Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Merchants Can Reduce Fraud With This Trick
I write regularly about credit card fraud and identity theft. Most online merchants struggle to combat this type of crime, and detest it just as much as you do. If you are selling online or plan to do so one day, here is a bright idea used by one merchant to deal with losses due [...]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
A Small Victory For Us Consumers, Maybe
Almost two years ago, the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged AccuSearch, an information broker, with illegally obtaining individuals’ phone records, and selling them to any and all comers. This of course was done without the consumers’ knowledge or consent. Now a judge in Wyoming has found the company guilty as charged. The illegal practice, [...]
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Vista vs. Other Operating Systems
Microsoft is hard at work showing us that Vista is safer and more secure than Windows XP or other open source operating systems (OS). In Vista’s first year just now ended, the new OS had significantly fewer security bugs and holes than XP and others had in their first years. According to Microsoft. Security company [...]
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Of Mice and You
Today we will look at your trusty, hardworking mouse, and see what tricks it can do for you. That friendly neighborhood rodent can sometimes drive you crazy when you cannot find the pointer on the screen. Other than that, you may not pay much attention to it. So here are a few things you can [...]
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Is This a Good Thing Or What?
Security researchers in England have unexpectedly stumbled across a bunch of hackers who are scamming other scammers. It seems some people in Morocco who go by the handle Mr. Brain, are offering free phishing set-up kits to all comers. The software is available on a Web site hosted in France. It allows you to quickly [...]
