INTERNET EXPLORER SECURITY

Jun 30, 2004 | IE, security

The Press Democrat printed an alarming article today under an even more alarming headline: “Government suggests Web users avoid Internet Explorer.” The article was picked up from Newsday. Before I comment on the article, you must understand there are...

RULES FOR SAFE COMPUTING

Jun 28, 2004 | security, WinXP

Every day I clean off adware, spyware, browser hijacking, viruses, Sasser worms, and other bad things. You are an unwilling participant in a war with spammers, virus writers, advertisers, and hackers. Protecting your computer takes more than an antivirus program...

NO END TO BATTLE AGAINST SPAM

Jun 10, 2004 | mail, security, spam

E-mail security firm MessageLabs reported this week that spam accounted for 76% of all e-mail traffic worldwide recently, and the level is rising. Filters are struggling to keep up. One knowledgeable columnist installed a server-based filter but discovered that its...

SECURITY AND CHOCOLATE

Apr 25, 2004 | security

The New York Times has an article today reporting on a British survey that underscored another gaping security hole in our computer lives – namely, that most people don’t think about computer security at all. A man posted outside a London subway station at...

NIGHTMARE ON ADWARE STREET

Apr 8, 2004 | security

Here’s an article about a tech-savvy journalist who decided to see what happened if he allowed some adware onto his system. He clicked OK on a few dialog boxes that popped up while he was surfing – the same ones you see all the time. During the next few...

VIRUSES EVERYWHERE

Mar 3, 2004 | security

Be careful! There seems to be an odd sort of war between two sets of virus writers. Virus-laden e-mail messages are flying everywhere. Don’t open ANY e-mail attachments unless you are completely certain about the contents. Update your antivirus definitions...