Tag: Password
Are you afraid of the cloud?
If you need only a cheap solution for your not-so sensitive data, the bargain bin option is good enough. If you really want to jump into the cloud, look deeper and spend a bit more. But is that enough? Cybercriminals, from basement-dwelling amateur hackers to professional criminal organizations, everyone is trying to get in. Once in, it’s all over: they can see absolutely everything. But how they do get in? (Dec 02, 2010)
Here come the spam police
The German courts may have just opened the floodgates. Their top criminal court ruled this week that home wireless users can be held responsible for not password-protecting their wireless connections. If the unprotected connection is used for illegal file downloads, the owner can be fined up to 100 Euros (currently $126). (May 17, 2010)
Free HotSpots! Do banking while we look!
You are downtown and don’t have an EVDO/3G connection. After scanning the area, you find an SSID called “Free Internet 4 You.” Cool! You connect to the network, start checking your emails and maybe do some financial transactions, and… you’ve probably fallen into a trap. (Sep 14, 2009)





