WaltBren Blog: Computer Technology, Web Design and Hosting

This week I was going to write about upgrading system RAM but while watching the news I saw the story about Hotels.com and their data theft. Last weeks big story was the data lose at the Veterans Administration. NOW .. to be clear, these were not computer security breeches but people actually carrying the data […]

Bob squinted at the email and began to read:
"Dear eBay User, as part of our security measures, eBay Inc. has developed a security program against fraudulent attempts and account thefts. Therefore, our system requires further account verification…"
Security Measures.  A threat to suspend his account to prevent "fraudulent activity".  The email went on to say that […]

by Jimi St. Pierre
Maintaining an in-house email system involves major appraisal of security risks and implications for the smooth running of any business. This can involve activity far beyond the task of installing and maintenance of Microsoft Exchange systems - it involves a major focus on the security required to ensure your Exchange Server stays […]

by Allen Giammarco
In case that you haven't noticed, there is malicious software across the internet that is more than willing to infiltrate your computer so that it can corrupt every piece of information, that you have stored on your PC. To guarantee that this doesn't happen, you must use detection and removal tools that can […]

Copyright © 2008 Jim Edwards
The online scam technique known as "phishing" is not new. Phishing has plagued Internet users for several years now, but its effectiveness has caused the practice to grow to record levels among online criminals. "Phishing" describes a combination of techniques used by cyber crooks to bait people into revealing sensitive personal […]

by John Hart
I had an opportunity recently to attend a convention of hackers and crackers. Yes they do get together and share secrets.
I wanted to get a first hand pulse on privacy and security on the web. I think it can pretty much be summed up by this comment from one of the hackers […]