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  • “Wrong Numbers” and Stock Tips on Your Answering Machine

    You come home after a long, honest day’s work, stroll by your message machine, and see the light blinking. Did a loved one call with good news? Is there a friend calling to find out what you’re doing tomorrow? Some people are finding that they have instead received a “misdialed” call from a stranger, leaving a “hot” investment tip for a friend. The message is designed to sound as if the speaker didn’t realize that he or she was leaving the hot tip on the wrong machine. Maybe the message sounds like this:

    “Hey Tracy, it’s Debbie. I couldn’t find your old number and Tammy says this is the new one. I hope it’s the right one. Anyway, remember that hot stock exchange guy that I’m dating? He gave my father that stock tip on the company that went from under a buck to like three bucks in two weeks and you were mad I didn’t call you? Well I’m calling you now! This new company is supposed to be like the next really hot clothing thing. And they’re making some big news announcement this week. The stock symbol is … He says buy now. It’s at like 50 cents and it’s going up to like 5 or 6 bucks this week so get as much as you can. Call me on my cell, I’m still in Orlando. My Dad and I are buying a bunch tomorrow and I already called Kelly and Ron too. Anyway I miss you, give me a call. Bye.”

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  • Massive Internet security flaw uncovered

    Security researchers on Tuesday said they had discovered an enormous flaw that could let hackers steer most people using corporate computer networks to malicious websites of their own devising.

    For bad news, that’s pretty impressive. But there are two pieces of good news: First, no bad guys are known to be using the flaw yet. And second, in a possibly unprecedented display of industry cooperation, virtually every major software company affected is issuing patches to fix the problem.
    –> Found by Computer Security genius Dan Kaminski and announced at the Blackhat

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  • Net Neutrality: Five Facts Everyone Must Know

    The term net neutrality, unless you
    ’re a tech geek, conjures up thoughts of fair trade, international policy or possibly anti-fishing zones.
    Here’s a clarification the oft confusing technical jargon slimmed down to only the necessary information:

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  • 12 Quick Hacks For Firefox 3

    It’s time to hack it. I love Firefox. It is highly functional and superior to all version of Internet Explorer even though Microsoft throws a billion dollars as their web product.

    I hope Google does the same thing for cell phones (with Android) that Mozilla did for the web.

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  • What Happens When You Reply To ALL of Your Spam

    Each S.P.A.M. volunteer saw an average of 70 spam messages arrive in their in-box each day, with men receiving about 15 more per day than women. That was a lot to answer, but “Penelope Retch” — the alias that Mooney chose for her S.P.A.M. adventure — answered every single message.

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  • World War 2.0, A look at the new age of Cyber-Warfare

    In spring 2007, Estonia’s banks and newspapers were shut down by an organized wide-scale cyber-attack using ‘botnets and other “Cyber-warefare” methods, in this Wired Science video they take an in depth look at how this happened and how Cyber-warfare similar to this will be fought and what governments/organizations can do to deter it.

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  • Youtube to hand over all user histories and IP addresses!

    Due to a recent judge ruling, google will be forced to turn over every record of ever video watched by youtube users, including user’s names, and IP addresses to viacom.

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  • NSA Security Blackberry

    Sectera

    The IPhone may look pretty, but the Sectera will kick its ass in a combat zone. If you took the IPhone to Afghanistan there is a good chance that the powdery, flower like sand would eat it its sexy smooth face and spit out a pitted, shiny, $400 dollar paper weight/Frisbee. If your going to combat and have a gritty, dirty critical mission, you’ll need something like the Sectera to keep up with you.

    A look at the Sectera.

    The Sectera is ruggedized in accordance with MIL-STD-810F. This means that it can be dropped, put in water, survive some level of vibration, humidity, temperature and dust.

    More on the Sectera

    The Sectéra® Edge™ smartphone converges secure wireless voice and data by combining the functionality of a wireless phone and PDA — all in one easy-to-use handheld device. Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and websites classified Secret and below. The Sectéra Edge is the only SME PED that switches between an integrated classified and unclassified PDA with a single key press.

    Features

    * Versatile
    o Secure and non-secure wireless phone, e-mail and web browsing
    o Withstands rigors of both tactical and everyday environments
    o Global roaming over GSM, CDMA or Wi-Fi* wireless networks
    o Software upgradeable to VoIP
    o Exchange secure e-mail with government personnel, including S/MIME BlackBerry® users
    o IPv6 software upgradeable
    * Easy-to-Use
    o Familiar Microsoft® Windows® Platform
    o Wireless desktop synchronization
    o Separation of Classified and Unclassified applications
    o One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions
    * Advanced Security Features
    o Secure wireless access to the SIPRNET and NIPRNET
    o DoD PKI enabled Common Access Card (CAC) support
    o Supports DoD 8100.2 requirements
    o Type 1 encrypted storage of classified data
    o Can be used inside closed areas with “SCIF-Friendly” feature

  • CONTACT AGENT Dr.Edwin Thomspon *SCAM?*

    Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
    Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.

    Good Day,

    I am using this opportunity to thank you for your effort to our unfinished
    transfer of fund into your account,I want to inform you that I have
    successfully transferred the Cheque out of the company to someone else who
    was capable of assisting me in this great venture .Due to your
    effort,sincerity, courage you showed at the course of the transaction I
    want to ompensate you with the sum of £350,000.00 (Three Hundred And Fifty
    thousand Great British Pound).You are to contact the finance house for the
    collection of the certified bank draft.

    COMPENSATION HEAD OFFICER
    CONTACT AGENT
    Dr.Edwin Thomspon
    EMAIL:edwintom6@gmail.com
    Tel: +234 8087787898

  • Hackers Crack London Tube’s Ticketing System

    Dutch security researchers rode the London Underground free for a day after easily using an ordinary laptop to clone the “smartcards” commuters use to pay fares, a hack that highlights a serious security flaw because similar cards provide access to thousands of government offices, hospitals and schools.

    There are more than 17 million of the transit cards, called Oyster Cards, in circulation. Transport for London says the breach poses no threat to passengers and “the most anyone could gain from a rogue card is one day’s travel.” But this is about more than stealing a free fare or even cribbing any personal information that might be on the cards.

    Oyster Cards feature the same Mifare chip used in security cards that provide access to thousands of secure locations. Security experts say the breach poses a threat to public safety and the cards should be replaced.

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