August 19, 2009 in Internet by EnJ

One in six consumers acts on spam

About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of obnoxious pitches per day, according to a new survey.

Due to be released Wednesday, the survey was sponsored by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), an industrywide security think tank composed of service providers and network operators dedicated to fighting spam and malicious software.

Eight hundred consumers in the U.S. and Canada were asked about their computer security practices habits as well as awareness of current security issues.

Those who did admit to opening a spam message — which in and of itself could potentially harm their computer — said they were interested in a product or service or wanted to see what would happen when they opened it. Read more »

August 15, 2009 in Article by EnJ

Repair Shops can Hack Your Laptops

Some computer repair shops are illegally accessing personal data on customers’ hard drives – and even trying to hack their bank accounts, a Sky News investigation has found.

In one case, passwords, log-in details and holiday photographs were all copied onto a portable memory stick by a technician. In other shops, customers were charged for non-existent work and simple faults were misdiagnosed.

An investigator from the Trading Standards Institute said he was “shocked” by the findings. The investigation was carried out using surveillance software loaded onto a brand-new laptop. Read more »

August 11, 2009 in Featured by EnJ

Aplikasi Akuntansi untuk Rental Mobil

Atlanta IT telah mengembangkan atACC sebagai proyek terpisah yang siap digunakan pada perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang jasa Rental Mobil (Penyewaan Mobil). Dikembangkan pertaman kali sesuai dengan kebutuhan pelanggan di Qatar, saat ini telah dijadikan standar aplikasi bagi bisnis Rental Mobil dengan harga standar harga atACC di India dan di Indonesia tanpa kustomisasi. Kustomisasi lebih lanjut dapat disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan pelanggan dan besarnya biaya akan sesuai dengan volume kustomisasi. Read more »

August 2, 2009 in Article by EnJ

19 Critical Security Terms You Must Know

Anti-virus : Software that scans your pc for viruses, worms, and trojans using up-to-date virus signatures. Once found, the program can remove, or quarantine the virus and (ideally) keep it from performing whatever malicious duties is was sent to do.

Attack: An attempt by an unauthorized individual or program to gain control over aspects of your pc for various purposes.
Backdoor: This is sometimes referred to as a trapdoor, and is a feature in programs that the original programmer puts into the code in order to fix bugs or make other changes that need to be made. However, if this information becomes known to anyone else it poses a potential security risk. Read more »