Facebook ilegally disables account

SOS: On Saturday Aug 30th Facebook ilegally disabled my account in a direct attack to freedom of speech.

Without previous warning and total abuse of its authority, one of the administrators disabled my account on ambiguous reasons.
http://sites.google.com/site/tonymtymx/sos-1

What is an Antivirus Software

Antivirus software are computer programs that attempt to identify, neutralize or eliminate malicious software. The term "antivirus" is used because the earliest examples were designed exclusively to combat computer viruses; however most modern antivirus software is now designed to combat a wide range of threats, including worms, phishing attacks, rootkits, trojan horses and other malware. Antivirus software typically uses two different approaches to accomplish this:

• examining (scanning) files to look for known viruses matching definitions in a virus dictionary, and
• identifying suspicious behavior from any computer program which might indicate infection.

The second approach is called heuristic analysis. Such analysis may include data captures, port monitoring and other methods.

Most commercial antivirus software uses both of these approaches, with an emphasis on the virus dictionary approach. Although some people consider network firewalls to be a type of antivirus software, this categorization is not correct.

Keep reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus


Tony: So, the two aces to count with a minimum level of security are an Antivirus and a Firewall. Thise article provides the basics about antivirus software, by Wikipedia. Please help wikipedia with your filantropic donations. HTH. Tony.

Source: Wikipedia

OPNS Alert Aug 28th 2008: Malicious links on facebook

Attackers are now trying to gain your login details by sending you a private msg on facebook.

IMPORTANT! BE AWARE: If you receive a msg with any of the following lines:

- I see you in this video. When was it?
- Smile! You were recorded by a hidden camera
- Who and when made this video of you?
- Is that you making love?!
- Nudity makes you beautiful. Who made this video?
- Is that really you, looking so awful?!!!
- Your ass looks not bad in this video

25.08.08 in last 24 hours I also noticed msgs with: "sorry.error" and "script error" along with malicious links.

DO NOT click on the attached link as you are likely to be redirected to a website pretending to be facebook OR you could be prompted to install a virus. To avoid any further complications, just delete the msg.

Is it too late?

If you followed the link and provided your facebook login details, please change your password immediately, to protect yourself and your friends from further abuse. Furthermore If you installed any unknown components during the visit of the malicious link please scan your computer with anti virus software.

Please note, you should be fine, if you clicked on the malicious link AND:

- Your firewall/anti virus blocked access.
OR
- You clicked on the link and the link did not work (presuming that you have not installed anything or provided your password).
OR
- You clicked on the link and you refused to provide your login details or installing new components.

Credit: Damien Goliat (http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35492215287)

Firewall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A firewall is a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, or proxy all computer traffic between different security domains based upon a set of rules and other criteria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall

As I wrote in a previous posting, there are two basic components in our desktop's security. The Firewall guarantees your local information will not be stolen, spyed on, altered or destroyed in the worse scenario. It will also prevent attacks that could disrupt your Internet link or make it terribly slow.

KMyFirewall for the linux environment

This is the project homepage for KMyFirewall, an IPTables based firewall configuration tool for KDE (the K Desktop Environment) running on Linux based systems.
http://kmyfirewall.org/

Security and Privacy starts at home :)

Security and Privacy starts in our own home. How can we secure our dear home desktops? Basically, there are two important aspects of safety to cosider. The first is the integrity of our data, and for that we must always install an "Antivirus" software. Secondly, is the authentication and authorization to use our data. The simplest thing to do is to install a software which blocks any open door in our home computer. This kind of software is called a "Firewall". Nowadays, software security suites often come bundled together with an Antivirus solution and a Firewall solution. You do not need to pay extra money for them, as thanks to Open Source and Free Software you can get them for nothing. Open Source solutions are often more reliable since they are updated very often by millions of users worldwide. In my case, I use Kmyfirewall and Klam Antivirus because I operate in a Linux environment. Linux is less prone to virus attacks but equally prone to unauthorized access attacks. For those who use windows software, I recommend you visit this link where you can get reviews both for firewalls and antivirus suites. HTH. Tony.

Can Facebook Give Consumers Control of Their Data?

Posted by Nick O'Neill on August 19th, 2008 10:00 AM
"One of the primary issues facing consumers in the digital era is control of their private data. Yesterday I wrote about the Peter Jennings special “No Place to Hide” which covered a lot of the issues facing consumers."

Read the complete Story by Nick O'Neill. Click here.

Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy?

Young people share the most intimate details of personal life on social-networking Web sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, portending a realignment of the public and the private

By Daniel J. Solove @ sciam.com

Click here to read this Scientific American's Article

Privacy In an Age of Terabytes and Terror

Introduction to SciAm's issue on Privacy. Our jittery state since 9/11, coupled with the Internet revolution, is shifting the boundaries between public interest and "the right to be let alone"

By Peter Brown @ sciam.com

Click here to read this Scientific American's Article

How Loss of Privacy May Mean Loss of Security

Many issues posing as questions of privacy can turn out to be matters of security, health policy, insurance or self-presentation. It is useful to clarify those issues before focusing on privacy itself

By Esther Dyson @ sciam.com

Click here to read this Scientific American's Article