A Smorgasbord
* Firefox add-on allows session hijacking of popular sites
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“In this digital age, we are all connected, and each of us plays an important role in securing cyberspace |
“A computer researcher has released a plug-in for the Firefox web browser that lets anyone scan open Wi-Fi networks and hijack, for example, Twitter and Facebook accounts“
(Yeah.. that’s just what we needed… Anyone else think that this “computer researcher” is an asshat?)
* Firefox zero day being exploited
“Cybercriminals are exploiting a “critical” zero-day flaw in Mozilla’s Firefox web browser to distribute malware, security firms are warning.“
* Google Street View Cars Collected E-Mail Credentials
“A blog by Alan Eustace, Google’s Senior VP, Engineering & Research admits that the payloads sniffed by the company’s Street View cars contained e-mail usernames and passwords. The statement came as part of an explanation of how the company is improving privacy controls.”
Folks, let’s not make it any easier for the Evil Doers than it it already is, see Protect your computer from cybercrime..
In other news: The good folks at TuneUp Utilities have asked me to let you know that – as of today – TU2011 is available — and they sent me an evaluation key. I installed it a few days ago.
“TuneUp Utilities is designed to keep PCs running smoothly, extend their lifecycles and provide users with a noticeable boost in speed and performance. Key features include:
- With the new TuneUp Program Deactivator, users can turn off unused programs completely to avoid the loss of PC performance. Any services, start-up entries, background processes or scheduled tasks in a program that are turned off will remain inactive until they are needed again.
- TuneUp’s Turbo Mode is 10 times more powerful than before—with a single mouse-click, users can increase PC speed by shutting down more than 70 background processes that slow down Windows 7, XP and Vista.
- The Live Optimization feature is even more focused to speed up the program that a user is working with and prevent background programs from using up too much of the PC’s resources.”
My review of TU2010 is here, and the TuneUp Utilities website is here (you can read more, and/or download a trial version…). Though I have only had it going a few days, I can say that my earlier review expresses my initial impressions here. Check it out.
October is National Cybersecrity Month, and the theme is STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Protect yourself and help keep the web a safer place for everyone.
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I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
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