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Intel powered Notebooks will turn into bricks when stolen


Intel powered Notebooks will turn into bricks when stolen

A lot of wonderful things are happening at the ongoing Intel Developer Forum. One of such is the concept of turning stolen laptops into unusable piece of crap, which was proposed during the Anti-Theft Technology session at IDF. This will definitely be a boon for those who keep highly confidential data in their laptops and…

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By Debjit
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Microsoft Disses Linux, Got Smacked Right Back In The Face With A New Security Flaw!


Microsoft Disses Linux, Got Smacked Right Back In The Face With A New Security Flaw!

Recently Microsoft was in the news for its training materials for Best Buy employees, which falsely claims Windows’ “superiority” over Linux. Not even a week has passed  since that incident than a serious security flaw affecting Windows Vista and the yet-to-be-released Windows 7 has been reported.

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By Ricky

4 ways to find out if your WordPress installation has been affected by eval / base64_decode


4 ways to find out if your WordPress installation has been affected by eval / base64_decode

Many websites including Lorelle and Techcrunch are reporting a new kind of attack on WordPress that affects almost all WordPress installations running WordPress software below version 2.6. All those running WordPress version 2.8 are not  affected.  Users having blogs on wordpress.com have not been affected, although. In this article we will tell four ways which…

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By Debjit

WordPress Antivirus: Protect your self-hosted wordpress blog from viruses, worms and malware


Your wordpress blog is your platform for self-expression. So, you must ensure that your blog is  protected from viruses, worms, malware and code injections. The wordpress software you is generally safe from being infected by any worm as the guys at Automattic check all the scripts thoroughly before releasing it for general download. The files…

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By Debjit
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Gmail tip: Secure your emails, protect your privacy


Gmail tip: Secure your emails, protect your privacy

In this article we will tell you how to configure the freely available SSL Security on your GMail account.

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By Debjit

Microsoft’s new FREE anti-virus ‘Morro’ to be launched soon


Microsoft’s new FREE anti-virus ‘Morro’ to be launched soon

Microsoft will soon be releasing its new security solution named ‘Morro’ and that too for free. They had not re-christened Windows Live OneCare this time, instead they have been developing a new and free security solution for Windows and ‘Morro’ is the outcome of that. According to Microsoft, they have been testing an early version…

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By Debjit

Use OpenDNS to protect yourself from all phishing attacks under the sun


Use OpenDNS to protect yourself from all phishing attacks under the sun

In this article we will tell you how to use OpenDNS to protect yourself from a phishing attack.

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By Debjit

Six steps to take if you suspect your Facebook account has been hacked


Six steps to take if you suspect your Facebook account has been hacked

If you are getting unnecessary and regular spam on your wall either from nowhere or from one of your friends  then there is a high possibility that either you or your friend have been affected by a Facebook phishing attack and your account security has been compromised. Here are six important steps which we feel,…

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By Debjit

How to check if your twitter account is infected by the stalkdaily.com worm


How to check if your twitter account is infected by the stalkdaily.com worm

In this article we tell you how to check if your twitter account has also been affected by the stalkdaily.com worm

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By Debjit

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