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19 May 2011

How to Keep Track of Your Passwords (and Keep Them Safe)

How can you keep track of all those online usernames and passwords? As social media and web/mobile applications become ever-more central to our non-profit operations, it’s a growing issue from both a security and a time-management perspective. (read more)
Posted Thursday, 19 May 2011 at 5:12 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 11 comments
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16 November 2009

When Nonprofit Websites Go Bad

I’ve just visited 100+ nonprofit websites to update a major resource list, and 3% of those nonprofits just got crossed off the list. Their sites have been hacked and infected with malicious software - and the nonprofits don't even know about it. Are you sure your own website is safe for visitors? (read more)
Posted Monday, 16 November 2009 at 3:30 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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21 October 2009

Saved by a Free Anti-Malware Tool

One click on an innocent-looking email attachment — and as quickly and easily as that, our home-office network was infected with a nasty Trojan. It could have been an expensive disaster, but a great free anti-malware tool made it easy to remove the malicious software myself, without tech support, before any harm was done. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 21 October 2009 at 9:53 AM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 7 comments
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07 October 2009

Why and How to Preview Shortened Links

Link-shortening services are more widely used every day, and very useful to turn a very long website address into a tiny URL that’s a better fit for social media, email, and mobile use — but shortened links can also hide a security risk. Stay safe by knowing how to preview a shortened link's destination before you click through to a bad web page. (read more)
Posted Wednesday, 07 October 2009 at 4:17 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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28 June 2009

Should Websites Show Your Passwords in Plain Text?

You know how, when you type your password into a website form, it shows a line of asterisks or bullets instead of the characters you’re typing? Usability expert Jakob Nielsen says it’s time to stop masking passwords, and show them on screen in plain text. (read more)
Posted Sunday, 28 June 2009 at 4:07 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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04 January 2009

Security Issues in Social Media Shouldn't Put Nonprofits Off Networking Online

As more and more nonprofits take advantage of social media sites to connect with supporters, security concerns are rising more to the forefront. This past weekend, Twitter was hit by a phishing epidemic — just the latest in a string of attacks against... (read more)
Posted Sunday, 04 January 2009 at 10:03 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 9 comments
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07 August 2008

Techsoup Site Security Breach: Visitors Urged to Take Precautions

Techsoup.org , one of the best non-profit resources online, has suffered an SQL Injection attack. The site was taken down promptly when suspicious activity was identified, but Techsoup account holders and anyone who has visited the site in the past... (read more)
Posted Thursday, 07 August 2008 at 6:02 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 3 comments
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11 February 2008

Does Your NonProfit Website Need a Privacy Policy?

If your organization collects information from the users of your website — and the odds are that it does, if little more than the IP addresses scooped up by your site statistics package — have you posted a site privacy policy? Should you do so? In... (read more)
Posted Monday, 11 February 2008 at 11:59 PM by Rebecca Leaman [Curious Apricot] | 4 comments
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