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What Do Websites Know About You

Mrs. Mecomber — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:28:25 +0000

What Do Websites Know About You

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What Do Websites Know About YouThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. When you connect to the Internet, you not only receive information, you release information. Your computer has identifiable data that is displayed for others to see (mostly advertisers and tracking counters such as Google Analytics or StatCounter). Some information is [...]

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 [...]

Test Your Firewall

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:35:50 +0000

Test Your Firewall

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Test Your FirewallThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. So you have a firewall. How do you know that the firewall is working properly? Here’s a terrific resource for checking your firewall strength: GRC Shields Up! The site has been around a long, long time (I remember it waaaay back about 6 [...]