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

Do-It-Yourself Security Suites for Free

Friday August 29, 2008
There are a variety of threats attempting to compromise your computer and it takes a variety of tools to protect against them. Many vendors sell security suites, but many people ... Read More

ID Theft Protection Not Worth It

Sunday August 24, 2008
Back in April I wrote a blog post where I stated that in my opinion nothing in the world of digital data is unbreakable or impenetrable and that LifeLock, an ... Read More

Breaking Down Blog Spam Malware

Sunday August 24, 2008
Jesper Johansson, co-author of Windows Vista Security: Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks, recently wrote an article in The Register which dissects a new type of threat. Anyone with a blog ... Read More

IE8 Works to Prevent Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

Friday August 22, 2008
One of the most prevalent threats for Web surfers is the cross-site scripting attack. With cross-site scripting, an attacker is able to insert malicious code into otherwise legitimate web pages. ... Read More

Survey Results from Blackhat

Thursday August 21, 2008
The Blackhat 2008 security conference was held recently in Las Vegas. Along with the RSA Security conference held in San Francisco at the beginning of each year, Blackhat is one ... Read More

Social Networking at Work

Thursday August 21, 2008
Do you have a MySpace or Facebook site? Do you access it from your computer at work? Social networking sites like these are one of the next challenges facing information ... Read More

11 Security Bulletins From Microsoft

Thursday August 21, 2008
For the month of August, Microsoft unleashed 11 new Security Bulletins- 6 of them rated as Critical and 5 Important. There are vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of Microsoft technologies ... Read More

Is Security Over or Under-Estimated?

Wednesday August 6, 2008
According to the results of an RSA survey, 54% of respondents have addressed a security incident but only 11% reported it. Based on what we see reported in the news, ... Read More
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