President Obama has declared that securing cyberspace a top priority. The President is expected to give a speech today outlining the goals for the United States to lead, or at ... Read More

This 5-minute video is filled with interesting information and enlightening facts. It is not directly related to Internet or network security, but there are indirect implications for computer and network ... Read More

Actually, it might be more accurate to say 'protect your online identities'. A recent post on the Symantec Security Response blog provides further insight into the motives of recent phishing ... Read More

We are a spoiled in my household when it comes to PC's. Everyone has their own so we don't need to have multiple user accounts on the individual systems. It ... Read More

The Web continues to be a growing area for malware and attacks. As more people do more things online it is a very target-rich environment. All of the web browsers ... Read More

Vishing is on the rise. Where fishing uses bait to lure fish, and phishing uses email or electronic bait to lure victims, vishing is voice phishing- or using VoIP (voice ... Read More

People get pretty upset about their privacy. Whether it is from data breaches like the ones at TJX and Heartland, or from the government deciding to eavesdrop on every phone ... Read More

BitDefender apparently wants to do their part to help Internet users in this poor economy. They say keep your money. You can download BitDefender Free Edition, BitDefender Anti-Phishing and BitDefender ... Read More

A few weeks ago I posted an article about the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. The bill, introduced on April 1st, would grant the President fairly broad, sweeping powers to order ... Read More

You've read Creating Secure Passwords, right? Excellent! You need read no further then. OK, it can't hurt for you to verify that the password you created is strong enough. If ... Read More

Well, more for money and money. I am not a fan of fishing. I prefer casting. Casting is relaxing and enjoyable. As soon as some crazy fish bites the hook ... Read More

This is more or less an extension of my last post about the Twitter 'porn name' game. That specific Twitter example is just one instance of a larger issue of ... Read More

I like Facebook and Twitter. I think they are both valuable tools that can be useful for both business and personal communications. Admittedly though, much of what goes on is ... Read More

Good news! There is only one Security Bulletin from Microsoft this month. MS09-017 addresses vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint which have been getting attacked over the last month with a zero-day ... Read More

The Windows 7 Beta has garnered almost universal kudos and accolades. Thus far, it appears to be just what Microsoft, and possibly the PC industry, needs to boost PC popularity. ... Read More

The overall impact of H1N1 (swine flu) was apparently over-estimated and seems to be contained. While there was a fair amount of apocalyptic hype, I think that the proactive response ... Read More

Do you remember SARS? How about Bird Flu? Those are two previous 'pandemics that never were'. Now, it appears that H1N1 (swine flu) will be joining their ranks...thankfully. We're not ... Read More