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Phishing Attacks Hit An All Time High
By admin | May 19, 2008
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Phishing attacks hit an all time high in March of 2008 with 14,802 different scams reported.
March saw a new overall record in the number of phishing attacks recorded. March marked an increase of almost 1800 attacks when compared to the previous record set in December 2007.
Make sure you are protecting yourself against phishing attacks, but keeping your computer’s security up to date.
Never Give Up,
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INVISUS Direct Cybercriminal Activity Report
By admin | May 15, 2008
This is our monthly INVISUS Direct Cybercriminal activity report. Our goal is to provide our readers with current information, which they can share with their friends, family, subscribers and anyone who is serious about protecting themselves from cyber predators.
Seattle - Gregory Kopiloff, 35, was sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to using file-sharing programs to pull off an ID Theft scam.
He used P2P programs to search the computers of other people in file-sharing networks to steal their personal information off tax returns, student financial aid applications and credit card reports.
Make sure everyone you knows fully understands the dangers of P2P file-sharing software.
Toronto - Paul Gillespie, a former police officer here, was appointed director of the Centre of Cybercrime Research. The institute is a University of Ontario Institute of Technology initiative designed to help law enforcement responded to internet crimes, particularly cyberstalking and phishing.
Mexico - Five people here agreed to join 45 other individuals from around the world in the McAfeee S.P.A.M. (Spam Persistently All Month) Experience.
McAfee outfitted participants with a laptop free of anti-spam protection and they were asked to respond to junk emails to see what happens.
West Haven, Conn - Daniel Mascia, 24 faces up to five years in prison after admitting his involvement in an AOL phishing scam. The scheme involved sending face greeting cards emails, which actually contained malware.
Panama City, Fla - Robert Bentley, 21, pleaded guilty to infecting hundreds of computers in Europe with adware, costing victims tens of thousands of dollars to detect and remediate. Bentley and his co-conspirators received money for placing the adware from a Western Europe-based operation. He faces 10 years in prison.
Ukraine - A convicted cybercrime boss is now heading the newly formed Internet Party of Ukraine, a political party created after the nation’s parliamentary elections last year. Dmitri golubov, 24 who used the online alias “script”, had been jailed after leading the Carderplanet.com forum, which traded stolen credit card numbers.
Asia-Pacific region is the top source of zombies.
The nature of spam and its distribution on the internet presents challenges in identifying the location of people who are sending it. Many spammers try to redirect attention away from their actual geopgraphic location. IN an attempt to bypass DNS block lists, they use trojans that relay mail, which allows them to send spam from sites that are distent from their physical location.
Never Give Up,
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Best INVISUS Direct and Cyber Crime Fighting Blogs
By admin | April 21, 2008
Here is a list of the best INVISUS Direct & Cyber Crime Fighting Blogs.
Online Security Authority Blog
Online Security Authority Forum
These great resources will give you massive information on the fight against Cyber Crime.
Never Give Up,
Troy Dooly
The Navigator
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Do You Lead With The INVISUS Opportunity Or The INVISUS Services
By admin | April 16, 2008
This is a question I hear on a regular basis. Even the CEO of INVISUS James Harrison ponders this very question on a regular basis.
I wrote about this issue yesterday over at MLMHelpDesk.com
The bottom line is do what comes natural. If you lead with the INVISUS Direct service, then just keep doing what you have always done.
If you lead with the INVISUS Direct Business Opportunity, then just keep leading with the business opportunity.
Whatever you do, DON’T change what is working for you!
Never Give Up,
The Navigator
Silver ISA
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INVISUS Direct Through The Eyes Of Mike Duvall MLM Pro & Founding ISA
By admin | April 15, 2008
Mike Duvall is the founding ISA (Distributor) of INVISUS Direct, and the vision behind one of the most powerful network marketing teams in history. To date Mike has attracted well over 50 six and seven figure earners in the MLM profession who also believe INVISUS Direct will be the next history making company in the Network Marketing Profession.
Here are Mike’s personal beliefs - being published internationally for the first time.
“I now speak from the heart. As I have watched and participated in the unfolding of INVISUS Direct over the last several years I have continued to believe that this company would take its place among the great ones over time. The ones that have stood the test of time, done it right, and became a force for good in the lives of legions of people.
I have never lost that passionate belief. It is stronger now more than ever, which I didn’t think possible.
With the roll out of the new QuickStart Guide, or Your First 72 hours, the 3 & 1 Plan and iShare I see the components in place for average people to build a good business with ID. I now believe the masses can make it work to their desired levels…..the 80%’ers so to speak.
That is a breakthrough most companies don’t achieve. So many never get to that stage of development, and most of them become memories on the horizon.
With what I know is coming in the form of very major projects in 2008/9, and with what I know of the “heart” of this company, I am committed to do my part in creating massive growth from this point forward.
That means I am embarking on a personal sponsoring program that will be the focus and drive of my daily activities going forward. I will be making personal sacrifices and have the full support of my sweet and insightful wife Kathy.
