Merry Christmas everyone!
It's the morning after the big day and everyone is still sleeping in over here. I'm just taking a look at a few things and I saw this article from the honeypot.
As the author mentioned it's an old scheme, but it's dangerous. In the short list of 'Tips from Mom for the cyberage' - visiting a website based on a spam email is taking candies from strangers. While you're visiting the site for a 'quick peek' at something naughty rather than nice - they're infecting your computer.
One approach would be to take a page from Nancy Reagan - 'just say no'. Another would be to make sure you're properly protected before journeying out into wilds the internet.
Think of being protected like dressing appropriately for a rain storm.
level 1 - If you're going out in the rain - you really skip putting on any special gear. you'll get wet - probably no biggie.
2. you add on a hat to protect your head
3. you add on a rain coat
4. you add an umbrella to your gear
5. you add boots/ rain pants
Like wise in the 'safe surfing' world
Level 1 - you're not really using any protection - just surfing online hoping for the best!
2. you have the firewall that came with the OS turned on (eg. on Microsoft Vista)
3. you use the firewall that came with the computer when purchased (eg. Nortons Firewall )
4. you use an external router between you and the internet
5. your firewall/OS are updated automatically
6. your firewall stops unknown outbound traffic! (eg. ZoneAlarm)
... the list of ways to be safer can continue, at this point it just depends on how paranoid you are. :)
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