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Take your mouse and hover it over the Wifi icon in the bottom right of your computer screen. Go ahead, do it. It will show you the name of your wireless network. If you’re like 80% of Wifi users, the wireless network you are connected to is titled something like, “Linksys (Unsecured)” or “Default [...]
Most small-business owners understand that complete, end-to-end network security is something they should have — but it’s something they probably don’t. And how can they? With security threats coming from a multitude of sources and no end in sight to the new attacks that are frequently launched on both networks and PCs, keeping up with [...]
I have discovered a Web site that allows free downloads of programs such as WinZip. How do I find out if sites like this are legitimate and if the software is safe? A: The only way to be sure you’re getting safe software is to pay for it. “Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as [...]
Jeff Mercier came into work one morning, turned on his laptop, logged into the corporate server and quickly got a call from the IT department. Somewhere during work travels, a virus attached to his laptop computer with hopes of stealing personal information. Fortunately, he hadn’t put his entire company and customers at risk. While the [...]
With the average number of computer passwords estimated to be around 20 per person, and that number growing at 20% each year, it is no wonder that many of us cannot keep track of the one we might need. So if we are not to lapse into using the same password for all our accounts [...]
The state Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against three California-based Internet affiliate advertisers, accusing them of violating Washington’s spyware and consumer protection laws. It accuses the companies and their executives — Secure Link Networks LLC and Manuel Corona Jr. of Brea; NJC Softwares LLC and Rudy O. Corella of Lake Elsinore; and FixWinReg [...]
Something is seriously needed if the figures Microsoft released (See Windows Mobile 6.0 story on M&C Tech News) are true. Protection against Spyware and Viruses will come in one form as Sophos Mobile Security. The new product from Sophos, an IT Security firm, will protect businesses and users form the growing number of attacks aimed [...]
Its late. You’ve been scouring the web for that perfect present for your Aunt Bess in Idaho. You finally find it at presents4aunties.com. The site looks a little rough on the edges, weird colors and such. But they have that gift you know will make Aunt Bess add you to her will. You purchase the [...]
A security company has reported two new flaws in the Mozilla Firefox browser that may leave locally saved files vulnerable to outside attacks. Both flaws were announced by SecuriTeam, a division of Beyond Security, this week. The first flaw lies in Firefox’s pop-up blocker feature, according to a SecuriTeam statement on Monday. The browser typically [...]
A virus incident this week caused me a bit of anxiety about my last big undertaking. But once the infection was under control, it got me thinking about a pending project and the need to get it funded. My anxiety arose from the timing of the incident: On Monday, we had 65 desktops infected with [...]
Security advances in Windows Vista are unlikely to frustrate cybercrime investigation, according to a leading computer forensics firm. Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista include a feature that provides data volume encryption called BitLocker Drive Encryption. Suggestions that BitLocker contains a backdoor allowing law enforcement agencies automatic access to encrypted volumes have been robustly denied [...]