70 Things Every Computer Geeks Should Know

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Computer Geek" class="aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Art_&_3D/Abstract/Computer-Geek-1-1152x864.jpg" height="400" src="http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Art_&_3D/Abstract/Computer-Geek-1-1152x864.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Computer Geek" width="500"></div> The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. If you’re that type of person and are looking for a few extra skills to pick up, or if you’re a newbie aiming to get a handhold on the honor that is geekhood, read on to find out what skills you need to know.<br> <br> </div>

70 Things Every Computer Geeks Should Know

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Computer Hacking Protection - A How-To

<br /> <p>With the IT era booming, you could hardly find a home without a desktop or laptop. Every moment there has been a revolutionary change in the way we think of leading our life in the era of computer. The advent of the wireless network system has changed the way of life. With the advancement of technology life's becoming more and more exciting indeed! Wireless network systems are pretty appreciated, as it is quite a lot useful, as long as you know how to use it properly. For newbie it can turn out to be a scary nightmare!</p><p>Have you ever spared a thought over the security issue? The network security is of high importance; vulnerable security will allow strangers to connect to it and use it in many ways they wish to! Cyber crime involves a lot of unlawful acts such as tracking private and confidential information, spam sending, incorporating hacking code into your website(s) and other illegal acts that might even block of your internet connectivity.</p><p>First off... set up a good password - not the just the nick name of your girlfriend or boyfriend, suffixed with a few digits is enough. Set up a password that is not only alfa-numeric but also includes some special characters at a random order. Understand the value of the password, which is a secret key to your network, which should be known to only you and the other people of your network. This will ask people who would try to connect to your network, thereby filter out the people that you don't want to be within your network and from having a free access to internet. This way you can steer clear of unwanted intruders and keep your network safe.</p><p>Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption is potent than Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) can be easily broken and cannot provide 100% security to IEEE 802.11 wireless networks and therefore is a strongly non-recommended algorithm to secure wireless networks. Evidences are there that WEP has been exposed to key attacks many times. It is highly recommended to consider enable Wi-Fi Protected Access encryption, as it effectively prevents unwanted and unrecognized intrusions. For the security purpose the Wi-Fi Protected Access support is built into the latest Service Packs for Windows XP.</p><p>I would want you to disable the remote administration which can be seen in most of the WLAN routers. With the remote administration enabled you are exposed to the risk of being victimized by cyber crimes, as anybody can track your network and will be able to get an access to it. I would always suggest you to de-activate the remote administration if you do not require it at all.</p><p>Last but not the least, you cannot deny the importance a potent anti-virus. It is not only important to install the anti-virus to your computer, but also equally important to get it installed on all the computers of your network! In order to prevent virus transfer or transfer of Trojen Horses, worms and spy bots or any other similar programs I would recommend certain names, the worth mentioning of which are Kaspersky, Norton, Nod 32, AVG, Avast etc.</p><p>One very important thing that is quite relevant to the current topic is the risk of loading the Share Point List items from an SP lists. If you need to do so you can offload your headache to programs like Blind Share Point List Loader - a really effective program that you can bank upon.</p><p>At every single step you might face danger across the web; you cannot stop it! Just use your common sense and be careful.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Computer Hacking Protection - A How-To

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Why Companies Need Ethical Hacking and Better Cyber Security

<br /> <p>Judging by the title, many company owners and heads of the technology departments are scratching their heads and wondering why they would want to be hacked. There are a great many people who have never heard of ethical hacking and who only think that hacking is a horrible thing and something to avoid. The fact is that this type of interference in a computer system can actually save a company millions!</p><p>One of the most important reasons for ethical hacking is for security purposes. How can a company know just how safe their in house network is against truly damaging hacking? A company can hire a cyber security experts that will hack into the network and find the insecure areas so that the company can take the necessary steps to make sure they become more secure. Checking for security leaks covers two distinct areas. These are threats from actual hacking into employee or customer files and leaks that allow in viruses that can shut down an entire network in just minutes. Both of these leaks can cost a company a great deal of money, so this is a very important service. Typically the individuals performing these tasks are knowledgeable in cyber security and trained as ethical hackers.</p><p>A company that is hacked or attacked by cyber criminals is going to lose business as their customers are going to lose faith in them. If the customers do not feel that their information or personal details are completely safe, they are not going to purchase products or services anymore. This can break a company in just a few weeks of the information being taken. Viruses can be even more damaging. While personal information that is stored may not be shared out this way, the stored information can be lost along with other important documents such as invoices, payroll and company records that are archived. It only takes one virus to wipe out an entire hard drive full of data.</p><p>The other reason for conducting this type of approved computer breach is to train the IT personnel to spot these weaknesses on their own and to keep them up to date on the latest security software. When there are employees who can spot these holes in the security, then they can be caught much quicker. The problem can be alleviated before it becomes an issue and no records are going to be lost or stolen. The technology in computer systems and networks is constantly advancing. Older systems must be patched. Companies need to stay up to date by hiring penetration testing companies to conduct ethical hacking to ensure that the network is safe and protected. Having personnel who can also do this is a wise choice for any company that relies on a computer network for day-to-day business.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Why Companies Need Ethical Hacking and Better Cyber Security

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Hacking Mobile Phones For Identity Theft

