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Harper's Island 2.0 (Mobile)

Welcome to Harper's Island. You are invited to witness the wedding of Trish Wellington and Henry Dunn. But be warned. Amidst this celebration of family and friends is a killer. Starting April 9, 2009, Harper's Island hosts a murder mystery even where a destination wedding turns into a terrifying struggle...

Tags: Mobile, Victim, CBS Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-04-17

Can Phishing Be Foiled?

Phish e-mails are constructed by con artists to look like legitimate communications, often from familiar and reputable companies, and usually ask victims to take urgent action to avoid a consequence or receive a reward. The desired response typically involves logging in to a Web site or calling a phone number...

Tags: Victim, Scientific American, Phishing, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Spam, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications

White papers 2008-12-01

SlideShare: Another DDoS victim surfaces

In an email to me, Dancho Danchev reported another victim of the same type of DDoS attack mentioned as hitting CNN.  We'll keep our ears open for other instances. The following links to the SlideShare blog which discusses the attack: http://blog.slideshare.net/2008/04/18/slideshare-experiencing-ddos-attack/ ...

Tags: Victim, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 1

The Same Origin Policy is one of the guiding principles that seek to protect our browsing experience. The Same Origin Policy was originally released with Netscape Navigator 2.0 and has been incorporated in one form or another in every major browser since. The concept has additionally been extended...

Tags: Concept, Attacker, Java, Victim, Applet, Attack, Same Origin Policy, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-03-14

66% of Americans believe their identity can be stolen while shopping online

57% of U.S. adults are concerned about being a victim of identity theft during the holiday season, and 66% believe they are more at risk when making purchases online, according to National Association of Insurance Commissioners. 32% of consumers were victims or knew someone who had been a victim of...

Tags: Victim, Identity, Identity Theft, Security, AM

Blog posts 2008-01-11

IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack

See updates below with confirmation from RealNetworks and plans for an emergency RealPlayer patch Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day hole in RealNetworks' RealPlayer media player, a software program installed on tens of millions of Windows computers worldwide. The in-the-wild attacks, which began...

Tags: Attacker, Victim, Microsoft Internet Explorer, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Attack, Flaw, Exploitation, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search Appliance

[ UPDATE, October 1, 2007:  Google has issued a fix for this issue.  It's important that you check your filters to ensure your mailbox isn't compromised ] Google's security model is not holding up very well to scrutiny from hackers. In the past few...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Search Appliance, Victim, XSS, Hacker, Attack Technique, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-09-25

A Strange Message - Prank Program 1 (Windows)

Simply secretly install this harmless prank program on your victim's computer. When your victim starts and uses Windows, a weird error message will open in irregular intervals which can only be confirmed with OK. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Victim, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Productivity, Software

Software downloads 2007-05-22

10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime. The FTC reports that...

Tags: Victim, Identity Theft, Security

Download resources 2006-05-10

Additional Resources

Selling customer information leads to prosecution

What's the big deal?Isn't this how everyone does it? My boss would routinely buy millions of data records from companies to conduct email campaigns.Ah, but in Great BritainThey have made it TOTALLY illegal to sell data records. You cannot do stuff like this period over there, and I applaud...

Tags: Asset management, INTERNET, Big Deal, asset, customer information

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector

Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...

Tags: Engineering, radar, detector, battery, laser

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC

My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation

lol...and double lolwhoever thinks that windows 7 is any better than any previous disaster they created will be dispelled soon.Google will take over and leave MS in the dustGoogle is going to take over and leave the lethargic Windows in PC dust.loverock's mother herei must apologize for my 44 old...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Scammers trick users to ship stolen goods

A society of victims...If people stopped being a victim by wanting someoneto do everything for them.Use commonsense, if it is too good to be true thenit is.The entire public Internet is a sewer of sortsfull of spammers, criminals, and imposters.Only fools act naive in using insecure passwords,and posting private data...

Tags: Social networking, Google Inc., social networking site

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Eric Schmidt on whether Google is getting evil

I Am A Victim of EvilHere is evil to me.I cannot stop Google from spamming me...or at least one of their Google Groups.A while back I bought an Ubuntu mini 9 from Dell.It was great.I loved it.It got stolen by some druggos while I was using it at Westlake plaza...

Tags: E-mail, Spam, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., Evil, Google Groups, motto

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole

I hope Jeremy got some sleep last nightbecause he probably won't be getting much in the near future.first of many zillionsis there anything worse than being MS security programmer?poor bastards.YesYeah, being a mindless repetitive troll.yeah, being a poor Mac user. yeah, being a poor Mac user....

Tags: Wireless LANs, Firewalls, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, zero-day hole, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, firewall

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

MB Medicine Cards 1.0 (Windows)

MB Medicine Cards is based on the Native American belief of animal totem. A totem helps and protects people by spiritually helping one plan his or her life path. Each animal card represents its own personality trait that can apply to many people. Each animal card is associated with unique...

Tags: Card, Animal, Health Care, Microsoft Windows, MysticBoard, Medicine Card, MB Medicine Cards, Animal Card, Personality Trait, Health Problem, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-11-11

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 9.1.008 (Windows)

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is a comprehensive suite protecting your PC, your browser, and your data. The OSFirewall monitors changes within your computer to spot and stop new attacks that bypass traditional anti-virus protection. The Advanced Download Protection analyzes browser downloads in three unique ways before they can infect your PC...

Tags: PC, ZoneAlarm, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, Advanced Download Protection, Hard Drive Encryption, Two-way Firewall, PC Tune-up, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Web Browsers, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line'

RE: Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line'google crossed that line several squares back unlike M$ Google is openGoogle is transparent and does not cross the criminal line.That you know of. I, on the otherhandknow that they have crossed that criminal line many a time.You see, the best criminals...

Tags: Backups, Google Inc., creepy line

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

House bill calls for ISPs to block some fake financial sites

Good grief!Now the BIG LETHARGIC Gov is going to tell people what sites they can go to and tell ISP's to block them???GOOD GRIEF! It is out of control, 2010 is coming and these socialist will be sent back home... AHHHH the sound of 1984 is very much alive..and well...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Government, Internet Service Provider, fake financial site, financial

Discussion threads 2009-11-05