eWeek had a great article/annoying slide show about the top 10 security risks that your users pose to your organization. One interesting thing I noted was with all of the increases in security (firewalls, IPS/IDS, NAC, password hardening, etc) in today’s organization, most of these are not even looked at.
Think about the easy of […]
This should be a very short post as I have a fun contest starting on Monday here so we’ll keep it light and easy for now…
Below are a few simple ways to make sure your computer stays safe and secure for that much longer (they all eventually get messed up, even you Mac):
Run a software […]
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t find some valuable message falsely identified as SPAM by our corporate spam filter. I’ll be anxiously waiting for for example, an important document to complete a transaction, and then find that the spam filter snagged it hours before. Very Frustrating! It’s worse than getting unwanted spam messages […]
You can do just about anything on the Internet these days: watch movies, order clothes, meet new friends, or even accidentally browse an adult site! But remember if you can do it, so can your kids if they have unguided computer with Internet access. Most parents i know would say that this is unacceptable and […]
A new Trojan program is targeting unwitting users’ bank data by intercepting account information before it is encrypted and sending it to a central attacker database.
PC World says: “The Trojan, dubbed Trojan.Silentbanker by security software company Symantec, can intercept online banking transactions that normally are well guarded by two-factor authentication procedures. During a banking transaction, […]
Unless you bring your own laptop or PC with you everywhere you go, chances are you will need to use a Public PC for a quick email check or surfing. Here are some tips to keep your information safe on public computers.
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We all know that retailers will be ready for Black Friday but so are hackers poised to launch a slew of Web-based attacks against consumers. Why should you be on alert? Your money and personal information could be at risk.
“The holiday season in general is a huge time for hackers … [and] Black Friday is […]
It looks like Mozilla’s Firefox has taken another security blow with the discovery that Google user accounts can be accessed through a dangerous Firefox exploit. The vulnerability, which is still in the wild some 10 days after its discovery on gnucitizen.org, allows hackers to access Google accounts, including Gmail, with cross-site scripting attacks.
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Ever wondered exactly what hackers do when trying to break into a machine? Everyone’s heard the vague generalities—run password crackers, sniff out data in unsecured public Wi-Fi hot spots, and i wont even touch those movie stuff - but what are the actual specific tools they use? Could you use them to test your own […]
You may ask: “What is a Botnet?” A Botnet is a jargon term for a collection of software robots, or bots, which run autonomously and automatically. They run on groups of “zombie” computers controlled remotely by crackers. This can also refer to the network of computers using distributed computing software. While the term “botnet” can […]
Tips and Tricks to help you Master Your Computer
Written by Jesse Middleton [email] for b5media.
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