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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Understanding HiJack This Logs

Monday September 25, 2006
Anti-spyware has become somewhat of a standard security tool that most people run on their computers in some way, shape or form. Most antivirus vendors now include anti-spyware functions in ... Read More

The Spam Epidemic

Monday September 25, 2006
Spam continues to be more than a simple nuisance for users of email- which is essentially every computer user in existence. Spam has evolved some, primarily as it has become ... Read More

Weekly Secunia Advisory Summary

Saturday September 16, 2006
This week Secunia published 39 new Security Advisories rated as Highly Critical or higher. They affected a broad range of products including the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client. ... Read More

September Security Bulletins From Microsoft

Wednesday September 13, 2006
Microsoft gave everyone a little break for the month of September. There were only three new Security Bulletins released, and only one of them is rated as Critical. The Critical ... Read More

Unpatched Flaw In Microsoft Word Being Exploited

Wednesday September 6, 2006
According to a Secunia Security Advisory, a vulnerability has been identified in the way Microsoft Word 2000 documents are processed which can allow an attacker to execute malicious code on ... Read More

Highly Critical Vulnerabilities

Monday September 4, 2006
To help you stay informed about high-risk flaws and vulnerabilities that may affect the operating system or applications that you use, I am posting a daily summary of the Secunia ... Read More

Browzar Web Browser Falls Short Of Promise

Monday September 4, 2006
The vast majority of computer users use either Internet Explorer or Firefox as their web browser application to surf about the Web. A new Web browsing tool has been introduced ... Read More

National Security?

Monday September 4, 2006
Internet and network security includes the normal stuff most people think of when they talk about securing a computer or network, such as antivirus, personal firewalls, password security, etc. But, ... Read More

California Legislates Wireless Security

Monday September 4, 2006
A bill in California has passed through state Congress and now awaits the Governor's signature to become law. The law will require the makers of wireless networking equipment to provide ... Read More
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