Cyber Security Tip & Tricks
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Saturday, December 30, 2017

How to secure your Computer in an efficient way 10 Tips

It is not a matter of thinking that you are how much tech savvy but you have to keep secure your computer from hackers, viruses, etc. in order to safe guard your assets. There are several things every one of us has to do when we are using a computer system and we don't always deal with them in the most efficient ways how to avoid viruses, use keyboard shortcuts,  how to secure your personal data while on-line or even just keep your data backed up. Here are 10 Tips that everyone can / should learn to keep their computer fast, safe, and easy to use.

Use encryption, keep your software up-to-date, disable images in e-mail, scan e-mail attachments for viruses, use a non administrator Windows account, scan for viruses manually, and use a secure-erase utility to destroy old data.

Keep Your Personal Information Safe and Secure

The internet isn't always a safe place to keep their personal information or / and exchanging their personal data, which means everyone needs to make sure they're keeping their personal information safe. It is your duty to make sure you use strong and unique passwords for your on-line accounts, remove personal information from photos and other files, make sure your browser is secure and never use open public Wi-Fi networks without protection.

Find out Your Lost or Stolen Gadgets


You never know when you might misplace your phone, laptop, or other tech, so set up some safeguards now. iPhones have an easy-to-use feature called Find My iPhone that'll help you track it if it goes missing, but we're big fans of an app called Prey. With it, you can track nearly any laptop or smartphone that's gone missing, and even get a photo of who might be using it. If you're missing a camera, the CameraTrace service can help you find it, too. Of course, the best solution is making sure it doesn't get stolen in the first place, and making sure all your personal data is locked down.

Share a File Between Two Computers

It's very easy to transfer a file between two computers over your wireless (or wired) network, whether it's between you and a friend or between multiple computers you own. If you want to share them between multiple computers in your house, Windows 7's Homegroup feature is a great option.

Keep Your Computer in good Shape with Regular Maintenance

Computer maintenance has gotten really confusing over the years. Between defragging, cleaning up temporary files, and other tasks, it's almost like trying to maintain a car. Luckily, it's gotten a lot easier in recent years: you only really need to do one or two things to keep your computer running fast and smooth. 

Access Your Home Computer From Anywhere

Ever go out with your laptop and realize you left something important on your computer at home? One way to solve this problem is to use a service like Dropbox, so your files are with you everywhere you go. With a simple app, you can log into your home computer from another machine and use it as if you were sitting right at your desk whether you just need to grab a quick file or access a program you don't have elsewhere.

Friday, December 26, 2008

The Duhs of Security

The Duhs of Security

This security awareness video was developed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to promote simple changes in behavior that will strengthen security.

* Dont allow tailgating
* Guard your password and change it often
* Safe sensitve information to secure backed-up network storage areas
* Lock the computer when unattended
* Pick up sensitive printouts immediately
* Dont have sensitive conversations where you can be overheard.
* Be wary of suspicious emails
* Keep electronic media secure and safe from theft or damage.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Secure Passoword Reminder - RoboForm 6.9 Released



RoboForm makes logging into Web sites and filling forms faster, easier, and more secure. RoboForm memorizes and securely stores each user name and password the first time you log into a site, then automatically supplies them when you return. RoboForm's powerful Logins feature eliminates the manual steps of logging into any online account. With just one click RoboForm will navigate to a Web site, enter your username and password and click the submit button for you.

RoboForm 6.9 New Features
* Support Netscape 9.0 and Firefox 3 alpha.
* Fix Print List font size.
* Fix Assert in FrameManager:5408.
* Fix AutoLogoff on Standby, it was not always logging off.
* Fix position of current item in multi-page menu when showing next page.

You can reduce the time you spend filling out Web forms and logging onto subscription sites with RoboForm. This major update improves usability significantly and replaces the old, clunky auto fill window with a less-obtrusive tool bar. If you don't like the standard tool bar placement, you can run it at the bottom of the browser instead. That's the standard placement for Mozilla-based browsers. The program uses encryption algorithms such as Blowfish and AES to protect your data and includes a password generator. You can set up multiple identities with different credit-card numbers, passwords, and contact information. The trial limits the tab instances on each identity to three, but you can make plenty of identities.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Password Management Software - RoboForm free edition

RoboForm: Learn more...

RoboForm is a password management software with Artificial Intelligence built in that can automatically fill online forms for you. It has been featured on The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, Financial Times, PC Magazine, etc.

Nowadays we all have many usernames and passwords to use on the internet. Some spywares record your keystrokes and send them to the hackers. It has been reported many times that people lost all their money in online bank account or internet payment system account.

One of RoboForm key features is designed to combat this kind of key logger hacking. RoboForm can:

* AutoSave passwords in browser.
* AutoFill passwords to login form.
* Click Login button for you.
* Fill personal info into online forms.
* Save offline passwords & notes.
* Generate Secure Random Passwords.
* Encrypt passwords and personal info using 3-DES.
* All personal info is stored on your computer only.
* Put passwords on USB KeyChain for extra security.
* Sync your passwords and safenotes to a Palm.
* Backup & Restore, Print your passwords.

RoboForm works best with IE 5.0 and above. IE6 is the recommended browser to use with Artificial Intelligence RoboForm.

Note: free edition comes with some limitations.

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Friday, September 7, 2007

Pentagon Computer Hacked Into By Chinese

The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June
in the most successful cyber attack on the US defense department, say
American ­officials.