<br /> <p>History indicates that we are at the forefront of an era in which criminal hackers develop tools and techniques to steal your money using your own cell phone.</p><p>Fifteen years ago, cell phones were so bulky and cumbersome, they had to be carried in bags or briefcases. Then they became chunky, heavy bricks. Calls dropped every other minute. Clearly, cell phones have evolved since then. Today's cell phone is a lot more than a phone. It's a computer, one that rivals many desktops and laptops being manufactured today. A cell phone can pretty much do everything a PC can do, including online shopping, banking, and merchant credit card processing.</p><p>The personal computer started out slow and stodgy, and was mainly used for things like word processing and solitaire. Today, PCs are fast, multimedia machines, capable of performing amazing tasks.</p><p>There are consequences to the rapid evolution of these technologies.</p><p>A decade ago, during the slow, dial up era, hackers (and, in the beginning, phreakers) hacked for fun and fame. Many wreaked havoc, causing problems that crippled major networks. And they did it without today's sophisticated technology.</p><p>Meanwhile, the dot-com boom and bust occurred. Then, as e-commerce picked up speed, high speed and broadband connections made it easier to shop and bank online, quickly and efficiently. Around 2003, social networking was born, in the form of online dating services and Friendster. PCs became integral to our fiscal and social lives. We funneled all our personal and financial information onto our computers, and spent more and more of our time on the Internet. And the speed of technology began to drastically outpace the speed of security. Seeing an opportunity, hackers began hacking for profit, rather than fun and fame.</p><p>Now, iPhones and other smart phones have become revolutionary computers themselves. For the next generation, the phone is replacing the PC. AT&T recently announced that they'll be upping the speed of the latest version of their 3G network, doubling download speeds. It has been reported that the next iPhone will have 32 gigabytes. That's more hard drive than my three year old laptop.</p><p>So naturally, criminal hackers are considering the possibilities offered by cell phones today, just as they were looking at computers five years ago.</p><p>Two things have changed the game: the speed and advancement of technology and spyware. Spyware was created as a legitimate technology for PCs. Spyware tracks and records social network activities, online searches, chats, instant messages, emails sent and received, websites visited, keystrokes typed and programs launched. It can be the equivalent of digital surveillance, revealing every stroke of the user's mouse and keyboard. Parents can use spyware to monitor their young children's surfing habits and employers can make sure their employees are working, as opposed to surfing for porn all day.</p><p>Criminal hackers created a cocktail of viruses and spyware, which allows for the infection and duplication of a virus that gives the criminal total, remote access to the user's data. This same technology is being introduced to cell phones as "snoopware." Legitimate uses for snoopware on phones do exist: silently recording caller information, seeing GPS positions, monitoring kids' and employees' mobile web and text messaging activities. Criminal hackers have taken the snoopware and spyware technology even further. Major technology companies agree that almost any cell phone can be hacked into and remotely controlled. Malicious software can be sent to the intended victim disguised as a picture or audio clip, and when the victim clicks on it, malware is installed.</p><p>One virus, called "<a href="http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia?virusid=113394" rel="nofollow" target="_new">Red Browser</a>," was created specifically to infect mobile phones using Java. It can be installed directly on a phone, should physical access be obtained, or this malicious software can be disguised as a harmless download. Bluetooth infared is also a point of vulnerability. Once installed, the Red Browser virus allows the hacker to remotely control the phone and its features, such as the camera and microphone.</p><p>The Kuykendalls, of Tacoma, Washington, found that several of their phones had been hijacked in order to spy on them. They say the hacker was able to turn a compromised phone on and off, use the phone's camera to take pictures, and use the speakerphone as a bug. </p><p>If history is any indication of the future, mobile phones, just like computers, will soon be regularly hacked for financial gain. Prepare for mCrime in the form of credit card fraud, identity theft and data breaches.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Hacking Mobile Phones For Identity Theft

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Hacking team demos permanent PS3 jailbreak

<P align=center><img src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7080/failoverflow200200.jpg"></P><br /><P>A hacking team has been demonstrating a technique that will crack the PlayStation 3's loader at the recent Chaos Communication Congress event in Berlin.</P><br /><P>The latest PS3 hack claims to give users complete control over their console, something that is bound to cause some ire amongst Sony Computer Entertainment's security specialists. </P><br /><P>The team of hackers also demonstrated how they had got around Sony's PS3 security systems, to allow the hacking community to sign their own code.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Hack, crack and sack</STRONG></P><br /><P>What all of this means is that Sony's current v3.55 firmware is now highly vulnerable. Plus, more importantly, it is going to be very difficult for Sony's security folk to make a permanent fix to these exploits.</P><br /><P>The hackers promised the Chaos Communication Congress crowd that they will release the tools to take advantage of their PS3 crack next month. </P><br /><P>Somebody, somewhere at Sony no doubt just received a rather harsh email from their superiors ordering them to get to work on fixing this…</P><br /><P></PARAM><PARAM value="true" name="allowFullScreen"></PARAM><PARAM value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"></PARAM><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/HEFMAP0mTvY&hl=en&fs=1 width=420 height=315 type=application/x-shockwave-flash allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"> </EMBED></OBJECT><br /><P align=left>Via <a href="http://twitter.com/fail0verflow">http://twitter.com/fail0verflow</A></P>

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No More Hacking

<P>In theory at least, the Wild West days of the Internet are over. Based upon the inventions articulated in his five-patent suite, inventor, Harry Emerson III, has mapped out a union between our secure and venerable telephone system - AKA POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) - and the hyper-evolving, media-rich Internet which is so famously not one bit secure. As it evolves, he believes this next generation telecommunications system, dubbed IronPipe(TM), will have huge implications for national security as well as tremendous new revenue opportunities for the carriers and supply chains which serve them. Conceived in response to what he views as the seriously flawed paradigm which is currently developing as telecommunications migrate to the Internet, Mr. Emerson says he designed IronPipe(TM) to offer an alternative with a high degree of security. The Internet has produced something akin to a gold rush experience for those mining its resources and developing its vast potentialities, he said. But, in the midst of this frenzy, he has observed that fundamental requirements of privacy, secrecy, and security are seldom openly discussed when it comes to Internet-based phone services known as "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems such as SKYPE, which are rapidly being developed.</P><br /><P>These are serious issues, he maintains, and they need to be fully considered by users such as corporations, telecommunications carriers, VoIP carriers, law enforcement agencies, and federal and state governments, as well as by the millions of Internet using individuals who are concerned with their own personal privacy. According to Mr. Emerson our current state of vulnerability came about because we have turned a blind eye to these issues of privacy, secrecy and security, combined with the scramble for profit, and an unregulated environment for VoIP. "The Internet is a lawless frontier where nothing is safe and secure and reliability is always one step away from calamity," he says. "As things stand today, VoIP does little to protect the interests of the aforementioned entities, not to mention protecting the security of the United States. We are suffering untold numbers of hacker attacks DAILY, with systems broken into and identities stolen. Not too long ago the entire worldwide DNS system (Domain Name System) was brought to its knees by hackers," he said. In his opinion, if the technology continues to develop in its current direction, no one will be able to guarantee that communications cannot be intercepted and monitored. In addition, if we examine our current circumstances, a lot of the excitement generating the rush to VoIP is based upon an illusion, the appearance that we are being offered new and sophisticated technologies. In fact, existing VoIP offerings are simply discounted POTS services, he says, with no value-added features, only lower cost caused by fierce price pressure from cable TV and other low-overhead vendors. The result is the continued downward spiral on price that has plagued the telecommunications industry for 30 years. IronPipe(TM) is a re-thinking of 21st century telecommunications architecture, which will return a sense of safety to our society as a whole, reinvigorating our economy from the inside out. If his vision is implemented, Mr. Emerson says we won't have to put up with either the fear of intrusion, or the huge financial burden of protecting ourselves from the ever-increasing army of those with malicious intent. According to him, we now have a choice.</P><br /><P>The challenge is that VoIP companies such as Skype, Vonage and the various Cable carriers which have migrated to the Internet did so not only to provide cheaper communications, but to avoid regulatory scrutiny. "If you don't have to deal with the regulations it tends to make things cheaper," he said. "But these profits come at a price." "The integrity of the communications system has been compromised because of short term thinking primarily geared towards reducing costs." In its simplest terms, IronPipe will enable us to make web 2.0 Internet-style media rich calls utilizing the existing private, protected, secure, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and its unseen private data network - known as SS7, which connects all the main switches around the world. While VoIP uses the Internet exclusively and thus can be, and regularly is, compromised, if we establish Internet calls through these telephone company switches there will be no access from the outside. We can create rich media visual telephone calls on broadband Internet connections, using wireline or wireless touch-screen phones such as the iPhone, simply by dialing a phone number, and still enjoy the privacy, security and reliability of traditional telephone calls. In short, Mr. Emerson says that his technology seamlessly merges the best of the Internet with the best of the telephone network. Considering the cost to government, industry and society at large to protect against intrusion and to remediate the damage caused by intrusion, IronPipe could be well worth looking into.</P><br /><P>About Harry Emerson - Emerson Development LLC:</P><br /><P>Harry Emerson is an expert in computers, voice and data communications, and the Internet. His career history includes 25 years in various sales, management, and strategic capacities at AT&T and the design and management of large-scale, multi-million dollar enterprise applications and data systems including the consolidation of 40 data networks into a single corporate-wide network, and an application for 5,000 sales representatives to access 120 million customer records. He has numerous patents issued and pending against a variety of technologies including FM radio, Internet streaming, PC software, and telecommunications. His background in switching systems and data networking, along with concepts he developed in corporate architecture and strategy positions, ultimately led to the development of a patent portfolio that defines the next generation of telecommunications, featuring secure, rich MultiMedia capabilities. Mr. Emerson co-founded GEODE Electronics to commercialize a series of patented enhancements to commercial FM radio. Subsequently, Mr. Emerson co-founded SurferNETWORK, an Internet streaming media business. He is a member of the NJTC Telecommunications/Media Industry Network Advisory board and the founder of Emerson Development LLC and the Inventor of the IronPipe system to create a secure Internet.</P>

