Showing posts with label computer security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer security. Show all posts

Friday, February 11, 2011

Behind The Scenes At Facebook's Security Center

PALO ALTO, Calif.--The nerve center for Facebook's security team is a room tucked away on the lower level of the company's main building here. The word scalps is painted in big blue stenciled letters on the back wall, which serves as a kind of scrapbook of legal and other wins for the social-networking company.
Taped to the wall are photos of spammers getting served notices of lawsuits, copies of checks defendants have used to settle suits filed by Facebook, mug shots of child predators who were kicked off the site and face criminal charges, cease and desist letters sent to fraudsters who sold fake Facebook accounts, and a letter from a former spam-happy teenager that starts "I appreciate that you spoke to my mom."

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Ron Paul: ‘What we need is more WikiLeaks’

Popular Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul is no stranger to breaking with his party, but in a recent television appearance the libertarian-leaning Rep. went even further than any member of Congress in defending whistleblower website WikiLeaks. You can read the rest of the article HERE.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

SEC Football Rankings as of Sept. 16th

1.  Alabama (last week #1) Next game @ Duke 3:30 ABC
2.  Florida (last week #2) Next Game @ Tennessee 3:30 CBS
3.  South Carolina (last week #5) Next Game Vs. Furman PPV
4.  Auburn (last week #4) Next Game Vs. Clemson 7:00 ESPN
5.  Arkansas (last week #6) Next Game  @ Georgia 12:00 ESPN
6.  LSU (last week #8) Next Game Vs. Mississippi State 7:00 ESPNU
7.  Georgia (last week #3) Next Game Vs. Arkansas 12:00 ESPN
8.  Kentucky (last week #10) Next Game Vs. Akron 7:00 FSS
9.  Mississippi (last week #7) Next Game @ LSU 7:00 ESPNU
10. Tennessee (last week #9) Next Game Vs. Florida 3:30 CBS
11. Ole Miss (last week #12) Next Game Vs. Vandy 12:21 WDSI
12. Vanderbilt (last week #11) Next Game @ Ole Miss 12:21 WDSI

Friday, March 26, 2010

Some Tips for Not Getting Hacked

AVG says:

1. Do NOT accept pop-ups or prompts for software unless you have a web scanner installed,
2. Do NOT post confidential personal data.
3. Change your password every 2 weeks to a month.
4. Do NOT let others access social networks on YOUR computer.
5. Do NOT save your password and clear your history at least once a week. (I recommend 2)
6. Do NOT accept friend requests or request friends you do not know!