Posts Tagged ‘security’
What Are Wildcard Emails & Why You Should Use Them
Have you ever come across people with email addresses that look like they were created exclusively for a website? Here’s what I mean. When creating an account at Pinterest, the email address that may be used to register is pinterest@yourowndomain.com or, when signing up to receive our free yearly blogging planner and calendar and the…
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Ensure Your Software Downloads Are Unaltered – Here’s How
If you’ve ever had any kind of nasty-ware attach itself to your computer, you know how very annoying and potentially dangerous it can be for your privacy, and even your finances. Yet, despite all that, more and more software is being delivered via the Internet than before. Sometimes, the same software is available for download…
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Why You Really Need A Sandbox Program… Really
It has been over 2 years since I first wrote about sandboxing my browser and all Internet-facing programs but think it is high time to revisit it again because it is that important. Also because my friend Nicole Dean got duped into installing a bad program from deceptive advertising. Not cool. Anyhow, the original post…
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Site Security – Don’t Overlook The Obvious
After the highly publicized hacking of Wired reporter Mat Honan’s identity, it is clear to me that hackers don’t always go about things they way we think they do. When we hear “I’ve been hacked”, we immediately think someone has been trying to crack our passwords using software that tries all sorts of passwords in…
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Time To Switch To 3rd Party Shopping Cart?
Photocredit:Yutaka Tsutano There’s a really good chance, this won’t be a decision you have to make – good for you. Most marketers I know, sell their digital content via a third party system like 1ShoppingCart, eJunkie or Clickbank. If you ever wished you could drop that monthly payment, perhaps you might reconsider after reading this…
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