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Phishing Scam Alert: “Information from Comerica Bank customer service team”
I just got the following email with the subject line: "Information from Comerica Bank customer service team [message id: 0715063392]" from "Comerica Bank" which, for me, was obviously a phishing…
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How to Easily Check your Blog for Security Breaches &
A few months ago, I got an email from a family member that told me that when they visited my blog, they received a "malicious software" warning. I found this…
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Review: Safe Internet for your Kids with Intego Content Barrier
Being a good dad means protecting your kids. That can be by physically keeping them from danger, or, by preventing their young innocent eyes and minds from being corrupted by…
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Warning: Watch out for "Evacuation process…San Clemente Nucklear Power Station"
Just a quick note. Watch out for an email coming in from various news sources (mine came from "foxnews" and a buddy's from "google news" that claims there was an…
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WordPress: People can view your Plugin Folder unless you fix!
As I was working on the update to my blog theme, I found a security hole that I think has existed for a long time in WordPress. While not incredibly…
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WordPress update: Version 2.2.3 released with Security Fix
Just updated my blog with WordPress version 2.2.3 (haven't taken the plunge with the beta version 2.3 yet but I am working on a new theme). The 2.2.3 version is…
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Family Tech: Easily manage what sites your kids see with
Finally I have come across something to write about that truly talks to my site motto "where technology and fatherhood collide." It is not very often that I can write…
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Scam/Virus Alert – emails from IRS with Subject “Complaint Case
Scam, Virus, Phishing alert! Looks like there is a variant of the Better Business Bureau scam is circulating now but seemingly from the Internal Revenue Service, and I was a…
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How to combat Phishing Scams
So, I previously posted about Phishing scams and what they look like (with screen shots). I figured that I would continue my Public Service Announcement with some tools that you…
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Understanding Phishing Scams…first hand!
This is my PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the week and it is about something pretty scary...Phishing Scams. Several years ago, I was a victim of identity theft. It was…
