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A report issued last night revealed Governments are worried that hackers could take down planes and control traffic, to extents that the public is unaware.

Cybercrime is a criminal offense that has been created or made possible by computer technology. In February 2000, hackers launched a malware which distributed denial of service (DDS) on several prominent sites. These site included eBay, Yahoo and Amazon.com. The year earlier “the Melissa Virus” caused $80 million in damages to computers worldwide. Hacker, David Smith was caught and pleaded guilty to state and federal charges associated with his creation of the Melissa virus.

Since then we have been plagued with Stuxnet, and various other malware threatening to take down organisations. Governments have expressed great concern over the advancements in cybercrime movements. Hackers are so advanced these days that they could hack into systems and control traffic, set cars on fire through the Satnav systems, and even bring down planes. It is a major security concern.

Some organisations have started making use of “biometrics” to make it more difficult to access their computers. Techniques can even include a “retina read” of the computer user’s eyes, voice recognition, and fingerprint identification, all of which makes it more difficult for the cybercriminal.

Many companies across the UK and the world are so worried about the threat of hackers, malware, attacks etc. that they are now employing consultants to test the security of their company networks.

These “Ethical Hackers” can be authorised to secretly hack into the company’s system and demonstrate what a criminal hacker or “Black Hat” might be able to get away with. This can include transferring money from different accounts, attacking from internally and external. From this information gathered the Ethical Hackers then write a report, that shows the technical flaws and vulnerabilities in the company. This can then be changed to ensure the organisation is safe and secure.

Research by the BBC asked a question and found that:

“Should there be more controls over access to the internet to prevent fraud, pornography and paedophilia?”

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It wasn't me...

Imagine this scenario. You wake up; do your morning routine which you stick to religiously. With the flick of the switch you graze over the internet. As you stroll down and type in your regular email password, anticipating what may be in your inbox, the page opens up… it’s empty. There’s NOTHING. No emails, no contacts, no sent messages.

You shut down the page and re-enter your password, double-clicking anxiously as you work up a cold sweat. You shake off your tiredness, only to realise to your horror- something is wrong. Desperately wrong.

Earlier this week, this is what thousands of Google e-mail users experienced. All their e-mails and contacts had disappeared into thin air.

Questions race though your mind…

Was it me? Was it Google? How and why? It soon becomes a swirling confusion. You see your reflection in the screen swaying from side-to-side.

Let’s start with the first question. No it was not you, and yes it was Google’s fault.

Google basically lost the emails because of a glitch in its software. The event happened when Google was updating its services. The company also stores multiple copies of everything in its data centres – so it was quickly able to restore all the emails to normal working routines.

But if you were one of the users who lost their account information, how to you feel? Have you lost faith in Google’s Gmail? Let us know your opinion matters.

“To change or not to change”, that is the question which the Home Office is wavering in the air. After civil liberty groups have expressed concern that the consultation of changes may be pushed too quickly.

The Open Rights Group is in arms to see strong laws to protect citizens who have had their e-mail or web traffic collected without consent. Initially the Home Office said a meeting with civil society groups was unnecessary but it has u-turned on that and will meet ORG and others early this week. It has now extended the consultation deadline until 17 December.

The investigation of changing the data law would mean ad-tracking technology will be rolled out in the UK and the monitoring of e-mails performed. But according to investigation currently being undertaken, the UK does not appear to have any security measures for citizens. Neither does it have any official body to deal with such complaints. This means that enforcing data law changes is no piece of π.

In addition, this puts the UK in breach of the European e-Privacy directive and has forced the Home Office to reconsider its Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) legislation. This means that any changes to Ripa could have potentially fatal implications for firms which have intercepted data without permission, such as Google.  Google accidentally collected huge amounts of private data on unsecured Wi-Fi networks when it was gathering information for its Street View service.

The Home Office told the BBC: “The consultation is available on the Home Office website for anyone to view. We welcome all response and there is an email or postal address for people to make contributions.”

Google the word ‘email’ and the Hotmail Sign In link is top of the page, closely followed by Gmail and then Yahoo! Mail. An array of choices to suit all, yet there are now more and more demands surrounding the need for a Universal         Inbox.

In an episode of The Office titled ‘WUPHF.com’  (pronounced “woof”) the imaginary attempt at a social media service that “goes to your home phone, cell phone, email, Facebook, Twitter, and home screen – all at the same time”   portrayed the idea of a universal inbox in a hilarious manner.

However more seriously, critics are now looking at Facebook as they enter the messaging arena following their plans to launch a new emailing service. With our social lives already on the site will this new foray overtake the likes of Hotmail? With a built in fan base of 500 million, it’s certainly got a fighting chance

Today is the first day of National Anti-Bullying Week and Facebook has joined campaigners in tackling the global issue of cyber bullying.

Recent months have seen social media gain criticism after the suicide of several gay youths in September this year due to online abuse and physical bullying.

In line with the theme of cyber bullying, Facebook have launched a series of tips to help victims avoid and prevent being targeted.

1.       Only accept friends you know

2.       Stop abusive behaviour

3.       Report trouble directly to Facebook

4.       Keep your information private

5.       Don’t react to bullies – block, report or delete them

In a study released by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) the organisation that runs National Anti-Bullying Week, figures show that half of pupils ignore bullying if they see it first hand, choosing not to report what they saw. Around 43% asked said they witness bullying on the school run however 47% of those admitted to turning a blind eye. As part of National Anti-Bullying Week, Beatbullying, an anti-bully charity will launch ‘The Big March’ which will see 750, 000 people march across websites as their avatar, carrying anti-bullying banners.

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choose the Mail Manager option

click add a new email account.

Click the name you wish to delete then choose delete

Email alias

name@yourdomain.com that does not have a corresponding POP3 box set up

Our POP3 server name is:

mail.yourdomain.com

If your domain name hasn’t propogated yet, then you can use mail.layersevenhosting.com as your incoming mail server

The POP3 (incoming) server address will be:

mail.yourdomain.com

(SMTP) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol refers to the mail system

To confirm the mail server is online and there are no problems:

On Windows:
From the ‘Start’ button click ‘Run’
Type in ‘telnet yourdomain.com 25′
You should receive something to the effect of:

220-server.dnsprotect.com ESMTP Exim x.xx #1 day, xx Month 2004 time
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.

This confirms there are *no problems* with the SMTP server

POP (Post Office Protocol) refers to a temporary mailbox where messages are left to be viewed and downloaded by a users e-mail software.
To confirm the POP server is online and responding:

On Windows:
From the ‘Start’ button click ‘Run’
Type in ‘telnet yourdomain.com 110′
You should receive something to the effect of:

+OK POP3 [cppop x.x] at [xx.xx.xx.xx] (yourdomain.com)

This confirms the POP server is online and there are *no problems* with the POP server