July 30, 2012 3:42 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
SecurityIf you receive the chain letter "Invitation FACEBOOK - Olympic Torch," don't waste your time forwarding it: it's a hoax, variations of which have appeared in email boxes since 1998 or earlier. Big news items generally spawn such things and the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London is the...
July 27, 2012 5:05 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Firefox add-on,
Google Chrome,
Secure Computing,
SecurityOh, and did I mention that it also keeps you safer?
Both Firefox and Chrome have added a new security feature called "Click-to-play." After you enable it--which you will have to do since the feature is not enabled by default in either browser--you will have to click on a specified blank...
July 16, 2012 10:59 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Password,
Security,
Security best practice,
Security managementI hope that none of you, my readers, are using any passwords like these:
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July 16, 2012 12:55 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
backup,
Humor,
Security![]()
July 8, 2012 11:40 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Password,
Security,
Security best practice,
Security managementThese two articles became the subject of a lot of thought and discussion on how to best pass on your electronic assets when you pass away:
How will you pass on...
July 6, 2012 1:12 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cybercrime,
Malware,
Secure Computing,
SecurityIf you are still infected with the DNS Changer malware, you will be unable to access the internet as of July 9, 2012. According to the FBI, who took over a series of rogue DNS servers last November, there are still hundreds of thousands of computers infected with the malware. While the FBI...
June 30, 2012 8:11 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
SecurityNo, I'm not talking about that finger; it'll become obvious in a moment which finger I'm talking about. First, let me ask a few questions:
- Is your car parked, empty, in the driveway right now with its engine on?
- Is your shower, with no one in it,...
June 29, 2012 1:17 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
OS X,
Security