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The Hazy World of Ethical Hacking

<P>The use of the term "hacker" to denote a computer expert with bad intentions is a misnomer. A hacker is anyone with a high level of computer expertise, no matter how he or she uses it. Hackers come in three varieties: Black, white and gray. Black, of course, are malicious; white are good hackers; and gray, as the name implies, jump between the two camps.</P><br /><P><STRONG>USA Today</STRONG> looks at penetration ("pen") testers, who also are called ethical hackers. They increasingly are being hired by corporations and security companies to see what is working and what isn't. The piece provides a good roundup. The most interesting passage in the piece involves the relative success of hacking from inside and outside the client's office. The expert says he is successful virtually 100 percent of the time in gaining access to 80 percent to 90 percent of a company's internal systems from inside. Conversely, strong perimeter defenses reduce his success rate to 20 percent to 30 percent if he starts from the other side of the firewall. If nothing else, this shows that attention to perimeter defense over the past few years has been successful.</P><br /><P>The potential benefits and significant problems of penetration testing are both on full view in a recent <STRONG>SC Magazine article</STRONG>, which reports on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommendations that such procedures be a regular tool of federal agencies. The advantages are obvious: Pen testing can help find and patch vulnerabilities before criminals or terrorists do.</P><br /><P>The downside is that training people to do this is akin to weapons training: There is no guarantee the knowledge won't be turned on its source. Indeed, much of the article describes the oversight that must be exercised over such operations and the people who perform them. NIST recommends that outsiders be used to make sure that people who work for an agency don't downplay problems and to reduce the risks of disgruntled ex-employees mounting an attack. The recommendations will be finalized at the end of this month and published in March, the story says.</P><br /><P>Clearly, this is an interesting and hot field. It seems that pen testing <a href="" rel="nofollow">quality varies</A>, and that the field is likely to see much competition. This is a good <a href="" rel="nofollow">overview of ethical hacking</A> at Free Information Technology Tips. First, the writer describes the contract, which is called a "get out of jail free" card because it releases the hacker from criminal liability. This is necessary because much of what an ethical hacker does is felonious. It is very important that an organization consult attorneys before engaging an ethical hacker. One obvious issue: If a company indemnifies a hacker against prosecution, would the organization still be liable if a client brings a suit if the hacker makes a mistake and data is lost?</P><br /><P>The piece describes three things he or she tries to find: what information a hacker can get their hands on, what can be done with that information and whether the organization automatically would know if a "real" hacker launched an attack.</P><br /><P>A recent look at ethical hacking in general and one practitioner, David Jacquet, at Mainebiz traces the rise of ethical hacking and ably explains why these folks are in demand. The nagging question concerns the demarcations between white, gray and black. The world of hacking is so specialized and arcane, how can organizations know for certain that the hacker they are inviting to attack their networks truly is ethical? How do organizations know that all the vulnerabilities found were reported to the customer?</P><br /><P>Presumably, it's a matter of reputation and trust. At the same time, it's a rather difficult assumption to make.</P>

The Hazy World of Ethical Hacking

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Preventing Credit Card Hacking

<P>There is no easiest way to purchase something from the department stores or from any merchant except through credit cards. The convenience of carrying a card without having to worry about bringing in your bags huge amount of cash is indeed a great source of peace of mind and security. Many people opt for credit cards because the swiping is done in minutes and purchase is completed without hassles. This idea is actually conventional because in this modern world of technology, security provided by credit cards is no longer stiff and dependable. If your credit company fails to incorporated advance security measures against hacking, you may have to pay credit card debt which you have not personally transacted.</P><br /><P>Credit card hacking is very possible with the advent of technological advancements. The moment you make a purchase, your credit information is transferred from the computer of the merchant to the computer where your data is stored in the bank. Whenever you swipe your card, the information transfer allows the space for hackers to copy the data while the machine recognizes your card and approve it for use. Sometimes, you need to swipe more than once if the machine is having a hard time reading it.</P><br /><P>The possibility of hacking and identity theft happens within the gap during the information travel from the store to the bank. These problems consolidate credit card debt incurred by hackers through your name. This is something to be focused on because no matter how stiff is your caution against identity theft if your bank is not secured enough against hacking, then your efforts will be put into waste.</P><br /><P>To pay off debts which you have not even benefited from is indeed something to worry about. Before applying for a credit account, you should be aware about the crimes of identity stealing and how the credit company could protect you against them. The privacy Rights Clearinghouse has reported that seventy percent of payment processors have incurred breach data security. And what makes this statistics worse is that the payment stores have all the rights to seek payment from the customers even if the debt was incurred through identity theft.</P><br /><P>In order to not to consolidate credit card debt from thieves, it is important that you inquire from banks on their security measures against fraud. This way, you can prevent your financial information from reaching the hands of thieves. You don't want to waste the rest of your life paying for financial transactions which you have not personally done. Your credit information is for you to enjoy and not for thieves to take advantage of. The credit card companies and banks should be able to give intense protection for their clients.</P><br /><P>Strict rules during the data transfer or maybe the application of software for data retrieval from the stores towards the banks should be fast, secured and reliable. Pay off debts which you have incurred on your own. Protect yourself against credit card hacking.</P>

Preventing Credit Card Hacking

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Computer Hacking - Identity Theft and What Else?

