Security Posts

The Tutor

prevedvsem123.cn = hacked!

Another server of mine was hacked to serve an iframe of content from prevedvsem123.cn. I’m posting simply to help others figure out what might be happening ...

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The Tutor

How-to automatically discover your site has been hacked using Google Alerts

Having your site hacked is really common these days and it is growing all the time since it is so easy to do and the payoffs ...

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Abhijeet Mukherjee

Check A Website For Malware With Google Safe Browsing Tool

There are many websites which host malwares but camouflage themselves as nice and authentic sites in order to trap the visitors. Google Safe Browsing tool ...

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Peter Jalbert

Google Security Tip: Your secret question

One of the neat ways to secure your online experience with any Google product is to create an almost “crack-proof” password. The center of your ...

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Peter Jalbert

Don’t Give Out Your Gmail Password. Ever.

Time and again I have received different email invitations to join a social networking site, social bookmarking site, or an online classmates/alumni directory. Indeed, I have ...

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Mark O'Neill

Security flaw found in Google toolbar

On the face of it, this isn’t really “news”.    Saying that a security flaw has been found in a Google product is the same as saying ...

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Mark O'Neill

How to change your Gmail password

Changing your Gmail password is another issue that a lot of people seem to email me about.    So for the record, here’s how to do it ...

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The Tutor

Virginia Tech Shooting Support

My old friend Dave just pinged me to let me know he just set up some discussion forums for support of those affected by today’s shooting ...

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The Tutor

Big time Blogger exploit!

Phishing scams, user tracking, tojans, oh my! If you use Blogger/Blogspot for your blog, you better read the full story. AKPC_IDS += "609,";

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The Tutor

Every few months Google is going to jiggle our privates

This is good news: When you search on Google, we collect information about your search, such as the query itself, IP addresses and cookie details. Previously, we ...

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The Tutor

Another MyBlogLog exploit!

Check it out, I’m the proud owner of Matt Cutts blog and quite a few others over on MBL: Well, not quite. First of all, that’s a ...

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