Archive for the ‘security’ Category
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Keeping a personal computer safe from malware and hackers should be a priority for any responsible netizen. It may come as a surprise to some of you but having a firewall and updated anti-virus/spyware software isn't necessarily enough to keep internet malcontents at bay.
Aside from having a firewall and installing ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Crime in the virtual world hit an all time high in 2008 with more than the last four years of IT Security breaches combined. Online companies are being victimized by highly skilled hackers that infiltrate systems and disappear without a trace.
With online organizations feeling vulnerable, more and more money is ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
February 3, 2009 saw the release of a patched up Firefox now up to version 3.06. I suggest you upgrade to this version as soon as possible as it fixes several security and stability issues. I won't bore you with the details but I always think the latest patch to ...
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
Keeping your company's data and that of your customers' secure is a prerequisite for a healthy and growing business. From banks and other financial institutions who have to comply with government regulations to protect customer data to hospitals that have to honor patient information privacy laws, sending a letter of ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Just yesterday, Microsoft released a security update "out of cycle" for all the latest versions of Windows starting from Windows 2000. Which says a lot about how critical it is to get the patch installed on your Windows system as soon as possible. The last time a Windows update was ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Tired of wading through tens of posts a day on your favorite tech news site just to get the piece of news that holds your interest? Well have I got a website for you.
The Gadget Advisor is a resource that strives to post about products and news that are "the ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Have you ever thought about how secure your computer is from nefarious elements in cyberspace who wouldn't think twice about stealing your private information? Do you think you're completely safe from those who would snoop around your internet connection to see if they can pick up a password or two? ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Google known for its search engine's dominant market share has just released it's own take on the browser. Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer meet your new playmate, Google Chrome.
Chrome is a browser designed from the ground up as a platform that is optimized to handle not just regular web pages ...
Posted in Internet Technologies, Personal Computing, open source, security | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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ZoneAlarm Forcefield from Check Point (makers of the extremely popular ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall) literally keeps your browser in a so-called "protective bubble" isolating it from important areas of the operating system like the registry or system files. So, if ever you make the mistake of downloading ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Less than four months after the release of version 5.1a on March 17, the folks responsible for Truecrypt have raised the standard in free personal data security up a notch by releasing version 6.0 last July 4 and following that up almost immediately with 6.0a just 4 days later.
As I ...
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