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Internet Security and Privacy
Internet security and privacy includes everything from malware to phishing scams to spammers. Questions about general security practices when online belong here.
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What are the disadvantages of symmetric cryptography?
- If you forget your passphrase and/or keyfile then there is almost no chance of recovering your data.
- Some forms of encryption only offer nominal protection and can be broken easily with the right program e.g an older ZIP archive or Word Document.
- Some encryption programs are too complicated for the everyday user and they may end up using them incorrectly. This could lead to securing data which they did not wish to encrypt or failing to encode data which they did wish to protect.
- The very existence of encryption programs or encrypted files will attract suspicion as to what it is you are trying to protect whereas a non-encrypted system would not attract the same level of interest.
- With reference to the above point, in certain countries such as the UK, Police can use legislation to compel you to reveal passwords to encrypted data. You could face jail time if you failed to comply.
- Certain types of encryption software are banned in some countries. For example, US versions of the program PGP cannot be exported outside the country.
- As Encryption protects your personal data e.g bank details, love letters etc. it also protects drug dealers who make deals from having their messages intercepted, terrorists planning attacks and paedophiles peddling child pornography.
Do public schools monitor everything kids do on their computers and if so is this legal?
Many do. The reason they can do this is because most schools have students sign some sort of form at the beginning of the year claiming that they understand the school rules and will obey them. These rules usually have something about conduct on the internet both in and out of school. By signing this paper you give the school the right to monitor your activities.
How do you find a proxy website?
simply search google for proxy websites
if you want country specific proxy then search like " us proxy" "australia proxy" "canada proxy"
if you want proxy to open blocked site then search like "facebook proxy" "orkut proxy" "gmail proxy"
MSN (or The Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. It was initially released on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of Windows 95
by Harlee Howarth age 12
MSN (The Microsoft Network) is a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft, the owner of MSN.
The concept for MSN was created by the Advanced Technology Group at Microsoft, headed by Nathan Myhrvold, in response to the increasing relevancy and growth of the Internet.
How do you download stuff from the internet safely?
One way is to know where it is you are downloading the information from and from who. Don't download from suspicious websites. If one is trying to download something that can't be sent by email a person can use sites like keepandshare. One should also have a secure computer with programs like McAfee to scan downloads and protect against infections and attacks.
How can network prevented from internal threats in computer?
It can't. Any network is vulnerable, it's just a matter of how vulnerable. You can reduce the chances of in network problems by using hard passwords, closing insecure ports and reducing actual physically contact of people with the server(s).
What is the worst thing about the internet?
To be fair, trolling existed long before the internet; we just called it "bullying" and "harassment" then. I mean, we still call it bullying and harassment, but the Internet opened up a whole new way for people to be awful to one another.
What is a consequence of giving out personal information on social sites?
You give out personal information on social sites, you risk several things. People could trick you into giving them money or stuff. People could possibly steal your identity. People could trick you into coming to their place (or allowing them to come to your place) and they could do various horrible things to you like rape and murder. The risks go on and on.
Is flight deal online a safe site?
I have been Duped USD.910 today by Flightbuddyonline.After booking ticket when I tried paying throgh credit card .A message apperared infroming that due to some problem with their account they cannot accept credit cards and either bak trasfer or payment thru Western union was OK.
they asked me to edit the payment mode in my order.I did so by selecting Bank transfer.
Then I got an email to my personal Email ID with bank details in UK.
After transferring they gave me a fake e-Ticket which I realised only when I approached the Airline for confirmation.
Then I could not trace them either by email or phone.
I knew I was duped.
Please do not even think of using Fight buddyonline they are Fraudsters.
The same thing happened to me. First they say they receive credit cards. When that did not work I tried paying with Paypal. Then they said they had problems with Paypal and I should send them money by wire.
If they don't take credit cards or Paypal they must be a fraud. I least I did not fall for it.
ohh I am feeling so foolish that why I didnt research about them before buying a ticket from them. they are complete fraud and I lost $1115. they issued me a fake ticket. Please do complaint to the concern authorities and also inform your friends to be aware of such day light robbers.
Thank you
A proxy port is a specific network port used by a proxy server to accept incoming connections and route traffic between clients and other servers. It acts as an intermediary, forwarding requests from clients to the desired destination while masking the client's IP address. Common proxy ports include 8080 and 3128, and they help manage and control internet traffic for security, performance, and anonymity purposes.
How you get beat internet filtering?
search google for vtunnel.com dont type vtunnel.com above because it might be blocked, just click on the link for vtunnel.com that google gives after searching and type the link you want in vtunnel.com hoppefully it will open without any blocking.
What is the avg 9.0 license key?
You don't need one. as long as you download the Free version any way.
