High School Musical Attacks
Sunday November 30, 2008
I haven't verified this, but based on the media hype, the marketing, and the general buzz everywhere, I may be the last person on Earth who has not seen any ... Read More
Holiday Shopping Computer Security
Sunday November 30, 2008
This past Friday was Black Friday- the biggest shopping day of the year and the official launch of the holiday shopping season. That means that tomorrow is Cyber Monday. The ... Read More
Product Review: Norton Internet Security 2009
Thursday November 20, 2008
Symantec has long held a position as one of the major players in antivirus and PC security products. One complaint users have about computer security software, but particularly with Symantec, ... Read More
Microsoft Ending Windows Live OneCare in Favor of Free AV
Thursday November 20, 2008
It wasn't all that long ago that Microsoft ventured into the world of PC security suites. When Windows Live OneCare was introduced, it changed the game and raised the bar ... Read More
Critical Security Flaws in Firefox and Safari
Monday November 17, 2008
You read that right- it's not Internet Explorer (this time). Both Firefox and Safari have released Critical updates that fix a variety of security issues in the two browsers. The ... Read More
Online Shopping Potential Network Threat
Sunday November 16, 2008
Break out the mistletoe and the Bing Crosby / David Bowie duets- its time for the holidays! What's that you say? Your house is still awash in orange and black, ... Read More
Security Bulletins from Microsoft
Wednesday November 12, 2008
The holidays must be approaching, because I swear time is accelerating. Here we are and Patch Tuesday already arrived...again. Only one more Patch Tuesday and 2008 will be over (don't ... Read More
Put UAC to Sleep
Tuesday November 11, 2008
The User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows Vista has been one of the least understood and most maligned components of the operating system since it was released. It is ... Read More
Spike in Bank Phishing Due to Economic Crisis
Tuesday November 11, 2008
Remember when you got the phishing scam email claiming that your Wells Fargo account data needed to be updated, but you just deleted it because you don't even have an ... Read More
Preparing Your Hard Drive for BitLocker
Friday November 7, 2008
In order for a computer encrypted with BitLocker to be able to boot, core operating system files must be stored in a separate, unencrypted volume. It doesn't need to occupy ... Read More
WPA Encryption Cracked
Friday November 7, 2008
Researchers have discovered a method that allows them to break the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) key used to encrypt WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) traffic in under 15 minutes. So ... Read More
Have You Patched For MS08-067?
Tuesday November 4, 2008
The sand has fallen through the hourglass. Time has expired. The reason Microsoft rushed the Critical Security Bulletin MS08-067 out mid-month rather than waiting for the next scheduled Patch Tuesday ... Read More