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  • What is Two-Factor Authentication? Why Should You Care?

    What is two-factor authentication? According to Wikipedia: Two-factor authentication (TFA, T-FA or 2FA) is an approach to authentication which requires the presentation of two or more of the three authentication factors: “something the user knows”, “something the user has”, and “something the user is”. There are three generally recognized factors for authentication: something you know…

  • Taken Over

    According to Neil J. Rubenking taking over your computer remotely appears to be ridiculously, as long as you’re a bit gullible and don’t have any antivirus productions. Apparently he’s done it, along with several other tech journalists as part of a recent McAfee Consumer Journalist Day at McAfee Headquarters in Santa Clara. Each of hte…

  • Microsoft Warning: Email Worm Posing as MS Update

    Cyber-criminals have been sending so-called Microsoft updates via email that are actually viruses. Microsoft is reminding users that it never sends out security alerts with attachments via email and that you should never open such an email if it arrives in your inbox.

  • New Microsoft Web Worm Threat

    So, when Brian Livingston of Windows Secrets advises everyone to install the new MS patch without hesitation, you know it’s serious. Brian states that this is the first time in 1-1/2 years that Microsoft has released an emergency fix outside of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” cycle. The patch is found in Security bulletin MS08-067 (patch…

  • Fake Windows Update Ignored by Outlook’s Email Defenses

    There’s a fake Microsoft email message with a nasty file attachment wending it’s way around the internet. It’s supposedly a Windows update .exe sent as an attachment to a Microsoft email.

  • Phishing Scam – Intellectual Property Rights Scam

    For those of you who are now the proud owners of your own website domains, there comes with it a whole new level of spam.  It’s important to be on your guard for seemingly legitimate requests or inquiries, especially in a field that is new to you and in a “language” that may be unfamiliar…

  • Collecting your POP3 and Webmail Accounts into Outlook – Part 2 – How to Set Up Pop3

    Make sure you’ve glanced over Part 1 to make sure this process is right for you. Setting up your POP3 accounts into Outlook is a fairly simple process.  However, in order to do this, you need to have the following information from your POP3 email account provider:  The Incoming Mail Server (POP3); The Outgoing Mail…

  • Collecting your POP3 and Webmail Accounts into Outlook – Part 1 – Introduction and Considerations

    Did you know that you can collect all of your various webmail, html, and POP3 email accounts into Outlook?  As of the date of this writing, I have over 40 POP3 accounts and a hotmail and msn account feed into my permanent Outlook account, making it easy for me to save attachments in appropriate client…

  • Internet Security for the Non-Geek

    I came across an article I’d put aside regarding internet security. This article was well written and entitled “Internet safety for grandparents: What to do when you’ve been compromised.” I’d put it aside basically because it was information I was already aware of. But then I had to walk my daughter through an emergency clean…

  • General Technical

    This is the general technical area.  This will have info on areas not covered in other areas.