Internet Doomsday March 8

Heard the one about the FBI shutting down the internet next month? Like many memes before it, this dire warning is floating around blogs and sites. It even names March 8 as the day the FBI might “shut down the internet.” But relax, that’s not really the case. While yes,…

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Anonymous threatens root Internet servers

An campaign announced by the hacking group Anonymous directed against the Internet’s core address lookup system is unlikely to cause much damage, according to one security expert. In a warning on Pastebin, Anonymous said last Thursday it would launch an action on  31 March as part of “Operation Global Blackout”…

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Iran blocking SSL-secured Internet, claims Tor Project

The Iranian government has severed some citizens’ connections to secure websites and services, including Twitter and Google’s Gmail, according to reports by Iranians and network experts. Starting yesterday, people who said they live in Iran began describing problems reaching websites secured with SSL (secure socket layer), which is used to…

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While most recent American Internet safety conferences focus on digital citizenship issues such as preventing cyber …

I’m writing from Moscow, where I spoke at Russia’s Safer Internet Day conference last week. Safer Internet Day, which originated in Europe, is celebrated in much of the world, though there are relatively few events in the United States. While most recent American Internet safety conferences focus on digital citizenship…

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AVG Internet Security 2012 review

AVG Internet Security 2012 (£40 for one year and one PC) does a very good job of keeping a PC safe, but unfortunately some of the other 2012 internet security products do an astounding job. AVG’s suite fully blocked 92.3% of attacks in our real-world test – which helps determine…

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Know your Internet bad guys

Anyone who makes a habit of wandering around in cyberspace should print this TrendLabs infographic, posted Wednesday, and keep it close at hand. This colorful web poster contains info on Internet bad guys, and helps people avoid getting scammed, hacked, or hurt by malware. Titled “Know Your Enemies Online,” the…

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Know your Internet bad guys

Anyone who makes a habit of wandering around in cyberspace should print this TrendLabs infographic, posted Wednesday, and keep it close at hand. This colorful web poster contains info on Internet bad guys, and helps people avoid getting scammed, hacked, or hurt by malware. Titled “Know Your Enemies Online,” the…

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