Bug disables 150,000 Gmail accounts

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Gmail, with its huge storage capacity, is considered a store house of personal information for many, where many valuable informations are securely kept. But think twice before relying too much on keeping all your informations there alone.Because, Google's email service has been affected with a bug and almost 150,000 Gmail account holders have reportedly lost their e-mail, attachments and Google Chat logs lost. Google said it is...

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Firefox spoofing flaw reported

Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is vulnerable to spoofing attacks, according to an Israeli security researcher. Aviv Raff reported on his blog on Wednesday that Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.11 allows information presented in a basic authentication dialogue box to be spoofed, opening up the possibility of users being redirected to a malicious website. Earlier versions of the browser may also be affected. According to Raff, when a web server returns a 401...

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Computer security--Take Care When Downloading and Installing Programs

When you buy an appliance, you give little thought to it doing you or your house any harm. Why? Because there are organizations like Undearwriters Laboratories that set standards and certify products. When you see a certifier’s label, you have more confidence that a product will be safer than a competing product that does not carry the same label. You’re willing to accept the risk because you believe the product has met some standards and has been...

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Tools to Track & Recover Your Stolen Laptop

Off late, in coffee shops, college campuses, hotel lobbies and even in cars, laptops and notebook computers are being targeted by criminals. And these incidents are increasing at an alarming rate.[sintuhack].As per FBI, 97% of the stolen laptops are never recovered. That is a staggering stat. But don’t worry, we can increase the odds of recovering / tracking your stolen laptop and that too for FREE![sintuhack] Ways...

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computer security

Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer. Prevention measures help you to stop unauthorized users (also known as "intruders") from accessing any part of your computer system. Detection helps you to determine whether or not someone attempted to break into your system, if they were successful, and what they may have done. We use computers for everything from banking and investing to shopping and...

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