Trying out Microsoft Security Essentials.

By , on 30 September, 2009

Microsoft entered the free anti-virus utility arena today with the release of Microsoft Security Essentials:

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up . . . → Read More: Trying out Microsoft Security Essentials.

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The battle to keep adware on your PC.

By , on 13 January, 2009

The folks over at philosecurity.org have a great interview with an adware author article that anyone using Windows who’s interested in keeping the PC secure should read. Matt Knox is a developer who worked for a rather notorious adware company called Direct Revenue for awhile. In the course of the interview he discusses why he . . . → Read More: The battle to keep adware on your PC.

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ArsTechnica ponders if it’s time for Microsoft to force critical updates.

By , on 2 December, 2008

Meanwhile back in the Windows ‘verse all the anti-virus and system patches in the world won’t make a bit of difference if no one bothers to actually apply them to their systems. A new malware package known as Conficker has been making sudden gains on systems across the net taking advantage of a vulnerability in . . . → Read More: ArsTechnica ponders if it’s time for Microsoft to force critical updates.

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Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

By , on 2 December, 2008

The security through obscurity that Mac users have enjoyed for years is finally starting to crumble and even Apple is owning up to it. They recently put out a support advisory last month in which they recommended that Mac user start running anti-virus software on their machines. It’s long been a gloating point for Mac . . . → Read More: Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

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Has the web just gotten even less anonymous?

By , on 1 October, 2008

According to this video (and this article), there are now services that can pinpoint exactly where a Google search is coming from, down to the exact address. While many of us have known that the search terms we enter in search engines aren’t exactly secret, there has always been the assumption (correctly?) that who is . . . → Read More: Has the web just gotten even less anonymous?

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Survey says 88% of IT workers would steal data if fired.

By , on 2 September, 2008

I have to admit that this ArsTechnica article surprises and angers me:

A study conducted by security company Cyber-Ark indicates that a significant number of corporate IT personnel snoop sensitive data, and nearly 9 out of 10 would take company secrets and remote access credentials with them if they were fired. This could pose a . . . → Read More: Survey says 88% of IT workers would steal data if fired.

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If you use Gmail you should enable the SSL feature right now.

By , on 20 August, 2008

The folks over at Wired.com have an entry up on how and why you should enable Gmail’s SSL feature that is worth a read:

Why? Because without it, anyone can easily hack someone’s account and in two weeks it is going to get even easier. Mike Perry, a reverse engineer from San Francisco, announced his . . . → Read More: If you use Gmail you should enable the SSL feature right now.

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A new attack method may render Vista’s security useless. May also work on other platforms.

By , on 8 August, 2008

If this article at SearchSecurity.com is correct then Vista’s security system has been rendered moot for folks who insist on using Internet Explorer:

In a presentation at the Black Hat briefings, Mark Dowd of IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) and Alexander Sotirov, of VMware Inc. will discuss the new methods they’ve found to get around . . . → Read More: A new attack method may render Vista’s security useless. May also work on other platforms.

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Has Yahoo! been hacked?

By , on 22 June, 2008

Just got off the phone with my Dad after trying to diagnose a possible virus on his computer. Every time he starts up Firefox it goes nuts saying there’s a virus incoming and to abort the connection. We set up a Remote Assistance so I could see what was going on and indeed every time . . . → Read More: Has Yahoo! been hacked?

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New malware trojan tries to change your router settings.

By , on 18 June, 2008

If you’ve never gotten around to changing the default password on your home Internet router, and there’s a lot of you who haven’t, then you should go change it right now.  There’s a new trojan making the rounds that’s really bad news:

A new Trojan horse masquerading as a video “codec” required to view content . . . → Read More: New malware trojan tries to change your router settings.

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