A good basic article about the software firewall and what it can and cannot do. From Security Teacher: The firewall’s main task is to prevent malicious or unwanted connections between your computer and the network (usually the internet). Firewalls act like entrance guards – allowing authorized people (network traffic) in and out, and blocking less [...]
Here’s how: From InformationWeek.com: Software incompatibilities. Sluggish operation. That darn User Account Control screen. Is it any wonder Windows Vista has being greeted in some quarters with a lack of enthusiasm? But your PC came with Vista, and that means you’re stuck with it, right? Wrong. You can replace stiff, awkward Vista with the comfy, [...]
A report claims that Windows Vista is the most secure incarnation of Windows. Of course the report was authored by [hold breath]: Microsoft! Via InformationWeek.com: Windows Vista gets high marks for security, from Microsoft at least. “I think that it’s fair to say that Windows Vista is proving to be the most secure version of [...]
With the advent of electronic “glass” cockpits in the new airliners this story sounds like a scenario from the next summer blockbuster thriller but it is all too real. It brings up a very real concern with real consequences that aircraft designers have to take into consideration. Via The Lazy Genius: Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner passenger [...]
This article from Dark Reading shows the dangers of having an unsecured webcam: Hacking Webcams With Google A researcher has released a YouTube video that shows how personal Webcams can be hacked with just a Google search. Dan Morrill, security project manager with VMC Consulting, demonstrates how Googling for specific types of Webcams turns up [...]
Symantec released an analysis of a new malware that attempts to modify the MBR (Master Boot Record) of a victim’s hard drive. This is an uncommon and dangerous type of attack. There have been recent reports of an MBR (Master Boot Record) rootkit in the wild and, of course, we have been following up these [...]
Here’s a different take on wireless network security than we usually hear: No Security. The arguments in the quoted article must be looked at seriously because the source is a serious one: Bruce Schneier, CEO of CounterPane and a heavy hitter in the world of cryptography and information systems security. I still disagree with him [...]
Think you’re safe using that free hotel internet? Think again! From the Miami Herald: A Colombian engineer pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to illegally hacking into hotel computers in Miami, Las Vegas and other cities to steal credit card numbers and other personal information to pocket more than $400,000 to finance his luxurious lifestyle. [...]
From the ThreatSense blog: There seems to be a common belief that malware only lands on a computer through e-mails. This is far from being the case. Our ThreatSense statistics shows that a lot of Internet users fall for social engineering on web pages and are tricked into installing fake programs. As David Harley pointed [...]
Do you own a digital picture frame? You know the ones I mean, the electronic picture frame that allows you to display photos from digital cameras or computers in a picture frame. Turns out some people are buying digital picture frames that come with something they didn’t bargain for – spyware! From the Internet Storm [...]
