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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Post-it Passwords
One paragraph in a press report on the recent theft of works by artist Bill Reid astounded me:"(Museum Director Anthony) Shelton said the heist was well organized: three Mexican Zapotec Indian gold-coloured necklaces, which were found despite being hidden in drawers, were the first items taken."Folks . . . you just can't put your passwords on a sticky-note afixed to the underside of your keyboard! Got it?
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 2:21.48 PM EDT | Permanent Link
Edited on: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:25.35 AM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Physical Security, Privacy Issues
Edited on: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:25.35 AM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices, Physical Security, Privacy Issues
Patch your Flash NOW
Time to patch your Adobe Flash. Numerous evil sites are exploiting Flash
vulnerabilities to install password stealing software Trojans
when users visit them with unpatched Web browsers. The latest version is
available here.
Of course, if you use Mozilla
Fiefox you will already have installed ‘‘Noscript’’
which goes a long way to protect you from this particular exploit.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 10:45.44 AM EDT | Permanent Link
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Mozilla Firefox, Privacy Issues, Security Alerts, Software Tools, Viruses-Trojans-Worms
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Mozilla Firefox, Privacy Issues, Security Alerts, Software Tools, Viruses-Trojans-Worms
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Foxit Reader Security Upgrade
Foxit Reader, a free alternative to Adobe's Acrobat software used for reading .PDF files, has been upgraded. These upgrades recent security holes. Please take the time to download the upgrade from here.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 11:29.55 AM EDT | Permanent Link
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Best Practices
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Best Practices
Thursday, May 15, 2008
US Bound? Secure Your Electronics!
Famed security guru Bruce Schneier has a very imformative article in the UK's Guardian newspaper online. In it he reminds potential visitors to the United States that border agents can and will search through all of your electronic devices. Laptops, cell phones, PDA's, iPods, etc. are all likely targets. Read the whole article here.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 12:58.55 PM EDT | Permanent Link
| Categories: Best Practices, Headlines, Privacy Issues, Software Tools
| Categories: Best Practices, Headlines, Privacy Issues, Software Tools
Monday, May 12, 2008
Foxit Reader Upgrade Available
Foxit Reader, a free alternative to Adobe's Acrobat software used for reading .PDF files, has been upgraded. These upgrades plug several security holes. Please take the time to download the upgrade from here.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 9:52.29 AM EDT | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:03.05 PM EDT
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Best Practices
Edited on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:03.05 PM EDT
| Categories: Alternative Apps, Best Practices
