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Add Super-Protection To Your Logins With $5 Security Key

If you have a PayPal or eBay account, or use OpenID to login to participating sites, then for $5 you can add a second layer of security that is virtually impossible to break unless the thief physically locates you and steals a little plastic device. The PayPal Security Key is a small, keychain-ready fob with a unique ID that's tied to your account. It generates a new six-digit code very 30 seconds, which you have to enter whenever you log in. The down side is you have to have your security key with you in order to read the code. But the benefits are huge: you basically have a 2nd password that changes 2,880 times every day—and that isn't available anywhere online. More »

11:38 AM on Wed Oct 17 2007
By Chris Walters
2,836 views, 34 comments

Latest by djyox: I've owned one of these from the last time consumerist.com posted up about the cool little tool. Don't worry about not having the key when you need to use it, if you don't have they key, you can also enter in more »

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Protect Yourself From Badware

Stopbadware.org has just released its "Trends in Badware 2007" report, a free overview of all the ways you and your computer can be slipped digital roofies while you're online looking at LOLpornography and doing your banking through Twitter. It's written in a deliberately non-technical style, so if you're put-off or intimidated by the Slashdot crowd, this is a great way to educate yourself or a naive loved one about the dangers of drive-by downloads, website hacking, and so on. More »

11:54 AM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Chris Walters
2,844 views, 9 comments

Latest by STrRedWolf: I got an email about this from Google to Comic Genesis' Abuse, Postmaster, Webmaster, and support addresses. Gee, any more and I'd call it spam. Ether way, it was for one of the owners of the webcomics I host on more »