Bucaro identifies McAfee Stinger as a potential free supplement to your regular anti-virus software for Windows OS.
Facebook is Attacking the Internet
Anil Dash has written an important article, Facebook is gas lighting the web, explaining the dirty tricks Facebook is doing to fight for domination of the Internet. He calls it gas lighting and it is way beyond just competing for ad revenue. People need to be aware of the tactics being employed and their implications…
Google vs. Facebook Social Network Security
Google and Facebook are in a battle for the next generation of Internet which is all about making it more social (i.e. The network adapts to human requirements instead of people being constrained by network limitations). Facebook has already started to respond to Google’s initiative to include more functional privacy features such as circles (not…
Beware of Comantra Scam
If you get a call from a stranger who tells you that they know you have computer problems that can be solved by following their directions to allow remote access don’t be fooled. Either hang up right away or collect information about the caller and report them. For example, in our area we reported this…
The truth about Internet Rumours revealed
I have found snopes.com as a quite useful and trustworthy site for research on Internet rumours and scams. It is a bit like the mythbusters tv show as it strives to provide the truth on information being spread especially when the sources aren’t usually known. Some items that I have recently checked on. Hallmark Postcard…
US Cyberwarfare Guidelines Signed
The risk factor blog has a summary of the new cyberwarfare rules being established by the US government.
There are More Cyber Attacks, with more impact, and they are getting more attention
A summary by an IEEE risk analyst shows that there is a trend of more cyber attacks with greater impact that are getting publicized including attacks against security vendors themselves. The attack on Treasury Board in Canada was notable in the extended denial of Internet service that had to be invoked in dealing with the…
Apple IOS is an Example of Trustworthy Computing that Started with Microsoft
Anil Dash has written another excellent article that provides a short history of trustworthy computing. It is illuminating because: It explains how Apple’s IOS is an example of a new computing model based on trustworthy computing principles It gives credit to Microsoft research for establishing some of the principles of trustworthy computing. Another theme that…
SMB Security Knowing-Doing Gap
A survey of 2000 small businesses in the US and UK shows a gap between security awareness and action. Security software company AVG surveyed a sample of 2,000 SMBs in the United States and United Kingdom and found that not only do more than half have no security guidelines, but that “1 in 7 have…
Experiments Testing Airport Security Theater
Another expose on the ineffectiveness of airport security. The extra mile would be to suggest what should be done for a difficult problem of delivering effective security while not overly inconveniencing people and jeopardizing air travel business. This article at least mentions a few things that have worked and makes some suggestions. At the same…