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Funny Story

Mrs. Mecomber — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:39:21 +0000

Funny Story

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Funny StoryThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. Funny story Content by Kyle Lowe My husband told me a funny story the other day. He said that a few weeks after we got married, we were both asleep in the middle of the night when he thought he heard someone in our [...]

Lots of Bots

Mrs. Mecomber — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:00:55 +0000

Lots of Bots

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Lots of BotsThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. Yikes. According to CNet, more than 2 million computers in the the United States host botnets! Botnets are malicious programs that infect computers. They are spread through viruses and worms, and are controlled by a “master” somewhere on the Internet. Botnets spew out [...]

Banks Need to Tighten Online Security

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:35:40 +0000

Banks Need to Tighten Online Security

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Banks Need to Tighten Online SecurityThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. This news does not surprise me. I have long lamented the weak security measures of banks and credit card companies. For one, I am astounded that banks require you to make weak passwords– 8 to 10 characters, all letters and/or [...]