65 Open Source Replacements for Security Software

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

This is a great list of 65 open source projects to replace various security applications that you are probably running right now.  I personally use most of them and it's great to see such a thorough list like this posted all in one place.  Source: http://www.datamation.com/security/65-open-source-replacements-for-security-software-1.html

Install the old version of Tweetdeck (0.38.2)

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Image via CrunchBase"][/caption] I have tried the newer versions of Tweetdeck (now owned by Twitter themselves) and I just do not like the look and feel of it.  I would much rather have the old look back but unfortunately there's no "Revert to Classic Tweetdeck" option.  I also tried Seesmic ...

HTTPS Everywhere is now available for Google Chrome

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

HTTPS Everywhere is a produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Many sites on the web offer some limited support for encryption over HTTPS, but make it difficult to use. For instance, they may default to unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links ...

Find the phone number for any AT&T customer just by using their email address

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

This is pretty bad.  All you need to know is the person's email address to find out their phone number.  Thank you, AT&T.   https://www.att.com/olam/enterEmailForgotId.myworld 

New Drive-By Spam Infects Those Who Open Email — No Attachment Needed

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Attackers have developed a new way to infect your PC through email -- without forcing you to click on an attachment. According to researchers at eleven, a German security firm, the new drive-by spam automatically downloads malware when am email is opened in the email client. The user doesn't have ...