<P>Computer hacking is now done side by side with identity theft. This makes it more dangerous for internet users are hackers often use the backdoor of any computer system to obtain personal information and other sensitive data that they can use to gain profit.</P><br /><P>Various methods have been employed by computer hackers to steal the personal information of their victims. Some use malicious software that automatically embeds itself on the computer and acts as keyloggers. These keyloggers record every keystroke punched in the user's keyboard and saved in a log file which are then sent online to its "home base" when the user gets online. Others use phishing emails and fake websites where users are lured into entering their personal information.</P><br /><P><B>So how can computer hacking affect you?</B></P><br /><P>Computer hacking affects the security of your computer. It is a breach to your security measures and are oftentimes, diabolical in nature. Once your computer is hacked, your personal data and other sensitive information saved in your hard drive is exposed and your privacy is ruptured. Your personal details like social security numbers, bank account data and personal photos are exposed which can significantly increase the chances of you being a victim of identity theft. You and your personal data are now vulnerable to manipulation and fraud.</P><br /><P>When hackers are able to get into the backdoor of your computer, they can then delete sensitive information that they can get their hands on. Your sensitive personal data can be deleted or manipulated, even your usernames and passwords. Everything that you have saved in your computer can be instantly omitted without your knowledge and you will be left frustrated and disgruntled. Often, after getting all the information that they need, they plant malicious software in their victim's computer that, at the precise moment of "detonation" can cause your computer to crash.</P><br /><P>Identity theft can be a by-product of computer hacking as discussed earlier. Identity theft is fraudulent activity that involves another individual posing as another person by using his or her victim's personal information. Simply put, identity theft is using another person's identity without his or her consent for another persons' personal financial interest.</P><br /><P>The new advancements in technology has allowed various criminals to use the internet for their illegal activities. Key logging software masked as spywares have become very popular. This particular program tracks and records every keystroke done by the user which then facilitates stealing passwords and other account details. At times, even computer passwords are logged which then enable computer hackers to enable total computer services unavailable to its user. For instance, websites that are hacked cannot be accessed by internet users, even its registered members. This then creates inconvenience on the part of the user, and loss of profits for the site owners. When all these are hacked, account details of members including their personal information. Identity theft then occurs.</P><br /><P>Identity theft has never been this serious. Technological advancements, despite the various security measures, are still not capable of eradicating this serious threat with all the hacking activities that prevail.</P>

Computer Hacking - Identity Theft and What Else?

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What Exactly Is Computer Hacking?

<P>A California criminal defense attorney defends people from criminal cases they're in like cyber computer hacking. What is this exactly? Computer hacking is simultaneously an art and science, for the people who make an effort to crack into protected or unprotected systems. It is also considered to be art, because it entails imagination which is equivalent to the painting of any gorgeous scenery, and science due to its technical factors. People exercising dishonest hacking, generally tend to rob private information, change a corporation's financial data, break safety codes to achieve unauthorized system access, or perform additional harmful activities. There are 2 kinds of people who enjoy computer hacking, namely those who acquire a desire for computer hacking out of basic intellectual curiosity, and others with less noble motives. But the common trait among all hackers is that they have technological savvy, are prepared to make risks and are passionate about numerous programming languages.</P><br /><P>Computer hacking is most popular among teens and young adults, though there are many older hackers at the same time. Many hackers are true technology lovers who enjoy learning more about how computers work and consider computer hacking an "art" form. They often enjoy programming and have expert-level abilities in one specific program. For these individuals, computer hacking is a real life use of their problem-solving abilities. It's an opportunity to show their capabilities, not an opportunity to harm other people.</P><br /><P>What could happen to you in the event you hack a computer? Well, computer users have a right to secure personal information under the data protection act. Not abiding with this act may have serious implications like large fines or imprisonment. The degree of punishment depends upon the severity of the damage caused by computer hacking. Hacking is really a computer crime. Computer hacking can lead to robbery of critical business information. Important information about business clients and customers can be misplaced or manipulated by means of computer hacking. Hacking may uncover email addresses to hackers which they may use for spamming and hampering email privacy.</P><br /><P>As the 2 sides of the coin, hacking also has its own benefits and drawbacks. In the present day competitive world, many companies hire hackers as an important component of their technical group to guarantee security of their company's key essentials. In the business war there are many who attempt to extract important information and data of famous companies through hacking. Therefore, it becomes really substantial for companies to hire hackers.</P><br /><P>A California criminal defense attorney defines a hacker as "A particular person who delights in having an intimate knowledge of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular." So while the term has come to mean someone who illegally "hacks" into different computer systems and the like (and it can still mean that), it also is an honorary term to describe someone who thinks outside the box and desires to find out how everything works.Don't say it like it's a bad thing, say the 2000 people who attended this year's conference. The participants would rather that you realize their concept of the term "hacker:" "A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and the way to reach their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who choose to learn just the minimum necessary."</P>

What Exactly Is Computer Hacking?

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Hacking: An Inside Job?

<P>"Leaving your Web applications insecure makes no more sense than building a brick wall but using a gate made from chain link fencing." - James Gaskin</P><br /><P>Whenever the President of the United States travels anywhere there are numerous individuals charged with making sure the President is secure and unharmed from attack. This is the premise behind Internet security. The work you have done on your site is the product of valuable time and energy. For some business owners the website represents significant research and creative energy. It is possible for a vulnerable website to be hijacked and remade in the image of something that only resembles your website in name only or to have safeguarded data copied for the use of a third party.</P><br /><P>One of the biggest mistakes a website owner can make is allowing the work to be left unguarded. As reported in recent years hacking of a computer system can occur both from within a company or from a remote location, which makes the use of Internet security so important.</P><br /><P>"Advances in firewall technology (making them easier to install and configure), improvements in vulnerability scanning and better explanations of how to repair them, and better intrusion-detection with fewer false-positives are all key technologies in this race." - Dr. Charles C. Palmer</P><br /><P>Some hackers argue they are not involved in felonious activities, but are simply seeking knowledge and using the internet to find answers, however the U.S. Government views the activity as a felony and punishable by applicable state and federal laws.</P><br /><P>It should be noted that the term hacker has been adjusted. No longer is the term 'hacker' only used to describe someone gifted at programming and is able to break a website code to gain access to information. Today a hacker is also someone who misappropriates company data. Typically this scenario occurs from an inside and often trusted source.</P><br /><P>"System administrators must learn about and maintain their systems securely. Users have to understand their security responsibilities." - Dr. Charles C. Palmer</P><br /><P>In many cases, business are now making a non-disclosure agreement a part of the hiring procedure to provide an extra legal recourse in the event that data is electronically removed and used in ways unauthorized by company heads.</P><br /><P>"If a stranger came into your house, looked through everything, touched several items, and left (after building a small, out of the way door to be sure he could easily enter again), would you consider that harmless?" - Dr. Charles C. Palmer</P><br /><P>Taking security issues seriously is needed in the development of a web-based business infrastructure. It may be worth exploring both on-site and off-site security features as a means of ensuring the long-term usability of your website.</P>

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Vista Prone To Hacking?

