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Don't Underestimate the Need for Security
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:40:00 -0500
A while back I wrote a blog post called '4 Minutes to Compromise' noting that a recent report claimed that an unpatched and unprotected Windows XP system would not last...
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Is Your 'Contactless' Credit Card Secure?
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:27:00 -0500
You have probably noticed that most retail establishments now have you swipe your own credit card. That is based, at least in part, on a goal to never have your...
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Google's 'Chrome' is Tarnished
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:12:00 -0500
Google is jumping into the browser war. Chrome, the new web browser from Google, is set to take on Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and others. The current release is...
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Do-It-Yourself Security Suites for Free
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:16:00 -0500
There are a variety of threats attempting to compromise your computer and it takes a variety of tools to protect against them. Many vendors sell security suites, but many people...
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ID Theft Protection Not Worth It
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:52:00 -0500
Back in April I wrote a blog post where I stated that in my opinion nothing in the world of digital data is unbreakable or impenetrable and that LifeLock, an...
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Breaking Down Blog Spam Malware
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:38:00 -0500
Jesper Johansson, co-author of Windows Vista Security: Securing Vista Against Malicious Attacks, recently wrote an article in The Register which dissects a new type of threat. Anyone with a blog...
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IE8 Works to Prevent Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:55:00 -0500
One of the most prevalent threats for Web surfers is the cross-site scripting attack. With cross-site scripting, an attacker is able to insert malicious code into otherwise legitimate web pages....
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Survey Results from Blackhat
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:50:00 -0500
The Blackhat 2008 security conference was held recently in Las Vegas. Along with the RSA Security conference held in San Francisco at the beginning of each year, Blackhat is one...
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Social Networking at Work
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:11:00 -0500
Do you have a MySpace or Facebook site? Do you access it from your computer at work? Social networking sites like these are one of the next challenges facing information...
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11 Security Bulletins From Microsoft
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500
For the month of August, Microsoft unleashed 11 new Security Bulletins- 6 of them rated as Critical and 5 Important. There are vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of Microsoft technologies...
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