Mike Duvall came out of retirement to take the positon of Founding ISA, when INVISUS Direct was only a dream. Now after Three years, this dream has become a reality.
I, like Mike believe INVISUS Direct will change the face of MLM forever.
I challenge you to take a good long hard look at what INVISUS Direct stands for, and then decide it this company, its leadership and its crusade is something you believe can be the vehicle to helping you reach your dreams and desires.
Never Give Up,
The Navigator
Silver ISA
850-650-0557
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How Your Attitude Drives Your INVISUS Direct Business
By admin | April 10, 2008
Attitude is not everything, but it is the difference maker when it comes to building your INVISUS Direct business. This article covers some very important information as shared by John C. Maxwell, and as taught by Troy Dooly.
Understanding How Your Attitude Drives Your INVISUS Direct Business
1. Discouragement - When we allow discouragement to get inside of us, it will prevent us from achieving the level of success we desire so much. So before you get discouraged and decide to quit take the following actions:
a. Get the right perspective
b. See to the right people
c. Say the right words
d. Have the right expectations
e. Make the right decisions
2. Change - Change is hard for everyone. And for those who may not realize it, change is really hard for leaders… unless the change is their idea.
Mark Twain wrote “The only person who like change is a wet baby.”
Here are some reasons people oppose change.
a. People resist change because of personal loss
b. People resist change because of the Fear of the unknown
c. People resist change because the timing could be wrong
d. People resist change because it feels awkward
e. People resist change because of tradition
3. Problems - We all have personal problems we are facing, and change just seems to cause them to look even bigger. So we when we are faced with change we think “Not now, this is not a good time for change.”
So since we can’t avoid them here are a few things we should think about:
a. Problems are everywhere, and everyone has some
b. Our perspective on the problem, not the problem itself, usually determines our success or failure
c. There is a difference between problem spotting and problem solving
d. The size of the person is more important than the size of the problem
e. Problems, responded to correctly, can actually advance us forward
Define what a real problem is:
P = Predictors - Helping to mold our future
R = Reminders - Showing us that we cannot succeed alone
O = Opportunities - Pulling us out of ruts and prompting us to think creatively
B = Blessings - Opening doors we would otherwise not go through
L = Lessons - providing instruction with each new challenge
E = Everywhere - Telling us that no one is excluded from difficulties
M = Messages - Warning us about potential disaster
S = Solvable - Reminding us that every problem has a solution
3. Fear - We tend to think that successful people somehow are exempt from experiencing fear, but nothing could be further from the truth. Fear is part of human nature, and it always has been.
The top fears facing people today are:
28% Finances
19% Health
16% Career Concerns
11% Parenting Struggles
07% Family Relationships
07% Accomplishing Personal Goals
So here is how you can start handling your fear
a. Admit you have fears
b. Discover the source of your fear
c. Realize how your fear can limit you
d. Accept normal fear as the price for progress
e. Convert fear into desire
f. Focus on the things you can control
g. Give today your attention, not tomorrow
h. Feed the right emotion and starve the wrong one
4. Failure - In most cases we do not fail because our problems, but how we react to them. In other words our self-sabotaging behaviors cause our failures.
However, with a little discipline we can overcome these self-sabotaging behaviors:
Here is how:
a. Change our attitudes
b. Change our vocabulary
c. Pay little attention
d. Let failure point you to success
e. Hold on to your sense of humor
f. Learn From Your Mistakes
g. Don’t Lose Your Perspective
h. Don’t become too familiar with failure
i. Make failure a gauge for growth
j. NEVER GIVE UP!
Does any of it look familiar? I see so much of myself in the above written excerpts. The above was pulled form the book “The Difference Maker” by John C Maxwell.
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INVISUS Direct Top 10 Spyware Threats Report
By admin | April 9, 2008
This INVISUS Direct report covers the top 10 spyware threats facing computer users today.
Top 10 Spyware Threats
- Trojan.FakeAlert – A Trojan is downloaded with rogue security applications
- Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media.Codec – Typically purports to be a needed upgrade to Windows Media Player
- Virtumonda – An adware program that displays pop-up advertisments on the desktop and also downloads other software.
- ClickSpring.PuritySCAN – Ad-supported program scans user’s IE files for adult words and allows user to delete them
- Trojan.NewMediaCodec – A program that typically purports to be a needed Windows Media Player upgrade.
- MyGeek/CPVFeed – A browser helper object that is often installed without the full knowledge of the user.
- Trojan.in-t-e-r-n-e-t – An adware program that monitors websites a user visits and sends the log to the vender’s server.
- ClickSpring.Oinadserver – An adware browser plug-in that is typically installed without the users knowledge.
- Rootkit.Win32.Agent.eq – A rootkit used by a malware distributor to hide and protect stelth-installed pop-up programs.
- Command Service – An adware application that opens pop-ups and displays various types of advertising.
Never Give Up,
Troy Dooly
The Navigator
Silver ISA
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