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Dr. Keen
Cyber Defender & Diagnostics Lab Technician
Dr. Keen is in charge of Diagnostics and has the equipment and knowledge to fix most computer related problems.
Abandoned by her computer hacker parents when she was a child, Dr. Keen focuses on helping others overcome the attacks of cyber criminals just like her parents.
You can't direct the wind but you can adjust the sails
- Anonymous
French fries
Interests:Inventing, watercolor, playing fetch with Scout
Scout
Cyber Defender & Dr. Keen's robot assistant
Scout is in charge of keeping the Cyber Defense Force's security measures up-to-date. His computer brain carries fixes to most security and computer problems that can be administered at any time.
Scout is always eager to help make Cyberspace a safe and fun place.
Memory chips
Interests:Fixing computers, making antidotes for malware, playing fetch
June 4, 2010
Cyber Defense Tip: Malicious Search Results
These Cyber Criminals are getting trickier every day! Their latest wicked deed involves seemingly harmless Internet searches. For example, you could try to look up information on Flag Day using your favorite search engine. You click on a link that looks interesting and suddenly your screen fills up with bogus warnings like the ones Scout talked about last month. Sometimes the Cyber Criminals will have the website redirect you to another website that is full of malware!
So how do we protect ourselves against this? Well, some of the search engine companies looking for these fake search results and removing them. Other than that, make sure your anti-malware software is up to date and, if you can, only go on well-known and trusted websites.
posted by Dr. Keen
topic: Cyber Defense Tips
May 20, 2010
Cyber Defense Threats: Rogue Security Software
Hello Cadets! Use your strange human imaginations for me. Imagine one of your squishy organs is hurting you and you need to go to a repair person – sorry – I mean a doctor. This doctor says, “Sick person, you need medicine!” and gives you some medicine to take. You take the medicine for a few days, but you’re still in pain. In fact, you feel worse than before! As it turns out, the doctor you saw is a fake and the medicine you took gave you the flu!
Luckily for you, this never happens to humans. Unluckily for me, it always happens to machines! Rogue security software is exactly like it sounds – software that claims to keep your computer safe but in fact, infects it with all sorts of malware. If you’re going to use shareware or freeware anti-malware programs, do some research first! Make sure that the program is legitimate before installing it on your loyal, hardworking computer.