Block adult web content with OpenDNS FamilyShield [No Install]

OpenDNS has launched an easy to setup service called FamilyShield that allows parents, administrators, users to filter web content and keep their computers free from adult web sites. This free service that needs no account to configure, no downloads or software to install works much like how OpenDNS Basic does. More»

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Firefox 3.6.3 Patches Pwn2Own Security Flaw

Mozilla has released a Firefox update that patches a security vulnerability in Firefox 3.6.2 web browser. This vulnerability was discovered and exploited during the Pwn2Own competition that challenges hackers to break the latest versions of the most popular web browsers – Firefox and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7, and Safari on Mac OS X, were hacked. More»

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Ubuntu 8.10 ‘Intrepid Ibex’ reaches End of Life on April 30

Users of Ubuntu 8.10 alias Intrepid Ibex its now time to move ahead, the support period of Ubuntu 8.10 released on October 30, 2008 is now nearing its end and Intrepid Ibex will reach end of life on Friday, April 30, 2010 – At that time Canonical will no longer provide this operating system with security updates, critical fixes and software updates. As from April 30, 2010 using Ubuntu 8.10 will be at your own risk. More»

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Firefox 3.6.2 Security and Stability Update now Available

Firefox 3.6.2 security and stability update has been released for all platforms, you can download the new version from the Mozilla website or simply update your current Firefox 3,6, yes Firefox 3.6. Now, don’t think you missed Firefox 3.6.1, it was never released, Mozilla skipped “the version number of Firefox 3.6.1 in order to stay in sync with platform”. More»

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Mozilla drops supports for SeaMonkey 1.x

Mozilla has dropped support for the 1.x series of its all-in-one internet application suite, SeaMonkey. SeaMonkey 1.0 was released four years ago and v1.1 came a year later (v.1.1 is three years old). Today, SeaMonkey project has decided to discontinue the 1.x series in favor of the more modern and secure SeaMonkey 2.x. More»

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Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) to Fix a Security Bug in RC1

It seems a security bug in Firefox 3.6 RC 1, Linux version has pushed Mozilla to build a second release candidate of Firefox 3.6. This built is already available for download, but release notes are not yet available so much can’t be said. Mozilla is also considering to officially release Firefox 3.6 final on Tuesday January 19, if other bugs don’t pop-up and if this update is enough to harness this bug – If not Firefox 3.6 will be shipped on Jan 26.

Sources: Mozilla Wiki – Upcoming Product Releases | The Official Win32 20100115 Branch build is out

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Use Facebook to Protect Your Email Address from Scrappers

A simple trick you can quickly deploy to prevent your email addresses from scrappers is use to display them in an image format. That’s exactly how Facebook deals with our email addresses to prevent friends and spambots from scrapping them. So if you need an email image and don’t have time to create one, then just export your Facebook-generated email images. More»

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McAfee’s Top Five Riskiest Country Domains

Better watch out for this country domains, according to McAfee they are the riskiest country domains online for 2009. Cameroon takes the lead, it seems the dot cm (.cm) used by this West African nation attracts cyber-criminals who setup fake typo sites with the aim of capitalizing on .cm which is a common typo for .com.
One in three .cm domains harbour malware.

“Cybercriminals target regions where registering sites is cheap and convenient, and pose the least risk of being caught.” More»

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Enigmail Nightly Builds for Thunderbird 3

For Windows, Mac and Linux: Enigmail, the Thunderbird extension that makes sending and receiving encrypted email easy  now has a nightly build for Thunderbird 3. This security extension for Thunderbird and Seamonkey makes encryption and decryption  of sensitive data in emails just a matter of a click -  by using the OpenGPG standard provided by GnuPG. More»

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