Phishing Email Almost Got Me
Honestly, are you still using internet explorer?
Although I know a lot are now using Mozilla FireFox, still there are a number of users out there who are too naive to transfer from the regular IE to the new trend. But in reality, it’s actually more than just a trend, it’s the security that we’re talking about here. If ever this is some old news for you, then that’s great! However, for those who are not aware, there are quite a lot of phishing emails sent lately that you should watch out from.
What are these phishing emails? It’s that sort of email where they ask you to fill out a form where you’re supposed to put personal (more like private) informations to fill up. Most of the time these emails come from early subscriptions you had from company’s and business’ throughout the web.
If you’re not that aware, you would easily believe that the email did come from the company because the email address seen on the “From:” data is the same address used by the company itself.
I have received two emails already: one from GoDaddy, and the latest is what made me panicked: PayPal. Imagine what could have happened if you believed and was able to fill out informations indicating your PayPal account details like passwords, bank account, telephone numbers and addresses good enough for anyone, especially the culprits to use in the future. Gone are your savings including your identity.
Just thinking about the hassles that you’ll go through to claim it again, it would be devastating.
Luckily, I am using Firefox. Firefox has a default warning and security that will inform you that the link you just went to was identified as a “suspected web forgery”.
A Taste of Jobim… Brazilian Music at its finest
I love to write, husband cannot live without music plugged into his ears… But I have to admit, he has the best taste in music, just like he does in movies, books and cars among others. I haven’t checked his imeem.com account in ages, and though our little office is set up in such a way where we’re seated side by side, I don’t really try to mess up with him when he is working. Today, out of curiosity, I browsed his imeem account, and here’s one of my best finds…
most significant learning
Five years had passed, but the good memories I’ve experienced in the island of Malapascua, Cebu, have etched in my mind. People in the island expressed their smile when we had a learning session with them.
One of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials in Daan Bantayan, Cebu invited me to conduct a Team Building seminar at Malapascua Island. There was no hesitation because the invitation was timely for a family gathering and an opportune time for me to know the people of the island. A DILG officer had informed me that my participants were appointed and elected barangay officials of a certain barangay in that beautiful island.
Upon our arrival in the place by boat, I had felt the whistling of the cool breeze of the winds blowing towards our ears. It was dark at that time – a scheduled black out. The boat arrived near the beach, fronting the restaurants and bars owned by some foreigners. Early morning of the next day, we rode a rented motorcycle going to the seminar venue. The tall, green grass and rough path had served as the guide of the motorcycle driver. It was eight o’clock in the morning when we had arrived in the place – a big and unfinished house at that time of a certain municipal councilor. Lights in the house turned on when the generator had run.
