If you have read Myths Of Copying and Sharing CD's and MP3's, then you should have a basic understanding of what you can or can't do - legally - with ... Read More

You are welcome to continue voting, but I promised the 'official' results of the recent polls would be delivered in this week's newsletter, so here they are. For the types ... Read More

Vista has taken a lot of criticism over the past year. Many hardware vendors who originally switched to bundling Windows Vista by default later caved to consumer backlash and allowed ... Read More

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, and leader of the Pakistan People's Party, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a political rally in Rawalpindi. Having lived in exile for the past decade, ... Read More

We have had a very good response to the recent polls. With just under 200 readers responding to the poll about your level of computer security knowledge or experience, more ... Read More

If you are running Intuit's Quickbooks on a Mac, don't install the latest update. Apparently there is a glitch which warns that you may not have enough space to install ... Read More

I recently posted about the annual SANS Top 20 list of security vulnerabilities. The annual report is a valuable guide to understanding the current environment, and what the prevailing threats ... Read More

Is Santa bringing you a new notebook or desktop computer for Christmas? You are going to need to provide some security for that new computer to keep the Grinch's and ... Read More

Every year the SANS Institute releases a summary report of the top vulnerabilities. Now on the 8th edition, the list began as a Top 10 list of specific vulnerabilities, such ... Read More

OK. Admittedly, I have gone a little poll-crazy in the past couple of weeks. Boys and their toys. These are the last two for a while...I promise. These two polls ... Read More

We talk a lot about creating secure passwords here. You can read Creating Secure Passwords, or Do Not Use Real Words, or Configuring Password Policies in Windows, or watch the ... Read More

This poll did not have quite the enthusiastic participation the last one did. I think that is a function of the audience though. The previous poll simply asked for an ... Read More

Where has the year gone? Today is the final Patch Tuesday for 2007. Microsoft released a total of 7 new Security Bulletins (3 Critical and 4 Important), bringing the total ... Read More

There is a veritable alphabet soup of regulations, guidelines, and other mandates that various organizations must comply with. SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), ... Read More

Next Tuesday is the final Patch Tuesday for 2007. Microsoft projects that there will be 7 new Security Bulletins, 4 of them rated as Important, and 3 Critical. That will ... Read More

I have written on many occasions regarding wireless network security, and even have the Free WiFi Security 101 course to help educate readers on the concepts of wireless networking and ... Read More

Do your kids use your computer, or do they have PC's of their own? Will Santa Claus be delivering any new computer hardware for the children? There is a lot ... Read More