Tiny URL Checker and Other Free Online Security Tools
PCIS has launched a set of free online security tools to help ordinary Internet users stay safe online. Now you can check short URLS and a web page's outbound links to see if they might pose a threat to your computer.
As microblogging sites like Twitter have grown more popular, so has the cyber threat posed by the shortened URLs we use to condense links into 140-character messages. When the web address, or URL, of a website is obsfucated, you don't really know where it leads.
Hackers can shorten the URLs of malware-infected websites and insert them into messages so people will click on the bad links. For example, when Michael Jackson passed away recently, hackers created messages like "Michael Jackson BREAKING NEWS! http://1243.lnk". If you clicked on the short URL, you were not directed to news about Michael Jackson -- instead, you could have been sent to an infected site.
These kinds of scams are happening all the time. Hackers adjust their messages to match the top breaking news stories of the week, tempting social networkers with promises of exciting news about Barrack Obama, Britney Spears or useful business tips. Hundreds, even thousands of people can be affected.
How Can I Use Free Online Security Tools?
The free online security tools from PCIS are easy to use. Just go to www.pcistools.com and click "Check a short URL now!" Type the short URL into the Tiny URL Checker and click "Check URL".
Check Security, Social Media Profile and More
Now you can see that web page's Safe Browsing Information, as well as its WHOIS information, Blog Search information and Social Media Analysis. Now you'll know if the website is safe to visit as well as other information that will be able to show the site's social media links.
Check Outbound Web Links
That's not all. Are you curious what links and redirections are on a web page? On the www.pcistools.com site, just click "Check a web page's outbound links now!" Type the short URL into the Tiny URL Checker and click "Check URL". The results will help you catalog links on a site to identify links to hacker's websites.
Would you like help in keeping your organization safe from network and web security threats? For information about website security scanning and other ways to protect your business and customers, contact Boonbox.
Case for Security Webinar: Web Application Security 101
What do hackers look for when attacking Websites? And how do you know when you've been hacked? As hacking expertise has become a lucrative endeavor, hackers rather stay silent instead of promoting their conquests to the world like they did 10 years ago. So what are some easy ways to protect your brand and data from this subversive underworld?
With 400 new application vulnerabilities a month (and growing), you need to keep ahead of hackers by taking proactive approaches towards Web application security. We will walk you through a demonstration of what hackers look for in a Website as "easy prey" and ways they can break into security layers to steal personal information and other valuable data from your system. He'll also show you fast, simple ways to fix such flaws and how to monitor future possible breaches.
Date and Time
Wednesday, October 14, 9-10 am Pacific Time
How to Register
1. Go to http://boonbox.webex.com/meet/boonbox
2. Click "Show All Meetings".
3. Click the "Register" link on the right in the Status column for "Web Application Security 101" and fill in the short registration form. You will be sent your registration confirmation information and instructions on how to participate.
Who Should Register
Business owners and IT professionals looking to improve their business operations through better use of IT solutions.
As an additional benefit of signing up for this Case for Security webinar, you will also receive a complimentary subscription to our newsletters, Cyber Security Informer and Pacific Coast Informer.
More event information for Case for Security Webinar: Web Application Security 101
Ask A Security Expert
"What is user account access management and how can it help protect my organization?"
User account management is about ensuring that employees are only given access to computer systems and applications that they need to use to do their jobs. Limiting access helps reduce vulnerability to the organization overall. Executives and specialists can be given privileged access. Deprovisioning capability also needs to be considered, as employee turnover and transfers may require a corresponding adjustment in the level of access required.
These capabilities will help provide company-wide protection against both outside and insider attacks.
But in organizations with just a few employees, timely granting or removal of access can be a huge challenge as for time-strapped organizations that want to focus on business development rather than the back-end. Access management requires expert configuration and oversight.
Many companies rely on technology solutions to manage and simplify their user account access management. Windows, IBM Tivoli, Linux and other systems and applications all offer capabilities in this regard. When it comes to password management to reduce the amount of time IT departments devote to password reset, Boonbox also offers a password self-reset capability.
If your organization requires assistance in developing a user account access system, contact Vancouver's IT consulting and security experts.
Devfense Cyber Alert
PCIS Devfense Cyber Alert identifies websites that are vulnerable to attack. See the latest websites identified as vulnerable to badware at Devfense Cyber Alert on Twitter
This is not a complete list of all vulnerable sites on the Internet, but only represents websites where vulnerabilities were found within the past 90 days. These are only the latest additions to an ever-growing club of sites found to be insecure according to various public sources and online tools used in the web security industry.
If you would like more information on our data and why these sites are listed here, please contact PCIS
Devfense Cyber Alert Sites With Vulnerabilities Discovered in Past 90 Days
agreatwebsolutions.com
alphabetcity.it
bestsolarenergyguide.com
cad-architect.net
cartoonnetworkkorea.com
dccomics.com.pl
ecohotelsoftheworld.com
florida-beachrentals.com
forestlakechurch.org
globalweboutsourcing.com
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greecetravelling.com
haveyourcakeandeatit.org
instantstressmanagement.com
irishbandslist.com
libraryofmath.com
networkmarketing.no
orientalescape.com
paylessbookstore.com
repairandsecure.com
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About Boonbox
Boonbox is a division of Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd., specializing in products for web security, network security, password management and data backup.
PCIS is a Vancouver-based company which provides strategic consulting, application development, technology solutions and managed services to companies and government organizations throughout North America.
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