CAPTCHAs are those squiggly words or letters that you have to enter on most registration forms. They allow a website to tell if you're human or a bot wanting to spam the system. Unfortunately, bots keep getting smarter and to keep up with them, it seems CAPTCHAs have become more difficult for a human to answer. Another trend seems to be that every square inch of real estate … [Read more...]
KeePass Could Get More Awesome?
KeePass has been mentioned a few times before, recommended to be your encrypted password database manager and I have been using it exclusively for all of my passwords for months. It's a great tool to prevent your accounts from getting Gawkered. With an app on my phone (KeePassDroid), a portable version on my USB drive, and installed at both home and work, I didn't think KeePass … [Read more...]
Adobe Updates Acrobat and Flash To Address Critical Vulnerability
A week ago, I posted directions on extracting the .msi from Adobe Reader's setup file and the same day Adobe announced a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash that also affected Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. The updates to Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Flash were released today while Adobe Reader X is pending the week of June 14, 2011 and banking on its sandboxing technology to … [Read more...]
Infographic: 25 Infamous Computer Viruses In 25 Years
F-Secure has created this interesting infographic that explains and rates some of the most notable viruses the world has seen in the last 25 years. Time for your Friday factoids, space invader style! (via F-Secure) … [Read more...]
Beware This Web Listings, Inc. Mail Scam For Search Engine Submission
Unfortunately, a scam over snail mail is probably more likely to succeed. That is why I feel it worth writing about to warn you of a letter I received last weekend that tries to use phishing techniques through the mail. A company by the names of Web Listings, Inc. sent me a letter for another domain of mine that looked very much like a bill, saying I owed them $65 for "Annual … [Read more...]