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Check Outlook Messages for Fakes Without Opening Them [Outlook Tip]

Fri, 05/23/2008 - 12:00
Most spam and phish-bait emails are easy to spot, but once in a while, some creative subject can leave you guessing whether a message is legitimate or not. If you're an Outlook user, the Productivity...
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[How-To] Connect Securely to Gmail

Sat, 05/10/2008 - 08:04
You already know that Phishers employ various methods to phish your critical data and there are certain ways to protect your data, and one of the ways to protect yourself is by employing the secure connection techniques like HTTPs and checking for that small lock icon in your browser. Lock Symbol for HTTPS
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Learn more about Phishing

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 03:17

In my previous educational posts, you learnt how to spoof a Yahoo user and stay safe by not getting Phished. You also learnt What is email spoofing and how you can protect your online identity.

However, unfortunately, phishing techniques dont just end here. There are numerous way which can lead you to give away your security details. The latest technique being used by the Phishers is installation of trojan-spy applications which then in turn send the data back to the Phishers.

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Email Spoofing and How to protect your online identity

Wed, 04/30/2008 - 04:53
Recently one of my friend got a mail from his bank, asking him to update his account information. He clicked on the link to fill out the information, and just a few days later, his bank account was emptied. Does this story sound familiar to you? This is called Spoofing / Phishing. In this post, i will explain you the process as to how this works and how you can ensure that you don’t end up revealing your online identity to phishers. Spoofing Websites enact as Original Websites [Image Source: Flickr] Email spoofing definition as obtained from the Wikipedia goes like this
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Avoid Phishing by Going Directly to the Site [Phishing]

Tue, 04/29/2008 - 21:00
We've all seen "urgent" emails from exiled princes telling us to act quickly and hand over our bank account or other sensitive information. Since we're savvy folks, we promptly hit the Delete button...
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