Category Archives: issues

7 Tips for Social Media Safety

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: June 3, 2010
Think twice the next time a contact tries to “friend” you on Facebook or “follows” you on Twitter. It may turn out to be an undercover fed looking to scrutinize your employment history or examine your personal references.U.S. law enforcement agents are following people into popular social-networking sites, going undercover with false online profiles to [...]
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Conficker Visual Test

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: April 9, 2009
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Visual Test to Check Conficker Infection

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: April 8, 2009
The April Fools Day Special Conficker worm and its variants have been dreaded by computer users across the world for some time now.
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Facebook users hit by virus

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: December 30, 2008
Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get hold of sensitive information like credit card details.
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Computer Fraud Seminar

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: August 7, 2008
I spoke at my first seminar yesterday. The location was the scenic Couer D’Alene Resort in Couer D’Alene, Idaho. The topic pretty much veered off from computer fraud to computer crime.  It wasn’t surprising to see some of the audience were completely shocked at the end of the day. Nevertheless, it was an exhilarating experience [...]
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10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: June 26, 2008
For many years, the Internet was the “final frontier,” operating largely unregulated — in part because of the jurisdictional nightmare involved in trying to enforce laws when communications crossed not just state lines but also national boundaries. That was then; this is now.
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Top 20 Temporary and Disposable Email Services

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: June 25, 2008
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IRS Stimulus Rebate Used for Phishing

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: April 29, 2008
The IRS Stimulus Rebates being sent to tax payers has provided another opportunity to phishers to harvest personal information. The emails arrive with the subject line ’2008 Economic Stimulus Refund’ which is sure to catch the attention of many people who are eager to know their status. Remember, the IRS never sends emails soliciting information. [...]
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YouTube gets blocked

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: February 26, 2008
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Goolag: the easy way to hack

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: February 25, 2008
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