackers, and Internet crimes is welcome news. We sure hope that some of those arrests occurred in Spain to a certain user of our credit card. Ten Tips From Microsoft for Instant Message Safety Microsoft has advice for PC users to stay safe when chatting with friends using Instant Messaging available at their support site. More Security From Microsoft MS also has tips for keeping your Window’s PC safe and you can learn more by visiting the Microsoft Support site. Learn to Not Take The Bait Learn to recognize the bait tossed out by phishers by reading the article on derailing phishing hack attacks in Internetnews.com/. Secunia Updates Secunia has released updates or security bulletins for the following systems: Fedora Core 1/2 Mandrake Linux 9.x Slackware Linux 9.1 Gentoo Linux 1.x What are Hackers and Crackers We often characterize security attacks as “hack attacks”. However, this is a misnomer often used by media-types when trying to explain security issues (see the article above). According to Indiana University, “Originally, the term "hacker" described any amateur computer programmer who discovered ways to make software run more efficiently. In a broader sense, hacker describes anyone who writes computer programs, modifies computer hardware, or tinkers with computers or electronic devices for fun. Hackers will "hack" on a problem until they find a solution, always trying to make their equipment work in new, more efficient ways. The popular definition of hacker has changed to describe a person who maliciously breaks into computer networks with the intent to snoop, steal data, or tamper with files. Legitimate hackers resent the association of the term hacker with criminal activity. They use the term "cracker" to describe someone who breaks into networks.” To the Hackers: Sorry, can you please come-up with a new name. If we change the phrase to crack attack, people will believe drug addicts have invaded their computers! Save at J&R: NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router now $41.88 after Mail In Rebate
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