scholar @ jklmelton » security http://scholar.jklmelton.net research technology teaching learning education e-learning Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:21:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 PayPal: “Safari not safe” Huh? http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:00:05 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/ MacWorld is reporting PayPal’s claim that Safari is not a “safe” browser. Sorry PayPal, the problem lies in how people deal with email, not with the browser. Anyone clicking on any link in an email message is asking for trouble. If you need that link, copy it, paste it, and then read the URL carefully. If you don’t recognize the domain or the directories after it, don’t use it. You can get to the site using your bookmarks to be safe.

I wrote an entry on identifying phishing last year (sorry, it looks like the quiz is gone; you may have to look elsewhere for more information). Be careful out there…

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2008/02/29/paypal-safari-not-safe-huh/feed/ 0 So you think you can spot a phishing attempt? http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/07/26/so-you-think-you-can-spot-a-phishing-attempt/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/07/26/so-you-think-you-can-spot-a-phishing-attempt/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:46:04 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/07/26/so-you-think-you-can-spot-a-phishing-attempt/ Phishing, or using a seemingly-real web site or email message to gather personal information, appears to be causing people quite a bit of trouble. The folks at McAfee have put together a quiz to test your skills at distinguishing the real from the fake. Take the test yourself and see how you do. I scored a 9 out of 10. No hints on the one I missed… :-)

]]> http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2007/07/26/so-you-think-you-can-spot-a-phishing-attempt/feed/ 0 Worried about the OS X trojan horse? http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/02/20/worried-about-the-os-x-trojan-horse/ http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/02/20/worried-about-the-os-x-trojan-horse/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:39:57 +0000 Jay http://scholar.jklmelton.net/2006/02/20/worried-about-the-os-x-trojan-horse/ It seems someone has written a trojan horse for OS X. Not to fear–there are some practices to follow and some precautions to take. Check out this article from the folks at Mac Geekery. The tips are not specific to the trojan, but they can help you sleep better at night.

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