Spammers are smart. They are constantly changing up their tactics on how to get your email address and coax you into falling for their latest scam.
Here are 12 things to do so you can enjoy less spam in your inbox.
You’ve probably never given it much thought, but your social media use has the potential to put your home at risk. While “checking in” at a certain location or uploading a picture of your new home stereo to Facebook seems like a harmless and common way to utilize social media, it may also put your home and properties at risk, as burglars have begun using information disclosed online to scope out potential target homes for robbery. However, with a few simple precautions taken you will be well on your way to deterring any attempts at a break-in in your home.
Everyone here at SPAMfighter would like to take this opportunity to wish all SPAMfighter customers all the best for a successful 2012 and beyond.
We have lots of cool announcements coming in 2012, so look forward to telling you more about them then.
Hello there! We decided to take little trip down memory lane by taking a look at movies with a cyber crime theme. Why? Because here at SPAMfighter, fighting spam, removing malware and dealing with cyber crime is something we do on a daily basis and some of us are also avid movie buffs. So what is a cyber crime movie and how do we rate a really good cyber crime movie? A cyber crime movie has to have themes involving computers, modern technology and a crime of some sort, but the movie should also be entertaining with a haunting or moving plot and great acting. We've decided that movies with a realistic depiction of cyber crime but mediocre in its other characteristics do not make the cut, and after much discussion, to stay away from science fiction movies as well. Anyway, enough talking. Here is the ultimate SPAMfighter list of 10 cyber crime movies.
Most people are familiar with computer hacking, a concept typically paired with a sense of invasion from a distant and unknown source. Social engineering however introduces an element of proximity, or at least direct contact. Instead of spending time trying to crack a computer system from afar the attacker will instead try to manipulate the victim into divulging sensitive information, such as a password to a company network, or personal credit card information. There are several methods for doing so, some old, some newer but nearly all rely on exploiting human trust and curiosity, thus we may refer to social engineering as human hacking.
Co-founder, former CEO and Chairman of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs has passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
No words can really do justice to a man who changed the industry on a regular basis, except perhaps to share words from the man himself.
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005 can be found below.
Great news! We recently crossed a milestone here at SPAMfighter – over 40.000 people like us on our Facebook page. While 40.000 likes is a relatively small number in comparison to our much larger user base, we're convinced that our next goal of 100.000 should be attainable given the rate of growth we've been seeing.
Lately, we have witnessed a large outbreak of pirated software spam from a company called "Whirl Wind Software". In fact, SPAMfighter has stopped approximately four million related spam mails in the past few days. We're not completely sure why we're seeing the influx but believe it could be related to the pre-launch of Microsoft Windows 8. With the recent release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview, all eyes are on Microsoft as they offer a first-hand sneak peak at the features of their latest OS. As a headlining topic with heavy coverage on many technology sites it's an obvious topic of choice for spammers to take advantage of in order to ultimately sell pirated software. As you will read later, spam mail is not the only baiting method being used.
We previously covered the Google Earth Scam and in this post we will attempt to unveil how scammers are tricking people into paying for illegal software. Hold your breath, grab a cup of coffee, and let's get started.
Nigerian email scams are amongst the oldest tricks in the book. You have likely received emails from strange characters offering you US $50 million in return for assistance with a bank transfer or helping with safe passage of a dictator's ex-wife. It's pretty tempting to leave our jobs at SPAMfighter for a quick payout but we have managed to escape the lures these Nigerian scams so far.
Here at SPAMfighter, we generally try to avoid making assumptions about the characteristics and qualities of our users. However, in order to make our software your best line of defense from spam, viruses and spyware, it's in our best interest to not only identify who our users are but understand their behavioral patterns as well. (Editor - It's also fun to stereotype)
Since there are quite a few people downloading and using our software there is bound to be a lot of diversity amongst our user base. We have identified 5 archetypes, and for your reading pleasure, three of the most read news stories that describe common ways hackers, spammers and cyber criminals try to exploit their online activity. Here are the 5 archetypes:
We've been hearing strange stories that some people actually create Facebook profiles for their cats & dogs. Let's hold that thought and assume that your kitchen sink or your trusted computer had a Facebook profile as well. It's not so crazy of a thought since computers frequently interact with other computers over the Internet, and much like real life, and facebook for that matter, some of these interactions are friendly while others aren't. Our designers came up with the following simulation of what your computer's Facebook news feed might look like.
Have you ever wondered how large the storage capacity of hard drives were in 1973, how much a single GB of hard drive storage would have cost you in the 80's, or when floppy drives (remember those?) were first introduced to the computing world? Of course you have! Lucky for you, we put together some data about hard drives and storage devices onto a handy timeline so that you'll be better prepared the next time you want to show off your impressive knowledge of useless interesting facts.
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