Category Archives: Computer Security

NoScript Essential to Web Surfing

by Peter Daley At present, the hacker black market is paying $100 per thousand hacked Australian computers. That’s correct, there is a black market for hacked computers, and Australian computers are fetching top dollar, compared to other countries. Why do … Continue reading

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What Wireless Security?

by Peter Daley The statistics are pretty frightening, 70% of home, and small business wireless routers providing broadband connections, have no security on them. In reply to a previous blog I had written in a local newspaper, I was urged … Continue reading

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“Using Key Generators, and Cracks is just plain stupid!”

by Peter Daley I have done numerous tutorials over the year in the club pointing out that using a key generator, or a software crack to make illegal use of software is just plain stupid. Firstly a person using these … Continue reading

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Wireless Security! You need to be a Secret Agent.

By Peter Daley Securing you wireless router is an adventure. You will need to be a bit secret agent, plus be willing to play the odds. Your tools will be some dice. You know the type they use to gamble … Continue reading

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Who is Spying on You!

By Peter Daley Who could be spying on you over the Internet? Well lets see, governments, corporations, a competing business, data mining businesses, marketing organisations, and criminal gangs etc,. Spyware is all about commercial and personal information gathering. It can … Continue reading

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ROOTKITS, nothing to do with a kit to improve your sex life!

By Peter Daley For those of you with a sense of humour, this has nothing to do with a kit to improve your sex life, in fact it would probably have the opposite effect! So what are rootkits? They are … Continue reading

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First Line of Defence, or is it?

By Peter Daley Your ADSL Broadband modem is your high speed gateway to the Internet. It is also your first line of defence against attack, so it should be secured. Isn’t it already? NO. The vast majority of home and … Continue reading

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False Sense of Security.

By Peter Daley In my opinion, the Windows operating system is now owned by the bad guys. They’re sitting back laughing at the pathetic attempts of the average computer user to secure their Windows computers. Recently a hacker group was … Continue reading

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Computer passwords are simple to break.

By Peter Daley Hackers have sophisticated tools that are freely available on the Internet that can break simple passwords, like your cats name, 1234, or anything simple, in approximately 10 minutes. So all of you need to re-think how you … Continue reading

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Viruses! Most computer users don’t stand a chance!

By Peter Daley The Windows virus situation has gone from bad to the ridiculously bad. I am telling you how it is, and not what the industry would like you believe it is. They’re not in control, the bad guys … Continue reading

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