Technology, Education & News in Papua New Guinea
The number of accessories available for iPhones are staggering and, what’s more impressive, are the capabilities some of these items can add to it like stealing your ATM PIN code for example. Here is...
Network Security / PC Security / Security
by Bernard Sinai · Published August 28, 2015 · Last modified October 29, 2019
Spam has always been a pain in everyone’s butt (except the spammers), but spam does have an interesting story and this video by Pete Davies takes us through the brief history of spam.
ANZ Bank in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is warning all its valued clients against scam emails that attempt to phish (fish) a client’s banking details. Phishing, according to Wikipedia, is the: …act of attempting...
Cyber-crime is becoming a concern and now Westpac PNG is warning its client to be wary of fraudulent websites after a site replicating theirs was discovered by authorities. The fraudulent site was discovered by Hong...
by Bernard Sinai · Published October 3, 2012 · Last modified October 29, 2019
Network security is an essential component of IT security that is sadly neglected by many organizations. This was revealed by Daltron’s ISP Manager, Kametan Sibunakau, at the 3rd quarter Papua New Guinea Computer Society...
Internet / Security / Social Media
by Bernard Sinai · Published February 7, 2012 · Last modified October 29, 2019
Hello, Facebook friends, I am male, straight, often ridiculously good-looking, and this is a real message: she’s not that into you. And by she, I mean one of those hot girls on Facebook who...
How To / Network Security / Security / Software
by Bernard Sinai · Published September 22, 2011 · Last modified October 29, 2019
These are a few of my tips on avoiding junk emails. The first thing you have to know is that you are responsible for your own information. That means that you must safeguard your...
Bank South Pacific (BSP) has issued an alert to all its clients that hoax emails supposedly from the bank are being circulated requesting confidential client information. Clients who receive emails with links are urged to:...
How To / PC Security / Security / Software
by Bernard Sinai · Published August 22, 2011 · Last modified October 31, 2019
Here is a simple tip to protect your data by locking your word documents. The screen shots below are from Microsoft Office 2007. However, you can also apply this to other versions as well....
How To / Internet / Network Security / Security / Social Media / Software
by Bernard Sinai · Published May 21, 2011 · Last modified March 20, 2017
Some of my friends on Facebook don’t like to be tagged in photos for various reasons. Every time they get tagged, they go and manually remove the tags. Unfortunately, this can be time consuming and laborious....
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