It was only a few years ago when entering your credit card number online to buy something was risky. Today, you enter more financial information with credit card, banking, utility, and other sensitive information. Websites offer to store your credit card and all you have to do is login, select the product, and click Buy. [...]
It used to be that you only needed a username and password to log into your bank account online. Today they have images to help you visually verify quickly with a small probability of error that you are on the bank’s website and not on a phishing site. Select an image that most closely relates [...]
I’ve been reviewing some website access logs. In the last week I’ve noticed an unusual event. The referrals on some of the accesses are coming from a common patterned website addresses. But when you go there, you don’t see the linked pages. It’s a great way to target webmasters into visiting squatted domains. You just [...]
On today, the day when probably the most ecards are sent during the year, I’ve been thinking about the process. Hallmark and probably every other card vendor allow senders to receive notification when the recipent opens and reads a free electronic greeting card. Cool, I’ll know if my special friend wants to still be my [...]
I think I understand the whole security thing with banking online. Bank of America, on the frontpage has an Enter Online ID box and an Account In box. On the next page they show you an image you picked once upon a time. You can then enter your pin and go on your merry way. [...]
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