Videojug, a how-to video sharing Web site, has a primer video on Computer Security and Malicious Software.

"Hacker X" explains the difference between  pharming, phishing, and other common security threats. A transcript can be found on the main page, and you can skip to chapters within the video for topics that interest you.

On March 12, 2008 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Aspiration will host a free workshop titled "Five Things Every Nonprofit Should Know About Their Hosted Data." The discussion will address the risks involved in having your data hosted remotely and steps you can take to mitigate those risks. 

Event Details:

March 12, 2008
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Nonprofit Technology Center
1370 Mission Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA
Web link
Seating is limited, so RSVP to seminars@aspirationtech.org

In honor of TechSoup's "Stop Spam Today!" campaign, TechSoup blog brings you some of the latest spam-fighting conversations from the TechSoup community forums.

For just 24 hours on December 5, nonprofit organizations and public libraries can request free anti-spam desktop software, donated by Mailshell, at TechSoup Stock. This special offer is part of the fifth annual "Stop Spam Today!" campaign.

On Monday, the New York State Attorney General's Office said they are investigating and have subpoenaed the safety and privacy policies of the popular social networking site Facebook.

In the online phenomenon known as phishing, scammers impersonate legitimate businesses or organizations in order to get credit card or other sensitive information from unsuspecting users.

Got Spam? Now you can have SPIT too. Email-based scams are crossing over to the telephone. Known as spam over Internet telephony (SPIT), SearchSecurity.com's article Phone Phishing: The Role of VoIP in Phishing Attacks explains how scammers are employing voice-over-IP technology and a variety of methods to lure people into divulging information over the telephone.

When choosing a new password, we are often faced with a dilemma. While on the one hand, we want a password that is easy to remember, we don't want it to be so obvious that someone else could guess it.