Archive for September, 2006
Thursday, September 21st, 2006
Want secured browsing ? Useful Firefox extensions
So far, I have found Mozilla’s Firefox better then IE in terms of security.
It claims to provide a safer browsing experience out of the box, but some of the best security features of Firefox are only available as extensions. Here’s a roundup of some of the more useful ones I’ve found.
Add n’ Edit Cookies
This might […]
No Comments » - Posted in General, Reviews, TechZone, Tips by Samir
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
What is wrong with GeoCities.com ?
I am hearing so many cases of password theft through yahoo IM that it is alarming.
And guess what ! Interestingly 8 out of 10 such cases involved clicking on a link pointing to “GeoCities.com”
What is wrong with Geocities.com ?
Well, Geocities.com is owned by yahoo ( http://geocities.yahoo.com/ ). And I strogly feel that […]
No Comments » - Posted in Email Security, Password theft by Samir
Monday, September 18th, 2006
Formal launch of Security Paranoia
I am glad to inform all about formal launch of Security Paranoia.
It was not more then a month back when my online security was compromised. It triggered many thoughts. I had started a blog to share security news and happenings.
I feel that it was not enough. I decided to expand blog and make it more […]
1 Comment » - Posted in News, General by Samir
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
McAfee SiteAdvisor plugin for firefox & IE
If you are heavy firefox user ( like me ), there is good news in terms of security. McAfee SiteAdvisor is available as “extension”. It is good thing. . I recently installed extension on my firefox and it has been very helpful.
If you are IE user, it is not that bad. Plugin is […]
No Comments » - Posted in News, Virus protection, Reviews by Samir
Monday, September 11th, 2006
Anti-spyware softwares - do I need one ?
YES, you do ! ( And you need a good one )
After recent incident of hacking of my email account, first thing I did was to buy “Spyware doctor” ( an Anti-spyware software ) to help me out.
If you are not using one yet, THINK AGAIN.
I wrote in my previous post that I will […]
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