Don’t mistake this discussion as related to “man in the middle” attacks.
Middle man protection describes having a middle man act as your agent in some kind of transaction.
In effect when you subscribe to Anonymizer or Tor you are making use of a middle man for your internet connection. Their anonymous servers sit between you and [...]
Note that the virtual identity is not the same as proactive identity protection which involves carefully seeding and securing your real name on the web.
A virtual identity creates a widespread presence for you that contains intentional structural miscues to disrupt data profilers and identity thieves.
Why does it matter?
If you understand how profiling works, it is [...]
This is the quick guide for those who do not want to learn a lot of information just so they can use their computers with security and stability.
Use your head. If you want a list of behaviors and practical tips read the Secure Surfing Best Practices, including using the safer web browser and email programs, [...]
The following is excerpted from CERT. Note our advice which is in part contrary to CERT, at the bottom of the article.
In a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, an attacker attempts to prevent legitimate users from accessing information or services. By targeting your computer and its network connection, or the computers and network of the sites you [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – September …Read the rest – What is a denial-of-service DoS attack?
E-mail headers have a lot of data about which you need not be concerned. They do, however always carry at least one item about which you should care greatly.
Let’s dive in with an example. The following are the headers from an email message written on the webmail service, GMX.com through our user account safe…@gmx.com. The [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – September …Read the rest – How to understand e-mail headers
by Glenn Caleval
If you are a friend or follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn, you will have seen the cautions from the Secure Surfing Organization about making use of particular “free” services. You may have personally sent me various invitations, virtual gifts or other service addons to share the social networking experience. And you will [...]
Audience: This report is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly transferring your domain name from an existing 1and1.com account to a new registrar. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
To transfer a domain from 1&1 to a better registrar, you must [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 (This post) – …Read the rest – How to transfer a domain away from 1&1
In a great many cases, cookies are an important part of a good internet experience and in fact a safe surfing experience.
Safe surfing requires you to be “authenticated” when you are browsing pages meant just for you and/or other customers of the particular page. Encrypted cookies are one means of ensuring that is happening transparently [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies (This post) – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – …Read the rest – How to handle cookies
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Audience: This guide is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly purchasing a web hosting plan on which you plan to build your web site yourself. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
The Secure Surfing [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site (This post) – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – …Read the rest – Choosing a host for your web site
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