<br /> <p>Can it really be possible? Windows Vista, the newly released operating of Microsoft, is vulnerable to hacking? Yes, you heard it right. It is possible, according to Microsoft itself. Well, it appears that an audio podcast has the capability of hacking Windows Vista's speech recognition feature. By using recorded audio commands, hackers can run malicious programs.</p><p>Based on an initial investigation conducted by Microsoft, Vista's speech recognition feature can allow an attacker to execute commands verbally on a user's computer. The commands, however, are limited to the rights of a certain logged on user. Any commands on the administrative level will be barred by the User Account Control.</p><p>Microsoft explains that the hacking can done when the user has a microphone and speakers connected to his or her computer with the speech recognition feature configured. Once these exist, the audio file of an attacker could issue verbal commands through the system's speakers which could be executed by the speech recognition feature. With this flaw, it is possible for a podcast or any other audio file for that matter to delete documents of a Vista user and empty the trash. Users are advised to disable speech recognition within Vista.</p><p>Microsoft assures its customers that it is continuously looking into the issue and will provide more guidance to protect them. To avoid this attack, Vista users are advised to take several steps. First is to turn off their computer speakers and microphone. The next thing to do is to close the Windows Media Player, turn off the speech recognition feature and restart the computer if the user runs an audio file that tries to execute commands on their system. A user can disable speech recognition by going to the speech recognition options and unchecking "run speech recognition at startup." While there, a user can also disable the default speech profile for the system. This is to avoid the risk of outside voices and noise being recognized as valid for input instead of the user's own voice.</p><p>The recent launching of Microsoft Vista is the biggest ever in the history of Microsoft. It was the grandest launch because of the introduction of both a new Windows and Office operating system. It came five years after Windows XP was introduced. This early, Microsoft officials foresee that Vista will be accepted by people faster compared to other Windows operating systems. For the first two years, the firm expects to sell approximately 200 million copies to businesses and consumers around the world. Vista features unique graphics including 3-D icons and folders with the so-called transparent glass effects. The launch of this new upgrade, originally named Longhorn, had been postponed several times as Microsoft took extra efforts to make sure that Vista will be fully secured from more complex and high-tech Internet attacks.</p><p>Microsoft Vista comes in four versions with advanced interface and security tools. To be able to run the system, you will need a minimum of an 800MHz processor, 512 RAM and a hard disk with a 15GB capacity. The firm also guaranteed that Vista will benefit gamers and game developers apart from businesses and regular consumers.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>Podcastblaster is a site specializing in all aspect of <a href="http://www.podcastblaster.com" target="_new">podcasting</a> and provides an extensive <a href="http://www.podcastblaster.com/directory/" target="_new">podcast directory</a> covering many topics including <a href="http://www.podcastblaster.com/directory/Technology/" target="_new">technology podcasts</a>.</p> <br />

Vista Prone To Hacking?

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Hacking is Taken Very Seriously in the Corporate World - Increasing Demand For Cyber Security Expert

<br /> <p>Today everything depends on Information Technology (IT), from online booking to making ticket reservations. But poorly built websites and application making this possible are under threat from hackers. Valuable information such as credit card numbers can be lost to hackers. This is happening with great frequency. Hacking is an emerging field that is taken very seriously in the corporate world especially in the IT sector. That is why ITS (Information Technology Security) experts are increasingly in demand.</p><p>What does this computer and networking expert, the ethical hacker, do? This expert attacks a security system on behalf of its owners who could be seeking any shortfalls. Ethical hackers report problems instead of taking advantage of them. Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing and red teaming. Ethical Hackers are are hackers who work for a good cause in other words, they are security researchers who plug the vulnerabilities and loopholes of online networks.</p><p>A course can help some Knowledge solutions provides training in ethical hacking as well as conducts ITS seminars and workshops for corporates, carries out Server Security Audit and Site Security Tests and a Pen Test which also includes Social Engineering Checks. The only eligibility requirement is to have basic knowledge of computers and the internet.<br /><br>Taking this course helped a lot, giving you an advantage and a head start for your carrier.</p><p>Another Institute that offers this course is Appin Knowledge Solutions, part of the Appin Group of Companies base in Austin, Texas.</p><p>So use this opportunity to become the next best thing in IT.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>Rrohit Kumar has been a contributing author for this article and is an acknowledged expert in the field of Internet Marketing.</p> <br />

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Best and Worst Computer Hacking Movies

