Current security threats faced by internet users

• Soze

  30 Nov 05, 18:10

  Know of any?
• FireIce

  30 Nov 05, 18:11

  govt agencies sending u emails telling u to take a look at paris hilton and nichole richie
• Mr Fugue

  30 Nov 05, 18:12

  a certain mod PMing love letters, asking to meet up with me.........
• LazerLordz

  30 Nov 05, 18:26

  Originally posted by Mr Fugue:

  a certain mod PMing love letters, asking to meet up with me.........

  Admit!
• Pitot

  30 Nov 05, 18:26

  Scandalous..
• ceecookie

  30 Nov 05, 18:27

  Eggs-for-sex scandals
• Mr Fugue

  30 Nov 05, 18:27

  Originally posted by LazerLordz:

  Admit!

  http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=149344
  
  
  
• LazerLordz

  30 Nov 05, 18:28

  
• launtpc

  30 Nov 05, 19:15

  SBA monitors all traffick. If you caught downloading porn, Gahmen will download from your PC first then convict you.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  30 Nov 05, 20:03

  Spoofing of government emails, spam, bots, viruses and worms.
  
  The worst is yet to come. Zero Day Attacks.
• launtpc

  30 Nov 05, 20:04

  The best: Packet-by-packet inspection by user. Will take ages, you are warned.
• Shotgun

  30 Nov 05, 20:19

  Only the NSA can do that so far. Sg govt... i think its not worth the time given the amount of c0ck thats transmitted across this forum. =D
  
  Greatest security trheat faced by internet users... I'd say Microsoft.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  30 Nov 05, 21:18

  Originally posted by Shotgun:

  Only the NSA can do that so far. Sg govt... i think its not worth the time given the amount of c0ck thats transmitted across this forum. =D
  
  Greatest security trheat faced by internet users... I'd say Microsoft.

  When more people use Linux and Mac, the greatest security thread will be these users.
• maggot

  30 Nov 05, 21:23

  Keeping sending attachments and telling me to download it and open.....
  
  Don't download or open mail attachments from sources that you don't know
• stellazio

  30 Nov 05, 21:34

  Originally posted by Mr Fugue:

  a certain mod PMing love letters, asking to meet up with me.........

  wah lao until now you still playing this joke..
• kc_leung

  30 Nov 05, 21:48

  People who dun turn on their firewall software.
• dragg

  30 Nov 05, 21:50

  Originally posted by Mr Fugue:

  a certain mod PMing love letters, asking to meet up with me.........

  tell me who has such poor taste.
  
  
• Mr Fugue

  1 Dec 05, 08:17

  Originally posted by dragg:

  tell me who has such poor taste.
  
  

  my tiao jian buey pai okie~!!
• Soze

  1 Dec 05, 08:27

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  govt agencies sending u emails telling u to take a look at paris hilton and nichole richie

  Spam yeah?Those can be irritating.
  
  Which email provider are you using? and able to name some of the agencies?
• ditzy

  1 Dec 05, 08:27

  Originally posted by stellazio:

  wah lao until now you still playing this joke..

  Stifled ideas and creativity, what to do?
• Soze

  1 Dec 05, 08:34

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Spoofing of government emails, spam, bots, viruses and worms.
  
  The worst is yet to come. Zero Day Attacks.

  Thanks mate. This is perhaps one of the few more relevant replies in the thread so far.
• Soze

  1 Dec 05, 08:41

  Originally posted by launtpc:

  The best: Packet-by-packet inspection by user. Will take ages, you are warned.

  Thanks mate!
  
  

  Originally posted by maggot:

  Keeping sending attachments and telling me to download it and open.....
  
  Don't download or open mail attachments from sources that you don't know

  Yeah and its very common with the online messengers. A good practice will be to always clarify with the sender if indeed he/she meant to send you the attachment.
  
  

  Originally posted by Shotgun:

  Greatest security trheat faced by internet users... I'd say Microsoft.

  Hahaha..okay..understood.
  
  

  Originally posted by kc_leung:

  People who dun turn on their firewall software.

  So the threats are the users themselves eh?