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I heard this on NYT Tech Talk and thought it was very informative. Beware of unprotected hot spots and ensure your browser is the most up-to-date. By: Larry Seltzer If you didn’t already know that plain HTTP sessions are utterly insecure, here’s proof: A new Firefox addin named Firesheep captures sessions on open Wi-Fi networksContinue reading “Firesheep Firefox Add-On Hijacks Twitter, Facebook Over Wi-Fi”

A new malware campaign is targeting “LinkedIn”, a social networking site used by industry professionals. Bogus e-mail invitations, appearing to originate from LinkedIn, entice recipients into accessing a seemingly legitimate website. These websites are actually malicious in nature and attempt to install malware on the victim’s system. The specific malware is a variant of theContinue reading “New Virus Alert: Social networking “LinkedIn” being targeted”

With the growing popularity of social media, we get a more in depth look into the lives of our friends; and in some cases their friends, and friends friends…you get the point! With this much freedom for us all to post, blog and report every detail of our lives, there is an element of missing security that we must make take note of.