October 30, 2009 2:02 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Security toolsMy recent post, Convert Any Live CD to a Bootable Thumb Drive in Minutes, referred to the Kaspersky rescue CD as one possible...
October 21, 2009 7:08 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
E-mail scam,
spamInteresting study. It seems that spam content received is constant across all industries and the majority of it is pharmaceutical related. This could mean one of two things: either very few spammers are responsible (likely); or, a lot of men fall for the v-i-AGR*A spam. Anyway, check it...
October 20, 2009 12:12 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
adobe reader,
bloatware,
Foxit Reader,
insecure,
Secure Computing,
SecurityI'm not going to rant, I promise--I don't have to because this doesn't affect me. Several years ago, I abandoned the bloated, insecure and extremely resource-intensive Acrobat Reader in favor of the smaller and more secure Foxit Reader....
October 19, 2009 11:54 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Browsers,
insecure,
Microsoft,
Remote Code Execution,
Security,
VulnerabilitiesWhen I fired up my laptop the other day, I was greeted with this pop-up box:
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October 19, 2009 11:34 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Encryption,
Secure Computing,
Security,
SSLHow often, when you log into a site that requires a username and password, to you check to see if the connection is secure? You probably don't give it a second thought. Most people don't. For many sites, like newspapers, online magazines, etc., it probably doesn't matter much. Who cares if someone...
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