by technicalguy | Aug 11, 2010 | Email, Security
I received this very targeted spam message this morning referring to the Princess Mariana Luxury Yacht Hello I’m Captain Anthony Fernadez, 32years Old working with PRINCESS MARIANA LUXURY YACHT in United Kingdom, I managed the Hotel Operation Department of One...
by technicalguy | May 9, 2010 | Security, Social Media
If you have a Facebook account and haven’t been following their privacy changes, you should. The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook – a great graph that shows how much of your profile is public from 2005-2010 (http://bit.ly/94EIIr) Click on the years, shown on the...
by technicalguy | Mar 25, 2010 | Security, SmartPhone
Apple security takes another hit at the Vancouver Pwn2Own 2010 contest Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann lured the target iPhone to a rigged Web site and exfiltrated the SMS database in about 20 seconds. (full article here) and Charlie Miller, who I’ve...
by technicalguy | Jan 13, 2010 | Security
Changing your password may well be the biggest impact on your online security this year When was the last time you changed your password? I mean REALLY changed it – not just add a 1 to the end, or swapped it to the “other” password your regularly...
by technicalguy | Dec 28, 2009 | Email, Security, Social Media
I received the following email, supposedly from Facebook A review of the link imbedded in this email shows that it points to: http://www.facebook.com.hutijillitl.com/usersdirectory/LoginFacebook.php?ref=685939766133543484442926010224411111313460130602 Notice that it...
by technicalguy | Dec 12, 2009 | Security, Social Media
How to make sure your private information is not exposed with the new update from Facebook Facebook has rolled out its new privacy settings that include some changes that can expose information that was previously protected. Don’t just accept the default in the...
