Archive for December, 2008
Best Weekend Reading
Protect yourself against getting hacked while using wireless networking at airports. This also goes for coffee shops or any other location offering free wi-fi connections. I’ve seen many Ad-Hoc network access points that pretend to be Free Wireless or Free Internet.
The dangers of not securing your voice mail system were discussed in this article. This [...]
Best Reading from Around the Web 12/21/08
Lifehacker had a nice article on practical ways to lock down your data. One of the tools they mention is Truecrypt, which I wrote about when discussing free security apps for small businesses.
This article’s a bit alarming if its true.
Foreign hackers have accessed between half and all of the U.S. government and military computers [...]
Free Security Apps for Small Business
The following products are some top notch, free programs that can be used to secure the information you need to run your business. If you store or process credit card information, these tools can also be used to meet the security requirements of PCI.
Truecrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/)
Truecrypt is an encryption product that allows you to create an [...]
Important Firefox Updates Available
Mozilla, the organization that maintains the Firefox browser, has released patches for several critical security vulnerabilities in both versions 2 and 3 of the browser.
If you have your browser set to automatically check for updates (the default setting), it will automatically download the update and you will be prompted to install it. The new version [...]
Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for IE
Microsoft has released an urgent, out-of-band, patch for a critical vulernability in Internet Explorer. If you are using IE, please download this patch right away.