Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your homepage's FTP password, online passwords (like website member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only ...
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
D-Link have announced new CAPTCHA security for selected models in their router range, promising more resilience against DNS-altering malware and spyware. The new firmware - which is also available to upgrade on existing models - adds the familiar distorted letters and numbers to common router settings pages.
By changing the DNS ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have announced some AutoRun changes for Windows 7.
Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to start some programs automatically when a CD or another media is inserted into a computer. The main ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
I just noticed this today but it looks as though the Disk Defragmenter in Windows Vista is scheduled to run once a week by default.
Personally, I think that with these newer and more efficient operating systems, not to mention the growing sizes of hard drives, that this is completely overkill. ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Hackers have crossed into new frontiers by devising sophisticated ways to steal large amounts of personal identification numbers, or PINs, protecting credit and debit cards, says an investigator. The attacks involve both unencrypted PINs and encrypted PINs that attackers have found a way to crack, according to the investigator ...
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