[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #106: Spear phishing, .info, playing around, tech TV

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #106:
Spear phishing, .info, playing around, tech TV**
*June 11, 2008

*1. Reel 'em in*
The scammers know who you are when it comes to spear phishing. Instead 
of pumping out millions of emails to anybody and everybody, spear 
phishers send out their scams only to people they know will be 
susceptible to the scam. For example, if you normally trade stocks 
online, you may see something for a bank you normally use. (Of course, 
it's not /really /the bank, just someone trying to get your account info.)

    * "Spear Phishers" land 15,000 sucker fish
      <http://http:/arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080606-spear-phishers-land-15000-sucker-fish.html>
      (Ars Technica)
    * Online Crime Seen as Growing Threat to Business, Politics
      <http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/20/0132249&from=rss>
      (Slashdot)
    * Spear phishing: Highly targeted scams
      <http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/spear.mspx>
      (Microsoft)
    * Recipe for the perfect SPAM message <http://www.allspammedup.com/>
      (All Spammed Up)

*2. Do you have a .info domain?*
If so, it may be flagged by antivirus software as dangerous or 
potentially dangerous to visitors. According to McAfee, it flagged 11.7 
percent of .info sites that way. A little more than 5 percent of the 
sites under the .com domain --- the world's most popular --- were 
identified as dangerous."

    * GoDaddy no longer selling .info domains
      <http://www.propeller.com/viewstory/2008/04/30/godaddy-stops-selling-info-domains/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ezmoneyon.net%2Fgodaddy-stops-selling-info-domains%2F&frame=true>
      (Propeller)
    * New report identifies dangerous Web domains
      <http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_DANGEROUS_DOMAINS?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-04-07-09-48>
      (Wired)
    * .info Domains are Not Worthless!
      <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/info-domains-are-not-worthless/6574/>
      (Search Engine Journal)
    * 10 Reasons to Love .info Domains
      <http://www.alledia.com/blog/domain-names/10-reasons-to-love-.info-domains/>
      (Alledia)

*3. Let's play!*
Back in the day, games were outside and computer screens were for top 
secret government agents. Not any more! Whole body gaming technologies 
are getting more realistic and the creator Simm City has created a new 
game that will be released this month, which will surely bring people 
inside. Barbies are even going tech. Hey! Want to save the Orlando 
Public Library materials stolen by aliens?

    * 'Spore Creature Creator' to see light of day in June
      <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9928751-7.html> (c|net)
    * CITRICON Library Defender
      <http://www.ocls.info/citricon/default.asp?bhcp=1> (Orange County PL)
    * Whole-Body Gaming
      <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20717/?a=f> (Technology
      Review)
    * Will Parents Pay $72 a Year for Virtual Barbies?
      <http://gigaom.com/2008/06/08/will-parents-pay-72-a-year-for-virtual-barbies/>
      (Gigaom)

*4. TV news*
Sometimes it's difficult to know where your TV ends and your computer 
begins. The convergence of the two technologies is becoming more and 
more evident as inventors, production crews and software companies work 
together to bring more to your screens. Libraries need to make sure that 
they have enough workstations and bandwidth to support the merge.

    * Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst Media To Preview Blah Blah Blah
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/07/ashton-kutchers-katalyst-media-to-preview-blah-blah-blah-next-week/>
      (Tech Crunch)
    * Tidal TV <http://beta.tidaltv.com/index2.php>
    * Userplane Goes the Meebo Route: 4 New Online TV Partners
      <http://mashable.com/2007/11/27/userplane/> (Mashable)
    * Every TV an Internet TV
      <http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20881/?a=f> (Technology
      Review)

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Support Center
galvinbo at oplin.org
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