Be extra cautious the next time you receive an e-mail addressed specifically to you. You may be a potential victim that has been targeted by cybercriminals, said Finnish IT security solutions provider F-Secure Corp.

It said cyberattackers are also being more diligent in picking their victims in order to steal personal information.

F-Secure security response programme manager Chia Wing Fei said there has been an increase in the number of targetted attacks over the last six months.

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Google just took away one of the world’s largest Outlook/Exchange installations for 1.5 million students at Australian schools, and replaced it with Gmail. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself: spammers want to find you on your cellphone.

Cellphones have become consumers’ most personal technological devices. Some industry executives, along with consumer groups and security experts, are concerned that unwanted text messages on phones will be an even greater headache than unwanted computer messages.

Cellphone spam is particularly annoying to its recipients because it is more invasive — announcing itself with a beep — and can be costly.

Taber Lightfoot, an assistant director for new media at the Yale School of Management, is among those who have paid for the privilege of receiving cellphone spam. Read the rest of this entry »

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Are you a Hotmail/Windows Live user? Ever wonder how to download your hotmails into your Microsoft Outlook email client?

Use Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, it allows emails from your paid/free hotmail account to be downloaded to your PC(Microsoft Outlook).

Outlook Connector enables you to use your Live Hotmail accounts within Outlook:

• Read and send your Office Live Mail/Windows Live Hotmail e-mail messages.
• Manage your Live Mail Contacts.
• Use advanced options for blocking junk e-mail messages.
• Manage multiple e-mail accounts in one place.

With a paid subscription, Outlook Connector enables these additional features:

• Manage, share, and synchronize your Windows Live Calendar in Outlook.
• Access your Tasks and Notes.

Download here(Link does not need Windows Validation, as normally required)

Note: This download works with the following Office programs:

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

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