<br /> <p><strong>BEST:</p><p><b>Wargames </b></strong><strong>(1983):</strong> The top of the list! What can you say about this movie other than marvel at it's greatness. What's that you say? You're not convinced it's the best... well then your probably under 40. For those of us that were around during that time, the accuracy of the equipment and methods used were 100% spot on. I'll forgive a little poetic license with the voicebox (even though they did exist at a more primitive level), but if you had to read what was on the screen the movie would get tiresome real fast. It added to the creepiness of the emotionally void WOPR when the voice says, "To win the game." The voice, BTW, was provided by the director who recorded the lines by speaking them in reverse, then played back in the opposite reverse forward direction...??? You know what I mean. It completely represented the aura of the time. If you buy the DVD that has the director's comments, you'll find that they purposely used a hodgepodge of older computer equipment so it would accurately represent what a teenager would be able to afford or scrounge up during that time. Incredible accuracy, especially the part showing how to jack a pay telephone with a soda can pull tab. What's a pull tab? Go away kid, ya bother me!</p><p><strong>Tron (1982):</strong> Even though this film came out in the 80's, it feels like a late 70's film. I don't know why. Basically it's about a hacker that is transported into the digital universe inside a computer, and must survive combat as a cyber gladiator in order to stop the villainous Master Control. It wanes a little in places, but make no mistake this was a groundbreaking adventure at the time. The graphics, while dated now, were extremely cutting edge at the time and wowed movie audiences lucky enough to see it on the big screen.</p><p><strong>Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999):</strong> Not so much a hacking film as a corporate espionage film... involving computer companies. Fantastic tale from start to finish. My only gripe is that it does leave out some key information. For instance, the only reason Bill Gates got in to see the higher up's at IBM was that his mother served on the same board of directors for a charity that the IBM chairman served on. She got the wheels rolling on the meeting. It also makes Bill Gates out to be some rebellious drop out who risked everything to start his company. Truth is, Bill was a multi millionaire by the time he went to college thanks to a generous trust fund from his grandparents and parents, who were also very wealthy. So was Paul Allen, who knew Bill from their grade school days at one the most exclusive and expensive private schools in Seattle. They weren't hurting for anything... unlike Jobs and Wozniak. Still the historical bend of this movie makes it one of the best biopic films for computer nostalgia nerds.</p><p><strong>WORST:</p><p>Sneakers (1992):</strong> Some of the hacking was OK, but the social commentary peppered throughout by Robert Redford made this film unwatchable. If you want to blame Republicans for everything, watch a Michael Moore movie. If you want to make a hacking movie, leave your left wing garbage out and just make a damn hacking film. Is that too much to ask there, Bobby? The story revolves around two college buddies who take different paths in life. One becomes an "ethical" hacker, and the other...well, he is not quite so noble, although rich. The underlying message is that capitalist greed is bad but being broke, running from the FBI, and working in a run down, abandoned warehouse is morally superior. Some great plot twists and comic scenes ruined by over the top political grandstanding make this a movie I would only watch if it were free... and beer was free.</p><p><b>The Net (1995):</b> Ugh. The only saving grace of this movie is Sandra Bullock. Technology at that time was emerging at a great pace. This thing called 'Internet' was finally taking off and the filmmakers and writers took a lot of poetic justice to portray what computers might be able to do in the 2 months between shooting the movie and releasing it. It had it's moments but the whininess of Bullock and the whole portrayal of the security software hack made it almost unwatchable. A good MST3K candidate.</p><p><b>Swordfish (2001):</b> This movie's tagline should tell you just how unrealistic the hacking is: "Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything." Yeah, it's that easy. If you watch the movie, you'll realize that's exactly what the filmmakers believe. John Travolta is a villain who's grand scheme is to steal billions from the U.S. government through yes, you guessed it... hacking. The entire premise of the plot is that in the vast, computerized world of modern finance, $9.5 billion could slip through the cracks so that a clever hacker could, with hacking, transfer it to his own account unnoticed. Heck, I could use a new car... I'm gonna hack a few grand right now using my Hollywood generated CGI screens with 3d hacking tools where the mouse moves even though your hands are busy typing! It might have fooled the unwashed masses, but we know better.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>David Ryder is an Internet Marketing Professional that has been helping individuals, corporations, and promotional companies achieve success through various methods and campaign styles.</p> <br />

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Hacking the Body Via PDA Wireless Device

<br /> <p>First I would like to stress I am condoning the art of hacking. Nor am I condoning the control and manipulation of the human race by way of frequencies interacting with the biological systems, which run the human body. We all know that the brain runs on chemicals and waves. We know from medicines, vitamins, alcohol, drugs and food intake that we can alter those chemicals. And most of us understand that brain waves are about allow for the process of cognition. The computers we use also run on frequencies which are use to hearing about for instance Pentium Chips running 1.2 GigaHertz. Cell phones run 800 MHz approximately. Also the power supply in a computer runs on a certain cycle creating another set of waves.</p><p>The brain waves run at 5Hz to 50Hz range generally depending on the content of things like caffeine. And the nerves and body signals also have ranges, here is some interesting information on that:</p><p>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...2&dopt=Abstract]</p><p>Now then if we take quartz crystals and put them in PDA devices, we could communicate to the bodies own system through the 8.0 KHz range:</p><p><a href="http://www.cmac.com/mt/databook/crystals/smd/cx1_2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_new">http://www.cmac.com/mt/databook/crystals/smd/cx1_2.html</a></p><p>You can also put a thought into someone’s mind through the waves and frequencies at this level with a little fine-tuning. Meaning you could communicate without speech. And this has uses in Space travel, Under Water Exploration and even in special teams, which need quietness to fulfill mission.</p><p><a href="http://www.phoneinbuddy.com/TB_compression.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_new">http://www.phoneinbuddy.com/TB_compression.htm</a></p><p>Now when someone is carrying a personal electronic device there are ways to get to these frequencies. One way is to find the difference between the two components of the device, for instance the motherboard and the CPU, and get that device to one of the numbers near or around 5-50 Hz or 8 KHz. This can be done by sending information or energy to the device from somewhere else. This can be done by first pinpointing the device by GPS or other line of sight means and then sending pulses to the device, which will boost or lower the devices output or by sending a signal to the device under normal conditions that the device uses to operate. Microwave, Terabeam, Sound, laser, etc. may all be used for such. Now then once you spike one of the components of the device close to the other components range and get the difference within the range of the human bodily functions frequencies you can then introduce the desired result. For instance put the person to sleep slowly by lowering the difference between the waves of the device. You could increase it causing anxiety and possible even introduce information into the brain. For instance, you could contact the brain and auditory function and say “Run” or “This is Allah, killing Americans is wrong, put down your weapon and return to your family and be a good father and knock it off.”</p><p>We already know that wireless devices can be easily hacked into as we have been reading. For instance the new WiFi freedom also has associated flaws and potential risks. You might want to Google these companies also on the subject: Airdefense, Atheros, LXE, and Airmagnet.</p><p>HIPPA issues medical data could be at risk without scrutiny since Hospitals and First Responders must rely on mobile devices to help save lives and remain efficient in those times of critical need. The medical industry is certainly discussing the HIPPA issues with wireless mobility. How can they have the information rapidly available and also maintain complete privacy when the information goes over the airwaves?</p><p>As speed increases and add ons occur security issues need to be continually reviewed and upgraded procedures. Blackberry is concerned and diligently working on the problems. Other Wireless Security Issues Include some below and this is just the beginning really, after all we cannot even get rid of SPAM.</p><p>While tapping information from normal citizens you can see the problems. Then the people in the know will export the hacking technology and then the same companies working in defense will have these people employed there, then those people will teach others who are our potential enemies and then we are in trouble.</p><p>As this technology becomes more advanced it is quite possible to read people’s minds, enter thoughts into their heads, put them to sleep, increase heart rates to non-possible levels, cause anxiety or disrupt nerve impulses and mobility. All by using their on board PDA, Cell Phone or other electronic device. It is even possible now to send information this way using the skull and jawbone as an antenna and the vibrations are picked up by the inner ear.</p><p>The PDA wireless device or cell phone is merely an amplifier and since it has it’s own power source maybe used in such a way as these companies are discovering and consumers seem to be happy to use. By reducing the amount of energy in the device itself batteries will last longer since lower volumes will be needed. The energy could come from the sender entirely, therefore batteries draining are no longer an issue. If people have RFID implants they could hook themselves up to a machine at night running on 8Hz which could super charge their immune system along with a once per week tablet of super vitamin C with is said to be 100 times more potent than the Vitamin C Fred Flintstone Chewables our kids take. Having a pace making device to steady one’s system while performing extraordinary tasks could be good for adrenaline burn on nerves, NASCAR drivers, Apache Attack Helicopter Pilots, Astronauts, etc. by stabilizing the body and allowing the mind to focus on the event in a clear headed way.</p><p>If an enemy set of troops has implanted RFID tags we could stimulate the bodily functions by way of external impulse waves and help them change their minds to fight. Therefore Blue and Red Force tracking issues would be in our favor even if they had identical systems which were bought by pirated software from the DOD by a rogue nation. We could disable and over power implanted devices and therefore they would show up as another color, the enemy would see it’s “Blue-friendly” turn to “Red Bad-guy” and thus not know who is who and kill their own men or be so confused that they stopped giving orders of what to shoot at and in the confusion and hesitation you have the time on your side and all options meaning, a decisive victory is in sort order of said battle.</p><p>It may appear to be rather a difficult task to take control of a body, but really it is not since the body is merely an organic robot and it works on a set of principles. You only have to change those few things. When we recently discussed the use of Long-range wireless tasers for crowd control we could see what we are technologically advancing in this regard. We know that we can stop human armies by way of bullets, explosion, harmonics, microwaves. We can blind them, nuke them, sterilize them and even make them fall down and cry.</p><p>But using this methodology of using portable devices on that person, we could essentially control them by phone lines half way around the world. Once access is giving or even overwhelmed by electronic power you would have control of that person’s thoughts, central nervous system and heart rate. An interesting concept in that a doctor could have a patient on the phone and stabilize their blood pressure, heart rate or even put in settings for super healing while they sleep. Or in the case of conflict you could bring an army to it’s knees and completely immobilize it, put the rank and file into deep sleep, end the natural lives of those participating trying to kill you or make them think twice about what they were doing. This is not science fiction we are nearly here, we need to stay "Heads UP" on these issues.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>"Lance Winslow" - Online <a href="http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/" target="_new">Think Tank</a> forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; <a href="http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/" target="_new">www.WorldThinkTank.net/</a>. Lance is an online writer in retirement.</p> <br />

