Virus, malware, and security in general
The following is obviously aimed at less experienced users, but I would urge experienced users to also read – if only the final message at the conclusion. I’ve lost count of the number of client’s machines I’ve worked on where the resident antivirus is either […]
Messaging applications have been around for a long time but the proliferation of mobile devices has seen this area of communication expand rapidly with literally hundreds of various messaging apps now available to download. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has recently completed a series of
*Seeing how I am a two finger typist at best and the name of this software is just too long to be continually typing out in full, any further reference in this article is abbreviated to BART. *At time of publishing this article, BART is
Most of you will be aware of the multilayer approach to security, which simply means utilizing a number of different programs to help protect your PC. The most important aspects to keep in mind when implementing this type of strategy is to make sure you
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The JP Morgan Chase Bank breach is being called the worst known compromise in history, now said to be affecting approximately 76 million households and 7 million small businesses — and the situation appears to be worsening with each new piece of information. According to
Now I know snooping by authorities has a lot of people up in arms, and with good reason, it is certainly nearing saturation point BUT does this new SSD maybe take the concept of security a little too far? The Autothysis128t is a self-encrypting secure
Respected test lab AV-Test has just released its latest set of results for popular antivirus solutions. Testing involves 23 products in a Windows 7 environment. *If your antivirus is not included, it means the vendor/developer did not submit its product for testing. So let’s take
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On-demand malware scanners/removers have become an integral part of our overall security strategy these days with most users utilizing at least one of these programs to help maintain a clean machine. Antivirus software is never 100% foolproof and these types of second opinion scanners can
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Following on the heels of the Heartbleed scare, another major vulnerability has been identified in a widely utilized software. The newly discovered security vulnerability, dubbed ‘Shellshock’, is part of Bash, the command-line shell utility common to Linux and Unix operating systems. The vulnerability does NOT
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The final word on the Home Depot breach has been reported by Brian Krebs and it turns out to be a breach of massive proportions: Home Depot said today[14th September] that cyber criminals armed with custom-built malware stole an estimated 56 million debit and credit
Last week, Brian Krebs warned of a suspected data breach at Home Depot stores across the US and Canada dating back to April this year. Unfortunately, that breach has now been confirmed. Even though it appears that the PINs tied to debit cards were not
Identity theft has increased 103% over the past 12 months… As everyday use of the internet expands so does our level of risk exposure. The amount of data we divulge through the devices we use, either by design or inadvertently, is growing at a rate
LastPass really wants to keep you safe. Besides just keeping all your long and hard to guess passwords safe, LastPass can give you a safety score and show you how to make your score higher. (Better security!) To start your Security Check, open LastPass and
News surfaced earlier this week of a suspected data breach of Home Depot stores in the US involving leaked credit card data. Now, it appears, further evidence regarding the extent of the breach is suggesting that it involves nearly all of the company’s stores across
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