Bridal Scam

We would also like to draw our readers’ attention to interesting media articles on a scam, with something of a twist. The scam involved a purported bridal convention in Boston, which would be held at a convention center, and even claimed part of the profits from the event would be donated to earthquake victims in [...]

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 3:15 PM by root · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Top Tips for Twenty Ten

Rules of Social Networking Pay attention to what you post and upload. Social networking is public. Consider images, videos, and information you publish You shouldn’t publish your address, date of birth, etc. Use a nick-name that only your friends know. Choose your friends with care. Do not accept friend requests from people you do not [...]

Posted on February 17, 2010 at 9:52 AM by root · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Anti-Phishing Procedure for Email

I saw something like this on the Internet and I do want to give credit to where credit is due, but I cannot remember where I found this. We have recreated it for businesses. Please see the following flowchart for procedures on anti-phishing for email.

Posted on February 16, 2010 at 9:16 AM by root · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Why Strong Passwords Are Important

Most systems out in the world are secure. Very secure. Thousands of administrators and technical personnel apply patches and configurations to millions of systems throughout the world on a daily basis. In August 2009, someone hacked into Google, but not through a technical vulnerability within the Google infrastructure. A hacker found a personal email account. [...]

Posted on February 10, 2010 at 8:52 AM by root · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Welcome

Welcome to Information Armor, our purpose is to raise awareness to help you protect yourself, your family, your friends, and your organization. We search the Internet for information security programs, computer security programs, security awareness training, guides on configuration and hardening of systems, among many other things. As the threat landscape shifts, so will our [...]

Posted on January 5, 2010 at 2:14 PM by root · Permalink · Leave a comment
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