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Need For Ethical Hacking Training

<br /> <p>Running a business or personal pursuit online these days is not without ingrained challenges. People have now started entering other sites and accounts in order to tamper with vital information and also to sneak in and collect data. This form of sneaking in is termed as 'hacking' and this needs to be stopped! In order to prevent people from entering your account, it needs to be checked regularly. This is the work of an ethical hacker. This is why there is an increase in the need for ethical hacking training the world over today.</p><p><strong>Who is an ethical hacker?</strong></p><p>In computer terminology, people with different intentions who enter accounts of others are identified as people wearing different colored hats! In this regard, the ethical hacker is a person who wears a white hat. The main function of a person with hacker training is to enter or penetrate into a system to check for the security and the protection of the ingrained IT system. These white hackers are experts in the field of computer security and they are trained to penetrate the systems of a company or individuals that contain all vital and highly sensitive information. It is important to note that such systems on the outside seem supposedly very secure but remain exposed to threats from fraudulent approach.</p><p>In order to be trained for this activity the candidates undergo ethical hacking training. Companies employ either one of them or a group in order to check for the reliability of the system. When they work as a team they are called red or tiger teams. Through ethical hacker training they gain knowledge about the different ways in which it is possible to hack into a system and they use the methods to sneak in and check for loop holes. There are many organizations that now offer certified ethical hacker training programs.</p><p><strong>What is the significance of ethical hacker training?</strong></p><p>Many companies are not yet convinced about the need for checking into the systems with the help of ethical hacking. They are of the opinion that no one would hack into their system. The ignorance could cost the company millions of dollars. However, if the system is not checked by an expert and the information gets hacked by wrong people, very important and crucial information can leak out into the hands of the wrong people. Therefore it is very important to either employ an expert who has completed certified ethical hacker training or give in-house employees hacker training. These people help to find and plug the problems within the system and protect data from fraudulent use.</p><p>When left exposed to hackers, these fraudulent people also hack into files of the employees and upload viruses into a system that could shut down and corrupt the entire network. The after-effects of such kind of hacking could result in the loss of important and classified information. This could cost the company many of its clients, who would stop trusting the company with important information. These are some of the reasons why employing people who have undergone ethical hacking training becomes extremely important for the well being of the company and the well being of the employees. After all, your IT health is in your hands!</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>With the increase in the use of computers and increase in the use of the internet there are more and more implications arising that users need to be careful about. <a href="http://ethical-hacking-training.com/" target="_new">Ethical hacking training</a> is the protection of the site from fraudulent attempts to tamper with core content and sensitive data.</p> <br />

Need For Ethical Hacking Training

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What Does Hacking Mean For You and Your Business?

<br /> <p>What kind of risks do you think hacking poses for the average business? If you run a small to medium sized business, do you think you could ever be at risk?</p><p>It's tempting to think that the only businesses which are really in danger of being hacked into are banks, large wealthy organizations and perhaps government sites in some instances. But nothing could be further from the truth.</p><p>While the experienced and serious hackers go for the larger targets, there are still plenty of hackers around who will go for the smaller ones, knowing that they are very likely going to be easier to break into and do damage to as a result. If you aren't taking all the necessary steps to combat hacking, it amounts to the same thing as going out for the day and leaving your front door open behind you with all your valuables laid out on the dining room table.</p><p>Unfortunately the same air of ignorance that seems to hang over identity fraud sometimes affects hacking as well. We'd all like to think that it could never happen to us. The fact that you may be sitting in a nice warm and secure home office, making adjustments to your website on your own computer means nothing to the hacker who successfully causes you no end of trouble from their equally cozy location on the other side of the world to you.</p><p>There are different types of hacker, but they can all put your business at risk. Some will try and break in to steal personal details of your customers or make fraudulent transactions, while others simply like to cause as much trouble as possible by attaching viruses to emails and sending them to as many people as possible. If someone who works for you opens up that attachment it could be the start of problems severe enough to bring your business to a grinding halt until they are solved.</p><p>In short, hacking means business. And it means your business can be put in severe jeopardy if you don't admit that you could be at risk. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you aren't at risk because you don't deal with payments via your website, or even provide any kind of member's area which could be accessed by a hacker. Everyone is at risk to some extent.</p><p>It is your job to make sure your business takes responsibility for its own safety, so to speak. You may already have certain basic security measures in place - a firewall, anti-spyware and anti-virus software, and you may recognize the need to be careful when opening any attachments. But that doesn't make your business safe.</p><p>Consider calling in a professional to assess what your potential risk areas are, and how you can combat them. Educating yourself about how you and your business can work together to fight the hackers is the first big step towards making improvements that the hackers hopefully won't be able to get past.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>Pure Hacking helps protect your Internet security by providing world-class penetration testing and ethical hacking risk management services. For a free consultation, please visit Penetration Testing [http://www.purehacking.com].</p> <br />

What Does Hacking Mean For You and Your Business?