This wont give you the full version but it will still give you protection. It will give you components like;
- anti-virus
- email scanner
- resident shield.
Suggest the best Anonymous web surfing software?
for me,this ios the best>>>http://www.anonymizer.com/ I installed anonymizer and got A keylogger and unable to use firefox...I can't knock it....It's A legit program. The best of the best is getting an ssh tunel. You could get A free trial and has A very great price....The description is from http://www.intl-alliance.com/
from there you could join the forum, or go to the store. I purchase one and the support is unbelievable. Hope this helped
What is SSH and how can I use it ? Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. Encryption provides confidentiality and integrity of data. SSH uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer and allow the remote computer to authenticate the user, if necessary. An SSH tunnel is an encrypted network tunnel created through an SSH connection. SSH is frequently used to tunnel insecure traffic over the Internet in a secure way. In order to create an SSH tunnel, the SSH client is configured to forward a specified remote port and IP address (that is accessible on the SSH server) to a port on the local machine. Once the SSH connection has been established, the user can connect to the specified local port to access the network services that would otherwise only be available at the remote IP address and port. SSH tunnels provide a means to bypass firewalls that prohibit certain Internet services provided that outgoing connections on port 22 are allowed. For example, many institutions prohibit users from accessing Internet web pages (port 80) directly without first being examined by a proxy/filter device. However, if users are able to connect to an external SSH server, it is possible for them to create an ssh tunnel to forward port 80 on an external web server to a given port (probably port 80) on their local machine. More commonly, users may setup their own proxy server at home, using free software such as Squid, and construct a tunnel from their workstation to the proxy. Next, by configuring their browser to use localhost rather than the corporate proxy server, users can access any web page they want, bypassing their company's filters and firewalls. Another HTTP-based tunneling method uses the HTTP CONNECT method/command. This command tells an HTTP proxy to make a TCP connection to the specified server:port, and relay data back and forth between that connection and the client connection. Therefore, for security reasons, CONNECT-capable HTTP proxies commonly restrict access to the CONNECT method to accessing TLS/SSL-based HTTPS services only. Server locations available for SSH Proxy Services: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, and Hong Kong. We can issue you a completely anonymous ip address from any of these locations.;
Is it illegal to trace an IP address?
Nope. Just do it. It's the same as looking in the phone book for someone's street address. Just use the information wisely.
3 things you can do to ensure safety on the Internet are:
1. Make sure you have a anti virus and never click on ads or popups.
2. Only go to websites that are secure.
3. Never give out personal information
( Safety on the Internet could mean protecting you computer or protecting your identity so i did a combination of both)
How do you remove k9 web protection without the password?
First go to start
Then go to computer
Click on Local Disk (C:)
Then click Program Files
Click on K9
Click on the license
Right click
then press delete
Then shut down
Finally turn your computer on and at the bottom right corner the k9 dog thing will say k9 web protection has been uninstalled
A Denial of Service attack (Abbreviated as DoS).
How will you ensure that information remains confidential?
This is a very broad question. Please edit the question so that it is more specific -- what sort of information do you wish to keep confidential?
Another Answer
Information remains confidential if you tell no one, never write it down and never think about it so that it could slip out of your mouth. Otherwise all information is subject to breach of confidentiality.
Confidentiality agreements may serve to protect certain kinds of communication and its information, but these agreements can be breached.
Electronic information will never be totally confidential, since once the details become concretized in electronic characters, they are subject to discovery and revelation.
Google is the owner of Gmail. Larry Page is Google CEO.
Stores of information found in natural materials that give clues to what the climate was in the past
What does the less than sign mean on Facebook?
If someone types: sleep <
It means sleep is less than everything. Normally the less than signs institutes a comparison such as: sleep < food. However the new internet trend is to just put a word like sleep and then the less than sign. As stated, this means that sleep is less than everything. So the ambiguous blankness after the less than sign represents "everything." Why people can't just write the word everything is unbeknownst to me...
People also use the greater than signs which work the same as the less than signs.
ie: sleep >
Which means sleep is greater than everything.
It really is all quite pointless, but it is just another internet trend.
Is there a proxy site that works for YouTube?
Yes, there are many proxy sites that work for YouTube e.g. Hide Me, Ninja Cloak and Surf Hidden. Nonetheless, having to shuttle data through a proxy can reduce the loading speed of your YouTube videos.
How do you delete viruses when the antivirus doesn't work?
Update the virus protection software and if that doesn't help get another program. Sometime you can work with the anti-virus people and they will come up with a fix. Maybe they dont know about it yet. Doesnt cost anything usually. Worth a try. Good luck.
Which virus uses both boot-sector and executable functions?
A virus that uses both boot-sector and executable functions is a multipartite virus. This type of virus attacks a variety of platforms, and continually re-infects each platform until it is removed.
