I've Been Infected!

(Fri Oct 7th, 2005, by Dennis Eppestine)

The last few days, I've been so proud of myself. I've been working on my ebook, getting organized, really getting things done, and then... My computer started acting funny. Things started freezing up, my browser would change websites for no apparent ...

How to Frustrate Password Crackers

(Tue Oct 4th, 2005, by Mike Delaney)

Some time ago, I was one of the most prolific contributors to one of the most popular newsgroups on Usenet. The newsgroup's purpose was to provide fraudulently-obtained, but valid, passwords for websites. The process there is fairly straightforward: ...

Safely Surfing the Internet and staying free from Spyware.

(Mon Oct 3rd, 2005, by Mitch Johnson)

The internet has quickly become a dangerous place to take your computer without first having sufficient security equipment installed and running. Intruders using viruses were the first threat and spyware has become the most prevalent threat against u...