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Security Measures to Prevent Hacking

<br /> <p>One of the biggest concerns in internet security is hacking. Hacking could be of different levels of seriousness. Hacking could be just plain annoying and disturbing but it may be very severe to the extent that your finances, security, and even national security are put to risk. Critical as it is, we should make sure that we are doing ways in order to, if not eliminate, minimize the possibility of us being hacked.</p><p>A way to minimize attack is by being doubtful of what we see on the internet. Sites and advertisements that have offers that are just too good to be true usually contain viruses, spyware and other malicious software programs that enter your system and make it susceptible to hacking attacks. Hackers would entice us to click on the incredible offers on sites and advertisements so that they could trap us. We should be cautious whenever opening these types of offers on the internet.</p><p>Another possible way is to extend our vigilance to the e-mails we receive. Be careful when opening attachments from e-mails that you receive, especially from senders whom you do not know. Hackers could make use of e-mails to pass through your internet security measures by attaching files that actually contain viruses. If you still want to download an attachment from an unknown sender, you may but make sure to scan it first. To be on the safer side, also scan even the attachments that came from people you know.</p><p>Having good antivirus software programs and firewalls installed and activated in your computer is also one very good way to deter hackers from assaulting you. Firewalls provide an additional layer of security to your computer's defences. It is also advisable that you unplug your internet connection when not in use, especially if you're using a hi-speed connection. Your system is kept connected and open to the internet all the time by many hi-speed internet providers and this would be seen as an opportunity by hackers.</p><p>Lastly, always update the security of your system. Leaving your security outdated by not downloading and installing any available updates makes your system very vulnerable to attacks.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>Tina L. Douglas is a skilled writer from California. With numerous experiences in the field of writing for several financial institutions, she is greatly qualified across a variety of economic issues. Her notable pieces of writing involve <a href="http://5identitytheftprotection.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_new">internet security</a>.</p> <br />

Security Measures to Prevent Hacking

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Internet Hacking Raises Many Security Issues

<br /> <p>If there is one thing that people do not want to put up with when they are online, it is a hacker that disrupts Internet connections and even affects the files a user has on a computer. Here is a look at how hacking the web raises security issues and how hackers can be stopped so that these security issues will not be a problem.</p><p>One of the ways that hacking the web raises security issues is that it can create dangerous software. Hackers can easily insert malware into a computer. This consists of files that can be especially damaging to the computer. The reason for these damaging capabilities is that a hacker can easily look through and edit files that are inside a website or the computer of a user on a website. Hacking the web raises security issues because it not only affects the websites involves, but it can also affect the users of the sites that have been affected.</p><p>Hackers who work on hacking the web can steal specific information that other groups may give to websites. This includes phone numbers that can be used to call people with unsolicited offers. In some cases, a hacker may have more control over the malware that is used and therefore insert this software into a mobile phone that is listed on a website database. This can cause the hacker to steal even more phone numbers.</p><p>In many cases, the hackers can send data to people on a contact list and this is then considered spam. They can send viruses and other pieces of malware that will only end up expanding the level of power that the hacker has. Some people may not know what to do with the emails that they get from a hacker because they may not know exactly whether the message is legitimate. This makes it clear that hacking the web raises security issues.</p><p>A hacker can steal the especially sensitive financial data, and this is another reason why hacking the web raises security issues. For people who are going to be sending financial information and other important pieces of data to a website the information can be especially important. A hacker for that person to use for that person's advantage can steal the information. This includes not only credit card numbers and other information regarding these cards but also Social Security numbers.</p><p>Since hacking the web raises security issues, it is best to use a few simple tips to work with improving security. For businesses that run websites that may be prone to hackers, it is best to install a good firewall onto the server. This can be used to help monitor incoming transmissions and block any software that is going to be sent to the server without the permission of the company that owns the server.</p><p>Having the appropriate antivirus software is needed. A typical firewall program will have all of this information. This can be used for a server as long as the program will automatically update itself as new information on viruses and other dangerous things that hackers may have to gain access to a website or your computer are known. With automatic updates, it will be easier to be protected.</p><p>In addition, for people who visit these sites, a firewall can be used. General measures that the average person should be using can help too. These include visiting only websites that can be trusted and by not opening any online links from any emails that may have been sent as a result from visiting any sites.</p><p>It is very clear that hacking the web raises security issues. By taking care of these risks with a good firewall and antivirus program and by recognizing how hackers will look into affecting a system it will be easier to handle hackers and any other dangerous things that may come around.</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <p>Terry Detty finds Search Engine Marketing [http://www.internetsubmitter.com/index.php/search-engine-submission] and Search Engine Submission [http://www.internetsubmitter.com/index.php/web-marketing/free-search-engine-submission] to be very valuable to his firm.</p> <br />

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Microsoft Does a U-Turn on Kinect Hacking

<P><img alt="Microsoft Does a U-Turn on Kinect Hacking" border="0" height="150" src="/113522matter.jpg" width="200"></P><br /><P>Ever since DIY electronics company Adafruit Industries successfully unlocked Xbox 360's Kinect motion controller to the open source community, there has been a barrage of awesome implementations of the motion controller in practical applications. <BR><BR>As expected, Microsoft, wasn't amused, and issued threatening statements over the development. Speaking to CNET, a Microsoft spokesperson had said, "Microsoft does not condone the modification of its products. With Kinect, Microsoft built in numerous hardware and software safeguards designed to reduce the chances of product tampering. Microsoft will continue to make advances in these types of safeguards and work closely with law enforcement and product safety groups to keep Kinect tamper-resistant."<BR><BR>The threats didn't deter the open source community, which went on to release some impressive examples of the capability of the motion controller. Microsoft has apparently realized the futility of their approach and effectively endorsed the open source viability of their Kinect platform. In a complete contradiction to their stand so far, Microsoft's  Alex Kipman issued a statement saying, "The first thing to talk about is, Kinect was not actually hacked. Hacking would mean that someone got to our algorithms that sit inside of the Xbox and was able to actually use them, which hasn't happened. Or, it means that you put a device between the sensor and the Xbox for means of cheating, which also has not happened. That's what we call hacking, and that's what we have put a ton of work and effort to make sure doesn't actually occur. What has happened is someone wrote an open-source driver for PCs that essentially opens the USB connection, which we didn't protect, by design, and reads the inputs from the sensor."<BR><BR>That clears up the scope for any reverse engineering lawsuits from Microsoft, but what Shannon Loftis, the Studio Manager of Microsoft Game Studios, said pretty much clears up any ambiguity regarding the legality of the Kinect hacks. Speaking on the Kinect mods, Shannon elaborated, "As an experience creator, I'm very excited to see that people are so inspired that it was less than a week after the Kinect came out before they had started creating and thinking about what they could do." Microsoft may have issued a typical corporate kneejerk reaction to the open source exploit of the Kinect, but it has since then realised the potential of this endeavour to generate more sales. Like they say, better late than never.</P>

Microsoft Does a U-Turn on Kinect Hacking

Ever since DIY electronics company Adafruit Industries successfully unlocked Xbox 360's Kinect motion controller to the open source comm...

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