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This MySecureCyberspace blog is an online journal about cybersecurity. It was inspired by the MySecureCyberspace initiative, a project by the Carnegie Mellon’s Information Networking Institute and Carnegie Mellon CyLab, which aims to equip the home user with relevant, easy-to-use information about computer security and Internet safety. A web portal— robust with articles encyclopedia terms, and recommended tools—is available at http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com./ The initiative also includes an interactive game and website for kids at http://www.carnegiecyberacademy.com./

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Risks with virtual currency in online games are real.

By M. E. Kabay, Network World, a good summary on the use and misuse of virtual currency in online games. From issues related to financial services laws, to illegal lotteries, to privacy and security issues, there is more than enough to be concerned. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2010/

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Facebook and Privacy are not friends

A lot of discussion recently about the always changing privacy settings on Facebook. The graph by Matt McKeon at http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/ gives a sense of its evolution... a quite alarming trend toward a non-private world of 'friends'. And Kurt Opsahl's Blog presents a brief timeline

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

The most challenging home chore: setting up the home network!

A secure personal network is the first step towards secure computing. But setting, not speaking about securing, a home network is not an easy task. "The challenge here is that these home networks are maintained by home owners who don't necessarily know a great deal about computer security, nor do th

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Non easy finding criminal data on cell phones and game consoles

By Tim Greene, from Network World "Non-traditional communications devices such as smartphones and game consoles pose a particular problem to law enforcement agencies trying to milk them for forensic data that reveals criminal activity, attendees were told at the 2010 Computer Forensics Show in New Y

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Virus, anti-virus, and apologies

We users have already so many problems with viruses, trojan horses, adware, spyware, and all this malware around... we don't really need extra headaches because of anti-virus products. According to CNET: "[Last Thursday]at 6 a.m. PDT Wednesday, the company [McAfee] released a faulty update to its a

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Earth Day: think about green computing!

These days, the term "green" describe a wide range of earth-conscious efforts aimed at reducing human impact on the environment. You have probably heard of green buildings and green cars, but have you heard of green computing?Green computing is the use of practices that reduce the environmental impa

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

The Energizer Bunny keeps going and going and… infects PCs with a Trojan Horse!

According to researchers at US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team), software that accompanies the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan horse that gives hackers total access to a Windows PC. Attackers are able to remotely control a system, including the ability to li

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Chatroulette

Chatroulette is the brand new toy to play. As the name suggests, it is a webcam-based chat room where you are randomly coupled with another user, basically a stranger. When you are tired of the person you are talking to (this may happen as soon as you see his face) you stop the conversation and move

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Serious threat to the web in Italy

First decision in the Italian criminal case against Google executives (from EDRi-gram newsletter, contribution by Andrea Monti - EDRi-member ALCEI Italy) ==================Today, 24 February 2010, the Court of Milan made public the decision in the criminal trial against four Google executives, charg

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My Secure Cyberspace · 2Y ago

Prisoners harass their victims using Facebook

From the Time: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1964916,00.html In UK it has been discovered that when prisoners have access to the Internet, they use for the worst: keep harassing their victims through social media like Facebook. Even when they cannot use a computer, they instruct t

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