Computer Security News

Increasing Your Online Defense The Right Way

Security has one meaning. It is a measurement of protection, a level of defense from those that would do you harm. Criminals. Higher security equals greater strength against others with criminal intent.

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Security Boss Calls For End To Net Anonymity

The CEO of Russia's No. 1 anti-virus package has said that the internet's biggest security vulnerability is anonymity, calling for mandatory internet passports that would work much like driver licenses do in the offline world.

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No cost Reverse Phone Lookup As Opposed To Paid Cellular phone Directories

Finding someone has become so much easier with the use of reverse telephone lookup services. These services allow you to pretty much learn someones whole life story by simply plugging their phone number into a reverse telephone directory online.

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Mozilla Detects Insecure Firefox Plugins

Mozilla has introduced a service that checks Firefox browser plugins to make sure they don't have known security vulnerabilities or incompatibilities.

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Passenger Rights Chief Says That Delta Hacked My Email

An airline passenger rights advocate is accusing Delta Air Lines of hacking into her computer and e-mail accounts to sabotage her organization's attempts to mandate basic services during flight delays.

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Computer Virus On My Computer- Never!

Do you know what a computer virus is? Basically, it does what it says on the tin- it infects your computer- some viruses can be little more than an irritation- a cold that causes little more inconvenience than a sniffle. Mainly written be some geek in a teenage bedroom, the intention is to annoy rather than cause massive disruption. At the very least, you should know what's on your computer, and what it does.

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