While the title of this week’s blog may have you thinking about some of the antics seen on reality TV or a recent episode of Jersey Shore, the real purpose of this post is to highlight the danger of some web searches.
McAfee has just released its fourth annual report of the most dangerous celebrities for Internet searches. Number one on the list is Cameron Diaz; she replaced last year’s #1 choice, Jessica Biel. In some searches, there can be a 10% or greater chance of clicking on a malicious site.
Such reports highlight the importance of practicing some discretion when doing searches and always making sure your computer is fully patched and your antivirus is up to date. You might also consider using an alternative browser such as Google Chrome. While these items may not offer 100 percent protection, they can reduce your chance of becoming infected.
From Michael Gregg
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Partially at blame is a shortage of computer security specialists and engineers who have the skills and knowledge needed to defend against “cyberwarriors.” James Gosler, who worked at the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Energy Department, estimates that there are only 1,000 or so people in the United States who have the skills necessary to meet our computer security needs. To put that number into perspective, Gosler estimates we need around 20,00o-30,000 of these workers.
The gold band in the middle holds a series of numbers and letters that the Command acknowledges is a code of some sort, but no one seems to know what it means. The sequence is 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a. Notes that explain the logo say it is a, “computer code that ties the command back to the early days of computer networking; 
