Secure your on-line identity
Posted by Dave Yadallee on
Recently on twitter I saw some 'tweeters' I knew of sending me garbage tweets and I asked them directly on Twitter "Did you send this"?
The answer was "no" and asked on Tweeter how caome this is happening?
One answer was hackers trying to ollok for accounts they can break into. Another said that she was phished recently?
This reminds me of customers asking me did my account get hacked?
Seems like old habits die hard. Hackers are still trying to steal your online identity without a doubt.
As I pointed out at an evening presentation on 1 March 2010 do not make it easy for hackers to access 'crack' your password.
What is meant by that?
Let's examine 4 layers of password.
Level 1 - The Easy password
bear husband LOVER 19590112 &*)%%%!@!@
possible passwords but the one think they have in common is that a password cracker can most likely decode these.
Level 2 - Mixing 2 cases
Bear Dave bear123 !forget !$5%7*
All right maybe a little tought but the first 3 might be decodable
Level 3 - Mixing 3 cases
SandyX45 1)2(abc Day$%^ q1@w3$
Maybe these are tougher but better yet
Level 4 - Mixing 4 cases
2@4$Date 6^Gu3T0 Gr3Ym!m!
Good luck cracking those .
For further information on security , check out http://www.grc.com/ http://www.securityfocus.com/
For examples on phishing go to http://www.nk.ca/blog/index.php?/categories/25-Phish
What to do if you think you have been comprimised
1) Update then run your anti-virus!! Most anti-viral programmes come with some ant-spyware. The kay is update all definitions daily!
2) Run anti-spyware programmes. There are other malicious software (malware) that anti-viral programmes will not pick up.
I recommend you at least run 3
a) Superantispyware found at http://www.superantispyware.com/
b) Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware found at http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
c) Spybot - Search & Destroy found at http://www.safer-networking.org/
These 3 programmes will find malicious software that is not viral yet can comprimise your security. Again please update these daily.
The answer was "no" and asked on Tweeter how caome this is happening?
One answer was hackers trying to ollok for accounts they can break into. Another said that she was phished recently?
This reminds me of customers asking me did my account get hacked?
Seems like old habits die hard. Hackers are still trying to steal your online identity without a doubt.
As I pointed out at an evening presentation on 1 March 2010 do not make it easy for hackers to access 'crack' your password.
What is meant by that?
Let's examine 4 layers of password.
Level 1 - The Easy password
bear husband LOVER 19590112 &*)%%%!@!@
possible passwords but the one think they have in common is that a password cracker can most likely decode these.
Level 2 - Mixing 2 cases
Bear Dave bear123 !forget !$5%7*
All right maybe a little tought but the first 3 might be decodable
Level 3 - Mixing 3 cases
SandyX45 1)2(abc Day$%^ q1@w3$
Maybe these are tougher but better yet
Level 4 - Mixing 4 cases
2@4$Date 6^Gu3T0 Gr3Ym!m!
Good luck cracking those .
For further information on security , check out http://www.grc.com/ http://www.securityfocus.com/
For examples on phishing go to http://www.nk.ca/blog/index.php?/categories/25-Phish
What to do if you think you have been comprimised
1) Update then run your anti-virus!! Most anti-viral programmes come with some ant-spyware. The kay is update all definitions daily!
2) Run anti-spyware programmes. There are other malicious software (malware) that anti-viral programmes will not pick up.
I recommend you at least run 3
a) Superantispyware found at http://www.superantispyware.com/
b) Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware found at http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
c) Spybot - Search & Destroy found at http://www.safer-networking.org/
These 3 programmes will find malicious software that is not viral yet can comprimise your security. Again please update these daily.
phpBB Updates
Posted by Dave Yadallee on
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rootnl2k
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: Banning Spammers and Why 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 upgrade is not ... Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
Working.
1) We have 'spammer' coming on to the system registering and
not really wanting to participate and using the site for their vulgarity.
Any way to block these critter off the site?
2) Why isn't the patch from 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 not working?
We tried to patch and upgrade and it looks like a field is missing.
Additional I have backed up the database (MySQL) and if someone
would like to look at this, I would appreciate the helping pointers.
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Lumpy Burgertushie
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:46 am Post subject: Re: Banning Spammers and Why 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 upgrade is not Reply with quote
rootnl2k wrote:
Working.
1) We have 'spammer' coming on to the system registering and
not really wanting to participate and using the site for their vulgarity.
Any way to block these critter off the site?
once you have upgraded do this:
Quote:
to keep the spammers out:
1. stay updated
2. DO NOT allow guest posting anywhere
3. turn on visual confirmation in the admin panel
4.set user activation to " user" or " admin"
2) Why isn't the patch from 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 not working?
We tried to patch and upgrade and it looks like a field is missing.
Additional I have backed up the database (MySQL) and if someone
would like to look at this, I would appreciate the helping pointers.
the upgrade files do work.
but you have to update the database as well as the files. probably, you did not run the update_to_latest.php file after doing the file updates and therefore you got errors about database fields missing.
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New post Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: Reply with quote
do you have any MOD's installed?
(that you want to keep)
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rootnl2k
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: Banning Spammers and Why 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 upgrade is not ... Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post
Working.
1) We have 'spammer' coming on to the system registering and
not really wanting to participate and using the site for their vulgarity.
Any way to block these critter off the site?
2) Why isn't the patch from 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 not working?
We tried to patch and upgrade and it looks like a field is missing.
Additional I have backed up the database (MySQL) and if someone
would like to look at this, I would appreciate the helping pointers.
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Lumpy Burgertushie
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Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 17873
PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:46 am Post subject: Re: Banning Spammers and Why 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 upgrade is not Reply with quote
rootnl2k wrote:
Working.
1) We have 'spammer' coming on to the system registering and
not really wanting to participate and using the site for their vulgarity.
Any way to block these critter off the site?
once you have upgraded do this:
Quote:
to keep the spammers out:
1. stay updated
2. DO NOT allow guest posting anywhere
3. turn on visual confirmation in the admin panel
4.set user activation to " user" or " admin"
2) Why isn't the patch from 2.0.16 to 2.0.21 not working?
We tried to patch and upgrade and it looks like a field is missing.
Additional I have backed up the database (MySQL) and if someone
would like to look at this, I would appreciate the helping pointers.
the upgrade files do work.
but you have to update the database as well as the files. probably, you did not run the update_to_latest.php file after doing the file updates and therefore you got errors about database fields missing.
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New post Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: Reply with quote
do you have any MOD's installed?
(that you want to keep)
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User Control Panel
Posted by Dave Yadallee on
NetKnow has a User control panel ready.
http://www.nk.ca:20000/
This has many features. The programme is called Usermin.
Please update your bookmarks
http://www.nk.ca:20000/
This has many features. The programme is called Usermin.
Please update your bookmarks
Caching
Posted by Dave Yadallee on
how to speed up your overall Internet Performance:
From Windows Control Panel: go to Internet Options -> Connections -> settings
Checkmark Use a proxy server for this connection
with address 204.209.81.14 port 3128 .
Similarly with Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Look ofr connection under Edit-Preferences or Tools->Options
From Windows Control Panel: go to Internet Options -> Connections -> settings
Checkmark Use a proxy server for this connection
with address 204.209.81.14 port 3128 .
Similarly with Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Look ofr connection under Edit-Preferences or Tools->Options