When the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) banned laptops from being carried on to airplanes in the wake of an attempted terrorist attack, I wrote an article detailing steps to enable ... Read More

At some point, the United States Customs and Border Patrol decided that the current administration's blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States trickles down to them as well ... Read More

There are thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of malware threats out there on the Web. That is why it is prudent to protect your PC with antivirus ... Read More

One of the most misunderstood features of the Windows Vista operating system is UAC, or User Account Control. The feature has been much maligned in the press and in Mac ... Read More

The latest and greatest version of the Firefox web browser, Firefox 3, is officially available now. While Microsoft still enjoys an 80% or 90% share of the web browser market, ... Read More

I posted a week or two ago about a live virtual roundtable broadcast being hosted by Mark Russinovich to discuss Windows Vista security. Well, it isn't live any more, but ... Read More

Whether you're an administrator who wants to understand how virtual servers impact your security, a user or administrator that wants to learn more about securing Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, ... Read More

Nessus is highly respected, and in many circles is accepted as the 'gold standard' for vulnerability scanning applications. Nessus began life as a completely free open source project. A few ... Read More

Today Microsoft released their Security Bulletins for the month of June. There are 7 total Security Bulletins- 3 are rated as Critical, 3 are rated Important, and 1 is rated ... Read More

On June 18th Microsoft will broadcast the second in their Springboard live Virtual Roundtable series. Hosted by Mark Russinovich, the show will include a panel of Microsoft MVP's (myself included), ... Read More

If you go to a Borders or Barnes and Noble and check out the computer book section, you will most likely find an entire wall (or two) filled with various ... Read More

It is a virtual certainty that you have some type of antimalware protection installed to protect your computer. Antimalware software works to defend your PC against 99% of the threats ... Read More

A while back I wrote an article on the Myths of Copying and Sharing CD's and MP3's. With the RIAA 'Gestapo' (my apologies- is my bias showing?) cracking down on ... Read More

In the continuing effort to improve computer and network security, Microsoft has developed the End to End Trust initiative. As a part of that initiative, Microsoft is seeking input from ... Read More