Our close friends at Sophos - the IT security experts sent us this link to important information regarding scams that appear around World Cup 2010 time that you or someone you know may be exposed to.
People who usually have little or no interest in soccer may turn into soccer fiends when the world Cup starts.
And if you can change your behaviour -- quite innocently -- in "real life" because the World Cup is on, you run the risk of changing your behaviour online -- to your own risk -- at the same time.
Clicking dodgy links, running to five different little-known websites to compare odds, checking who's playing whom and when, trying to find crowd-shot video of dodgy refereeing decisions, looking up historical data to prove England really are rubbish, and more.
If you want to be prepared, read this:
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/duck/g/2010/06/10/world-cup-2010-scam-odds
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Do you need to know your internet IP address?
There are a number of reasons why you might need to find your internet IP address and it only takes a few seconds to do.
Go to:
http://www.whatsmyip.org/
and when you arrive on the site your IP address will be prominently displayed on the top of the page.
Simple as that.
Go to:
http://www.whatsmyip.org/
and when you arrive on the site your IP address will be prominently displayed on the top of the page.
Simple as that.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Who is LINKING to my website?
One of the essential methods to help your website rank well in search engines results - that is improving your SEO or Search Engine Optimisation - is to have sites linking back to yours.
There is plenty of information on the web about how you can do this but here is a very simple tool that you can use to find out who is currently linking back to your website.
Go to Yahoo's website and enter the following into the search field:
"link:http://www.yourcompanyname.com"
so for example we would enter: "link:http://www.btechnologies.com"
You will then see all of the websites that are linking to yours. You can also play around a little bit further by using the drop down boxes and selecting different options on the results page.
There is plenty of information on the web about how you can do this but here is a very simple tool that you can use to find out who is currently linking back to your website.
Go to Yahoo's website and enter the following into the search field:
"link:http://www.yourcompanyname.com"
so for example we would enter: "link:http://www.btechnologies.com"
You will then see all of the websites that are linking to yours. You can also play around a little bit further by using the drop down boxes and selecting different options on the results page.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The perfect weapon against SPAM!
We at B Technologies have a brand new service to combat the ever growing threat of SPAM to small businesses.
SPAM messages waste time, disrupt work and often carry malicious attachments or links that threaten your systems.
We have recently launched a SPAM filtering solution which uses technology which ensures that your emails are filtered of SPAM before they get to you, using the latest anti-spam technology with 5 layers of filtering, thereby producing a number of benefits.
- The load (or pressure) on your server to process all the SPAM emails is decreased, therefore you may see an increase in system speed.
- The filtering screens Email for malicious software - such as computer viruses and spyware, and phishing (fraud based emails).
- The service is relatively fast to set up and can be activated in 1 or 2 days with the results starting to take effect within 2 working days.
- The SPAM filtering process uses the latest technology (IronPort Mail Security)and is highly successful, ensuring that approximately 95% (or more) of your SPAM will be rejected or captured. As SPAM continues to grow as a business challenge this service evolves to combat the increasing new threats.
Kind of feedback we have been receiving sound like this:
“Daniel this is working like a dream – thanks heaps. The boys are only getting one or two spam a day if any.”
“The spam is a LOT better, thanks very much. We only received 2 in the last 2 days they both said spam in front of them.”
“I had only 1 spam email today, and it went directly into my junk email folder. I have asked around and everyone is getting the same”
Personally we at B Technologies have also been using this service and have reduced our daily intake of SPAM from several hundred to only a couple.
Contact us now to eliminate SPAM from your business - 1300 885 200.
SPAM messages waste time, disrupt work and often carry malicious attachments or links that threaten your systems.
We have recently launched a SPAM filtering solution which uses technology which ensures that your emails are filtered of SPAM before they get to you, using the latest anti-spam technology with 5 layers of filtering, thereby producing a number of benefits.
- The load (or pressure) on your server to process all the SPAM emails is decreased, therefore you may see an increase in system speed.
- The filtering screens Email for malicious software - such as computer viruses and spyware, and phishing (fraud based emails).
- The service is relatively fast to set up and can be activated in 1 or 2 days with the results starting to take effect within 2 working days.
- The SPAM filtering process uses the latest technology (IronPort Mail Security)and is highly successful, ensuring that approximately 95% (or more) of your SPAM will be rejected or captured. As SPAM continues to grow as a business challenge this service evolves to combat the increasing new threats.
Kind of feedback we have been receiving sound like this:
“Daniel this is working like a dream – thanks heaps. The boys are only getting one or two spam a day if any.”
“The spam is a LOT better, thanks very much. We only received 2 in the last 2 days they both said spam in front of them.”
“I had only 1 spam email today, and it went directly into my junk email folder. I have asked around and everyone is getting the same”
Personally we at B Technologies have also been using this service and have reduced our daily intake of SPAM from several hundred to only a couple.
Contact us now to eliminate SPAM from your business - 1300 885 200.
Who owns a particular domain address?
Have you ever wondered who owns a particulra domain address? go to www.who.is and you can find out in less then a minute.
For example if you like the domain name www.bigbusiness.com and want to find out who owns it so you can make an offer to purchase it, this is the site to tell you what you need to know.
