Tech Tips From a NYC System Administrator
Spam. We all get them. Some come with attachements that are just viruses or trojans. Some come from folks in Nigeria who want to give us $2000 cash. Some purportedly come from financial institutions looking to verify your info. What we need to remember is that NO bank, NO credit card company, NO financial institution…
Even PDF attachments aren’t safe. If you receive an email from an unknown sender with a PDF attachment, be aware that trying to open it might launch an executable that can inject malware into your system. The attack produces a warning dialogue box, but users are accustomed to seeing, and ignoring, those in many situations….
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Facebook is getting bigger and sharing more info. It’s time to revisit your privacy settings and make sure you’re not opting into anything automatically. First stop is “Instant Personalization“, which basically allows FB partner sites to gather your info. Opt out by going to your Account –> Privacy Settings, then click on the Edit Settings…
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This is getting SCARY. So basically, unless you opt out, when you’re logged into FB, and visit a partner site (Currently Yelp, Docs.com, Pandora – but I’m sure the list will grow), the partner site will know you’re a FB user and will ask you if you want to “personalize” the site. By that they…
Read More “Facebook’s New Features and Your Privacy: Everything You Need To Know – PCWorld” »
This could give Google Docs a run for their money. Microsoft and Facebook joing forced to do battle against Google. Neowin.net – Microsoft and Facebook announce Docs.com a “social” Office.
Something I’ve been seeing alot of lately, Fake AVs Fake anti-virus software is on the rise and currently accounts for about 15% of all malware detected, according to a forthcoming report from Google.Fake anti-virus software purports to be software than can find and remove malware. But in fact it’s malware, the very thing it’s supposed…
With Google exiting China over it’s censorship issues, Godaddy no longer selling .cn domains names over censorship, Dell possibly thinking about “safer environments” for manufacturing, and Congress lighting a fire under Microsoft, could this be the start of a grand exodus out of China?
Thankfully, they got rid of the provision that gave the President a kill switch for the Internet: …it no longer gives the president unilateral power to disconnect networks from the Internet in the event of a major cyberattack… Cybersecurity Bill Passes Senate Committee — Government IT Security — InformationWeek.
Nice slideshow showing what it costs to manufacture your beloved gadgets. Apple makes a killing… via What Your Gadget Really Costs: Consumer Electronics Teardowns – BusinessWeek.
Malware/Trojans spreading via emails linking to fake Holiday E-Cards purportedly from “your friend” or your “Online Banking Team”. Christmas, Amazon and Zbot – it’s that time of year again – Sophos.