GIJoeBob
Shared on Thu, 08/03/2006 - 07:20Ok people. You may have heard this before but I am going to say it again - using Microsoft Internet Explorer to browse the internet is like playing Russian Roulette with 5 rounds in your six shooter. You are going to have an accident and it will be sooner rather than later.
The great majority of web based exploits out there are written to take advantage of flaws within Internet Explorer. The simple act of not using that browser gets rid of so many problems. There are a lot of other browsers out there that you can use but the most popular by far (and my favorite) is Firefox. It has soooo many features and abilities that I cannot list them here - including the awesome 2old2play plug in that DSmooth wrote for us. Way to go Dman.
Don't believe me about IE? Check out this video that documents a computer getting infected simply by visiting a web site. No links or buttons are clicked on. Simply going to the site results in the computer getting loaded up with malware.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU1gcprFEPU[/youtube]
Speaking of internet security, here is another bad idea. These are the telephone message pads we use in our office:
The inside cover has spots to write down important phone numbers, names etc. along with this:
This is a bad idea. Writing your passwords down in a notepad that everyone uses is just asking for trouble and most likely can be a violation of Federal regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA if those apply to your situation.
DON'T WRITE YOUR PASSWORDS DOWN ON LITTLE STICKY NOTES EITHER. If you can remember phone numbers, you can remember your passwords.
If you have any questions or comments please reply to this post. Thanks.
The great majority of web based exploits out there are written to take advantage of flaws within Internet Explorer. The simple act of not using that browser gets rid of so many problems. There are a lot of other browsers out there that you can use but the most popular by far (and my favorite) is Firefox. It has soooo many features and abilities that I cannot list them here - including the awesome 2old2play plug in that DSmooth wrote for us. Way to go Dman.
Don't believe me about IE? Check out this video that documents a computer getting infected simply by visiting a web site. No links or buttons are clicked on. Simply going to the site results in the computer getting loaded up with malware.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU1gcprFEPU[/youtube]
Speaking of internet security, here is another bad idea. These are the telephone message pads we use in our office:
The inside cover has spots to write down important phone numbers, names etc. along with this:
This is a bad idea. Writing your passwords down in a notepad that everyone uses is just asking for trouble and most likely can be a violation of Federal regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA if those apply to your situation.
DON'T WRITE YOUR PASSWORDS DOWN ON LITTLE STICKY NOTES EITHER. If you can remember phone numbers, you can remember your passwords.
If you have any questions or comments please reply to this post. Thanks.
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