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Thursday, September 21st, 2006
Should we sign the back of credit card ?
It is interesting thought, isn’t it ? In terms of security, it will be lot safer.
The other day I read a report explaining why we should not sign the back of our credit cards so we will be forced to show our drivers license when we use it. That’s suppose to protect us just in […]
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Samir
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 […]
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