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Updates are being release today by Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle. Probably the most important thing that you can do to keep yourself secure on the Internet is to keep your system up to date. And this means both the Operating System and the applications (Windows and Adobe Reader in this case).
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If you want to boost your safety on the Internet and you run Windows, you really should use a personal firewall, often called a software firewall. This is a program that runs on your computer and provides protection that goes beyond the firewalls that are built into Windows. A recent article reviewed one of the best personal firewalls, Comodo Firewall, and found it to be somewhat annoying (especially when it installs extra “features”) but very effective.
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Twitter is sending out messages to a number of users requesting that they change their passwords.
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Windows 7 has some good security features that make it a worthwhile investment.
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Whenever I travel and cross borders, the agents ask where I am going to or coming from. When I tell them that I attend Internet Security conferences, it usually starts a long conversation.
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The patch for IE that fixes the flaw used in the Aurora attack from China has now been released.
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The Internet Explorer flaw that allowed recent attacks against Google, Adobe, and others has now been published. Until the flaw is fixed, you should be using Firefox or another alternate browser.
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CA is reporting bad Java programs for mobile phones that run-up large telephone bills.
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Google has announced that their gmail service will now use secure https connections by default. Prior to this change, you had to select an option to enable https connections.
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Facebook is making changes to their privacy settings system. This means that it is time to review and set all your privacy options, including the options for your profile, search, newsfeed, and applications.
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Even filing taxes can be a risky activity on the Internet. In 2006, a scammer lured people to false tax sites and convinced them to file their tax returns there. He then changed the bank information and diverted the refunds to his own account.
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Be careful when you receive friend requests on social network sites such as Facebook. When you accept someone as a friend, you are giving away a lot of personal, private information (e.g., name, birth date, school, workplace, location) depending on your privacy settings. This information could be used by identity thieves.
To illustrate the problem, Sophos did an experiment on Facebook where they created two fictitious identities, one using a picture of a rubber duck, and sent out friend requests to random people.
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Fake email messages are circulating pretending to be information about H1N1 vaccinations from the Centers for Disease Control.
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Watch for fake Flash Player upgrades arriving by email.
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Antivirus programs are not all the same — some do better than others at detecting known and new malware.
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Choosing a password that is difficult to guess is very important for maintaining your security.
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Microsoft has confirmed another vulnerability in its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser.
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I am always on the lookout for some clear, simple Internet safety tips that can be taught to children to help them avoid luring by predators and becoming infected with bad programs.
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The bad guys are taking advantage of another cultural trend, this time the popularity of the Twilight movies.
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