The Pentagon acknowledged shutting down part of a computer system
serving the office of Robert Gates, defense secretary, but declined to
say who it believed was behind the attack.

Current and former officials have told the Financial Times an internal
investigation has revealed that the incursion came from the People’s
Liberation Army.

One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact
origins of the attack. Another person familiar with the event said
there was a “very high level of confidence...trending towards total
certainty” that the PLA was responsible. The defense ministry in
Beijing declined to comment on Monday.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Michigan Man Fined for Using Coffee Shop's Wi-Fi Network


A Michigan man has been fined $400 and given 40 hours of community service for accessing an open wireless Internet connection outside a coffee shop. Under a little known state law against computer hackers, Sam Peterson II, of Cedar Springs, Mich., faced a felony charge after cops found him on March 27 sitting in front of the Re-Union street Café in Sparta, Mich., surfing the Web from his brand-new laptop. Last week, Peterson chose to pay the fine instead as part of a jail-diversion program.

Someone from a nearby barbershop had called cops after seeing Peterson’s car pull up every day and sit in front of the coffee shop without anybody getting out.

“I just curiously asked him, ‘Where are you getting the Internet connection?’, you know,” Sparta Police Chief Andrew Milanowski said. “And he said, ‘From the café.’”

Milanowski ruled out Peterson as a possible stalker of the attractive local hairdresser, but still felt that a law might have been broken.

“We came back and we looked up the laws and we figured if we found one and thought, ‘Well, let’s run it by the prosecutor’s office and see what they want to do,’” Milanowski said.

A few weeks later Peterson said he received a letter from the Kent County prosecutor’s office saying that he faced a felony charge of fraudulent access to computer networks and that a request had been made for an arrest warrant.

Source: FoxNews



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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Hacking of CM's Website - Kerala Police sought INTERPOL help

The Kerala Police have sought the assistance of the International Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to track those who behind the hacking of the official Website of Kerala Chief Minister www.keralacm.gov.in.

Hackers had inserted links to objectionable contents in the CM’s Website. New topics were created in the Discussion Forum and links to certain websites with objectionable contents are inserted.

The Website was hacked by unidentified persons four times recently. The Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell of Kerala Police with the help of C-DAC Cyber Forensic Division Experts traced the IP (Internet Protocol) Addresses. These addresses are located in the US, Russia and China. Meanwhile, the official Website run by C-DIT has been pulled out from the World Wide Web for an overhaul.

Source: Newindpress

Monday, June 4, 2007

വിഎസിന്‍റെ സൈറ്റ് ഹാക്ക് ചെയ്തു



തിരുവനന്തപുരം: മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി വി എസ്‌ അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക വെബ്സൈറ്റ്‌ നാലുതവണ ഹാക്ക്‌ ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടതായി വെളിപ്പെട്ടു.സൈബര്‍ ക്രൈം സെല്‍ ഇതേകുറിച്ച്‌ നടത്തിയ അന്വേഷണം എങ്ങും എത്തിയിട്ടില്ല.മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ സൈറ്റിന്‍റെ പരിപാലന ചുമതല സിഡിറ്റിനാണ്‌.

കൃത്രിമ പാസ്‌വേഡ്‌ ഉപയോഗിച്ച്‌ വെബ്സൈറ്റിലെ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ മാറ്റുകയും പുതിയവ തിരുകി കയറ്റുകയും ചെയ്തിരുന്നു. സൈബര്‍ ക്രൈംസെല്‍ മേധാവി ഐ ജി ലോക്നാഥ്‌ ബെഹ്‌റയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ അന്വേഷണം പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്‌.

മൂന്നാര്‍ ദൗത്യസംഘത്തില്‍പെട്ട ഐ ജി ഋഷിരാജ്സിങ്ങിനെ കൊന്നുകളയുമെന്ന ഭീഷണിയും മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ വെബ്സൈറ്റില്‍ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. വധഭീഷണി അയച്ച മേല്‍വിലാസത്തെ കുറിച്ച്‌ അന്വേഷണം പുരോഗമിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാല്‍ അന്വേഷണത്തിന്‍റെ കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ പറത്തുവിട്ടിട്ടില്ല.
Source: MSN India

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Friday, June 1, 2007

Internet Spam King Robert Soloway, 27 was arrested by US Police


A man nicknamed the "spam king" for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails has been arrested in the US.
Robert Soloway, 27, was arrested in Seattle, Washington, after being indicted on charges of mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.
Mr Soloway allegedly sent millions of e-mails on hijacked computers. Using computers secretly infected with orders to send out millions of his e-mails. Such computers are known as "zombies" because their owners often have no idea they have been hijacked for another purpose.

According to prosecutors, Mr Soloway was responsible for tens of millions of unsolicited e-mails promoting his own company between November 2003 and May 2007.
He is said to have frequently changed the web address of his internet marketing business to avoid being caught.
A US lawyer said Mr Soloway was the first person to be prosecuted for sending out spam e-mails using federal laws against identity theft.
Prosecutors want to seize the sum of $773,000 (£391,000) that Mr Soloway is said to have made from his firm.
If convicted of all the charges, he also faces a fine of $250,000 (£126,500) and a maximum prison term of 65 years.


Video on Robert Soloway Arrest.
Source: BBC News

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