Tuesday, January-24-2006
Same Goals - Different Methods
With all the main stream news surrounding these recent additions to the language
of the Internet online users are increasingly familiar with the term phishing but
perhaps less so with it's close cousin pharming. Either way the essential thing to understand is all these scams, regardless of name, have a common theme.
They are attempts by electronic criminals to gain financially at your expense.
Electronic criminals in their phishing attempts have generally targeted large, well known institutions such as eBay, PayPal, Bank of America, and Washington Mutual. In response many such operations have implemented programs to combat the rising tide
Monday, January-09-2006
Jan 06, 2006 - Microsoft WMF (Windows Meta File) Vulnerability patch released by Microsoft. We strongly recommend all readers using any version of Microsoft windows take action to protect yourself.
If you have your machine(s) set to automatically do the critical updates you should be covered.
If you don't have the automatic updates feature enabled then:
If you have been maintaining your Windows updates on a regular basis the easiest solution is to go to the Windows Update web site and run the "Express" update option. The Windows Update web site link can be accessed either in the main menu using "Start"
Saturday, January-07-2006
In our IT consulting practice over the past 3-4 years we've encountered a lot of machines infected with spyware and other malicious software (often shortened to malware). In the course of fixing these situations we have fielded a thousand questions regarding the topic. We understand the confusion as to what's what, how do these annoying programs get there in the first place and what can be done to protect yourself.
Welcome to the PC Security Savvy Series: Thirteen Steps to Winning. Over the next thirteen articles we'll cover a specific topic along with tips and tricks to protect yourself in winning
Saturday, January-07-2006
Jan. 07, 2006 - Saturday 10:33PM : As an IT Consultant to the SMB (Small to Medium Business) sector and other organizations of similar size I'm acutely aware of the challenges these organizations face particularly in the area of IT Security. My clients range in size from the 1 person / two computer start up business to the 100+ year old companies of over 50 employees with a corresponding number of notebook and desktop computers, one to several servers and a range of other IT gadgets from routers to printers and PDAs. On the surface this would seem a
