security - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 05:18:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 The world’s BEST and WORST places to use the Internet https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/12/the-worlds-best-and-worst-places-to-use-the-internet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-worlds-best-and-worst-places-to-use-the-internet Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:46 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8222 People in the US don’t always know how good they have it compared to people in other countries. Sure, you’ll complain about bad WiFi networks or crappy cell service, but at least you’re not trying to use the Internet while in a different country. Different countries have different rules and policies about what you can […]

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]]> This is why you should always change the default password https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/11/this-is-why-you-should-always-change-the-default-password/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-why-you-should-always-change-the-default-password Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:52 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8140 How many of you have installed some piece of Internet-enabled equipment in your home? And how many of you have left the default password the same on the device, thinking “who bothers with that kind of thing?” D-Link Wireless Day/Night Network Surveillance Camera A lot of you, apparently, do NOT care — and you leave […]

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]]> If you drive one of these cars, you’re about to get hacked https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/08/if-you-drive-one-of-these-cars-youre-about-to-get-hacked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-drive-one-of-these-cars-youre-about-to-get-hacked Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:00:57 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7942 As cars get more and more sophisticated these days, so do criminals who are out to get you or your vehicle. Where old-school James Bond villains would merely attach tracking devices to your rear axle as you drive away, today’s criminal minds can be more nefarious – and perhaps even untraceable. Toyota Prius That’s because […]

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]]> Selling your Android phone? You might want to read this first https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/07/selling-your-android-phone-you-might-want-to-read-this-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selling-your-android-phone-you-might-want-to-read-this-first Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:00:49 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7867 So you’ve decided to buy yourself a new ANDROID PHONE. Nothing wrong with that. But what are you going to do with your old device before you sell it? Android Mini Collectible Figure The normal person would go through the menu system and do the built-in SYSTEM RESET function, as that will – we’ve been told by […]

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]]> Those stick figure car decals may get you killed https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/06/those-stick-figure-car-decals-may-get-you-killed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=those-stick-figure-car-decals-may-get-you-killed Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7818 We’ve all seen at those silly Stick Figure decals that are on the back of some cars. Perhaps you’ve seen this one: Skull Family Car Stick Figures Decal Or even this one that Web Watch has shared before: Well, did you know that you could be putting yourself and your family in GRAVE DANGER merely by […]

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]]> The main reason you shouldn’t worry about Heartbleed https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/04/the-main-reason-you-shouldnt-worry-about-heartbleed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-main-reason-you-shouldnt-worry-about-heartbleed Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:00:27 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7625 If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve heard of Heartbleed and its effect on numerous websites that previously were thought to be secured via your HTTPS connection. That little “lock” symbol may not have been as locked as you were lead to believe. But what if we told you that Heartbleed was nothing to […]

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]]> These are the least secure online retail websites https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/01/these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7286 Web Watch has told you about how to make your online passwords harder for hackers to easily guess. But apparently, people are still not paying attention.  Yet again, we’ve hearing news reports of leaked hacked passwords list, and “password” and “123456” are still at the top of the list of passwords being used. How bad is […]

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]]> How anonymous is your unlisted phone number? https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-anonymous-is-your-unlisted-phone-number Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:43 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7188 Quick show of hands: how many of you have an unlisted phone number? Especially in today’s world of cellphones, the notion of a “phone book” that is printed on paper and delivered to your house is almost laughable.  People purposefully have their phone numbers listed in a phone book as part of being neighborly and […]

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