WyzGuys Tech Talk

A new eBay rule is banning the sale of "advice, spells, curses, hexing, conjuring, magic, prayers, blessing services, magic potions, [and] healing sessions."

Who knew this was even available on eBay?  I am not sure why I find this surprising.  I use eBay primarily to buy and sell computer parts and peripherals, but it has become my go to place for comparison shopping for almost anything.  Lots of new stuff for sale on eBay as well.

Anyway – if you were planning ...

Kudos again to Sophos for this story.  If you use Twitter, and happen to mention your location on Twitter, the new site WeKnowYourHouse.com will post that information on it’s web site.  No, you don’t have to sign up or anything!!  I checked out this web site and found out that some girl name Carrie was moving to her dorm today (Aug 18th).  The information is retained and displayed “only for 30 minutes” according to the WeKnowYourHouse ...

Here is another alert from Sophos about malware laden emails masquerading as emails from legitimate companies.  This time the bad guys are sending out Groupon “dicount” (sic) codes that really just give your PC a nasty rash of the Trojan horse variety. 

Misspelled words and bad grammar should always be a cause for concern.  Keep your shields up!!  Do not fall for this or other fake emails, and never click on a link in an email without knowing ...

Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, has a daughter who was suspended from Twitter for revealing too many family secrets on the platform.  Providing too many personal details, such as current locations and activities, can be an open invitation to criminals and stalkers, cyber and otherwise.  Here are some suggestions for safe online behavior to share with your children, and consider for yourself.

1. Geolocation services – these should be turned off or restricted to immediate family members only.  I know ...

Many devices including smartphones and tablets are shipping now or will be available soon with a feature called NFC or Near Field Communications.  We have seen this already in contactless credit card products such as PayPass and PayWave.  Soon you will be able to use your smartphone to make purchases as well.

Charlie Miller, a researcher at this years Black Hat convention in Las Vegas took a look at exploiting the NFC feature, and although NFC in and of itself is ...

A claim was made by the Jill Knesek, BT’s (British Telecom) Chief of Security, that 3 in 10 Android applications contain some sort of active or dormant malware payload.  Can this be possible?  Wouldn’t this mean that if you have installed 3 or more apps, it is likely that at least one of them infected your phone?

The situation is not likely to be quite that grim, but it does pay to be careful, and follow a few simple rules.

1. Stick to ...

On the Internet there are two main ways of getting a malware infection – links or attachment on emails, or from visiting fake, rogue, or compromised websites.  So browser security has become an important consideration, perhaps the most important consideration, when deciding what browser to use.

Microsoft will be releasing Internet Explorer 10 with Windows 8 in the fall.  IE 10 will be available for Windows 7 users by download.  Several major changes in the browser will improve its overall security.  ...

This story is very very freaky.  Here is the link to the original article in Wired.  Exploiting security flaws on Amazon’s and Apple’s web sites, Mat Honan’s Google account, Twitter account, and Apple ID accounts were breached, and and with it his email accounts.  The hackers then erased all the data in his MacBook and iPhone.  None of this information was backed up, and Mat lost everything, including every picture he had of his newborn daughter.

This was possible ...