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Thomas J Belknap’s Laboratory of LAMP

 

A Short Path to a Strong Password

Having spent a number of years as a hardware tech support guy, I get a whole lot of questions about basic PC stuff, generally the same question over and over again. A big one in these days where we are becoming more and more involved in the Internet in both our work and personal lives is the question of password security.
Used to be that the very fact that you knew how to turn a computer on was more or less proof that you had a need to use one. Now, every moderately important function of the computer seems [...]

Phishing Attempt (Halifax Bank)

The following is an email I received from Halifax Bank, which points to a bogus web address. This was pretty obvious to spot, since I don’t have a Halifax Bank account in the first place. In the interest of getting phishermen out into the light, here is the body of the email:
Dear valued Halifax client,
Recently there have been a large number of identity theft attempts targeting Halifax Bank customers.
In order to safeguard your account we require that you confirm your banking details. This process is mandatory.
You may do so by clicking on the below link [...]