BT statement on Home Hub wireless security
Wi-fi theft has been one of the problems that affect wireless broadband customers. Although the wireless routers come with default security key, it takes a little time for the hackers to crack the password and key details. The hackers also operate some dubious sites or send phishing emails that can deceive the users making [...]
Switching to broadband bundles is on rise
The research firm Point Topic recently released statistical data on broadband uptake and the awareness of online security among broadband users in the UK. According to the report, the signing up for broadband bundles is quite exceeding as against the uptake of broadband only offers. As for January 2008, many of the subscribers of stand-alone [...]
Mac and Windows report better security features
Most Apple Mac users currently use Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) while majority of Windows users either have Vista or Windows XP. A report from Zdnet says all these OS have made significant improvements as far as security elements are concerned. The security flaws that each OS had were compared and the final tally showed [...]
Protect yourselves from spam attacks
Recently, we featured an article on how to tackle the problem of phishing attacks. There is a common feature between spam and phishing as both these problems target our email system. Since, email is one of the basic internet activities of all of us, we should make sure threats like phishing or spam do not [...]
Solution to phishing attacks
Phishing attacks have increased a great deal and the joint survey by Yougov and Cloudmark on this issue indicates that the UK is one of the European nations that have high degree of email phishing attacks. Phishing emails often refer to the fraudulent ones that deceive the users with their genuine-looking false guidelines and make [...]
