Might be a good idea to change your Amazon password

So, there' an alleged bug in Amazon's authentication mechanism. There's a fix in place. but the catch is you need to change your password to alleviate the problem. And, as the author states, please do not use the word password in your password. If you think the word 'password' is a secure password, well, then I've got more educatin' to do. Gotta go, there's password changin' to do.

Kama Sutra, Trojans, and I'm not talkin' bout the good kinds

So, apparently, there's a new trojan horse floating around in the form of a PowerPoint slide show, which promises to educate the user on the Kama Sutra. It may be called "Real kamasutra.pps.exe," but could have any name. While the slide show may actually have images of Kama Sutra positions, there is a malware program embedded inside the executable that allows an attacker to take control of your machine, at which point they can steal your info, or enlist your services in their botnet.

Attackers prey on weaknesses. People have two major weaknesses: money, and sex -- not necessarily in that order. Put them together (money-free sex) and it's the perfect storm of human weakness.

For some it may go without saying. For others, not so much. Just stay away from the "free sex." You may not pay for it now, but at some point, you will. And for g-d's sake, don't fool around with anything with a ".exe" extension, unless you know where it's been. . . and you've both been tested.

Safe Surfing!

Facebook scams hit mobile users

"What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on out there?"

In This post, the author cites statistics surrounding the percentage of scams on Facebook that hit mobile users. Approximately 24% of the hits to scam web pages came from mobile devices, e.g. Windows mobile phones, iPhones, Blackberrys, etc.. Unfortunately, scammers targeting mobile users will only increase as the number of people "going mobile" is increasing. Actually, it's not the "going mobile" aspect as much as it is the smart/droid/i phone aspect. More and more users are discovering the cool things that these powerful hand-held devices can do.

What's the fix? It's a simple one. Don't click on any links on your mobile device, which is easier said than done. It's very easy to hide a scam web page inside a HTML link that is legitimate. Here's an example:

I can say that I'm sending you to Google, but if you actually click on the link, it will take you to Microsoft's home page.