Also recently a couple of clients of ours stopped receiving their emails. We checked on who.is to see that their domain name registration has expired and we were able to pay for the renewal by checking the registration details which tell us which company the name is registered with.
This is a tool you will not need often but you will love it when you need it.
For example if you like the domain name www.bigbusiness.com and want to find out who owns it so you can make an offer to purchase it, this is the site to tell you what you need to know.
Also recently a couple of clients of ours stopped receiving their emails. We checked on who.is to see that their domain name registration has expired and we were able to pay for the renewal by checking the registration details which tell us which company the name is registered with.
This is a tool you will not need often but you will love it when you need it.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Find out the speed of your internet in seconds
Have you ever wondered what speed your internet connection was at any time?
There is a free online tool that can help you find out the speed of your internet in seconds.
You simply go to http://speedtest.net
DO NOT click on the top bar which mentions 'free scans' and 'turbo-charge your internet performance'. This wants to provide you with something that you do not need.
In the middle of your screen there is a map, and on the top of the map there is a small rectangle with the words 'Start Test To Recommended Server ...' Click this box and the speed test will happen automatically in about 30 seconds.
The test will provide you with an upload and a download speed.
There is a free online tool that can help you find out the speed of your internet in seconds.
You simply go to http://speedtest.net
DO NOT click on the top bar which mentions 'free scans' and 'turbo-charge your internet performance'. This wants to provide you with something that you do not need.
In the middle of your screen there is a map, and on the top of the map there is a small rectangle with the words 'Start Test To Recommended Server ...' Click this box and the speed test will happen automatically in about 30 seconds.
The test will provide you with an upload and a download speed.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
How to tell if a website is truly secure or not
Someone sent me an email with some very useful information that I wanted to share with you all about the difference between http:// and https://
This is one of the ways that you can check whether a website that you are about to enter your credit card details into for example, is secure or not! So it’s this simple:
The main difference between http:// and https:// is it’s all about keeping you secure
HTTP stands for Hypertext Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.
The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
The S stands for "Secure".
If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecured language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!
But if the web address begins with https:// that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://
If it doesn't, do not enter sensitive information like a credit card number.
You can also see the Wikipedia article on the subject
This is one of the ways that you can check whether a website that you are about to enter your credit card details into for example, is secure or not! So it’s this simple:
The main difference between http:// and https:// is it’s all about keeping you secure
HTTP stands for Hypertext Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.
The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
The S stands for "Secure".
If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecured language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!
But if the web address begins with https:// that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://
If it doesn't, do not enter sensitive information like a credit card number.
You can also see the Wikipedia article on the subject
Friday, January 23, 2009
The global number of internet users has surpassed one billion
In a recent Nine MSN story it was reported that the global number of internet users has surpassed one billion with China accounting for the largest population of web surfers.
The actual number of web surfers is probably higher than that these figures were based only on the number of internet users aged 15 and above working from home or work computers and did not take into account traffic from public computers such as internet cafes or access from mobile phones or personal digital assistants.
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 41 per cent of the one billion global internet users, followed by Europe (28 per cent), North America (18 per cent), Latin America (seven per cent) and the Middle East and Africa (five per cent).
China had the largest population of internet users with nearly 180 million people going online, followed by the US with 163 million, Japan with 60 million, Germany and Britain with nearly 37 million each and France with 34 million.
India was next with 32 million internet users followed by Russia (29 million), Brazil (28 million), South Korea (27 million), Canada (22 million) and Italy (21 million).
Google was the most frequently visited web property in December with 777.9 million unique visitors, followed by Microsoft sites (647.9 million visitors), Yahoo! (562.6 million visitors), AOL (273 million) and Wikimedia (273 million).
Facebook.com had grown by 127 per cent in the past year and welcomed 222 million visitors in December, making it the top social networking site worldwide.
The head of the group responsible for th research stated: "It is a monument to the increasingly unified global community in which we live and reminds us that the world truly is becoming more flat"
The actual number of web surfers is probably higher than that these figures were based only on the number of internet users aged 15 and above working from home or work computers and did not take into account traffic from public computers such as internet cafes or access from mobile phones or personal digital assistants.
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 41 per cent of the one billion global internet users, followed by Europe (28 per cent), North America (18 per cent), Latin America (seven per cent) and the Middle East and Africa (five per cent).
China had the largest population of internet users with nearly 180 million people going online, followed by the US with 163 million, Japan with 60 million, Germany and Britain with nearly 37 million each and France with 34 million.
India was next with 32 million internet users followed by Russia (29 million), Brazil (28 million), South Korea (27 million), Canada (22 million) and Italy (21 million).
Google was the most frequently visited web property in December with 777.9 million unique visitors, followed by Microsoft sites (647.9 million visitors), Yahoo! (562.6 million visitors), AOL (273 million) and Wikimedia (273 million).
Facebook.com had grown by 127 per cent in the past year and welcomed 222 million visitors in December, making it the top social networking site worldwide.
The head of the group responsible for th research stated: "It is a monument to the increasingly unified global community in which we live and reminds us that the world truly is becoming more flat"
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