If not, then statistically speaking one of your two neighbors or the guy across the street must be. According to a story I saw on Slashdot, Vint Cerf, considered one ... Read More

Windows Vista has been released for corporate customers for a few weeks now and will soon be unleashed on consumers. There are those who still use their Windows 95 computers ... Read More

There are plenty of spyware and malware programs out there that will hijack your default home page or search engine. Antivirus and anti-spyware software will typically identify and block such ... Read More

You may think that your policies, procedures, tools, techniques and appliances are enough to secure and protect your data. You would probably be dumbfounded to find out just how much ... Read More

If you walked into a room and things seemed odd or out of place, wouldn't it be nice if there was an entry log at the door that you could ... Read More

A funny thing happened on the way to Patch Tuesday...the number of Security Bulletins got cut in half. The word on the street was to expect 8 Security Bulletins to ... Read More

Using the standard college-level naming convention of adding a "101" at the end of the course name to designate it as a beginner's or introductory level course, I created a ... Read More

Wireless networking continues to be a hot item for home computer users. The technology keeps getting faster, better and less expensive at the same time, making the idea of cutting ... Read More

If you have read my site, or just about any other computer security reference, you should be familiar with the mantra that you need to keep your computer patched and ... Read More

There is a lot of information on this site and I try to ensure that the site continues to grow with timely, relevant information you can use to stay informed ... Read More

While armies of compromised "zombie" computers lying dormant, waiting to execute malicious commands may top the list of up and coming computer security threats, rootkits also continue to be a ... Read More