By Joe Lofshult, on March 10th, 2009%
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You’ve worked hard to build your company and you want to protect your brand, your reputation, and your web site from abuse.
Whether you do business online or not, Google provides you with a number of free tools to protect your business’ brand and reputation. You can also use these tools to make sure . . . → Read More: Securing Your Business With Google
By Joe Lofshult, on March 6th, 2009%
Online criminals are posting ads for their services on YouTube. How interesting.
Bruce Schneier on the good and bad uses of incentives to improve security.
Twitter fixed a security hole this week that allowed people to post fake posts on other users’ sites.
Study finds anti-virus software misses up to 15% of malware and nearly 5% of systems in . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading
By Joe Lofshult, on March 3rd, 2009%
I have to say up front that Firefox is already a more secure browser than Internet Explorer. However, the add-ons below can add even more security and privacy, and some other cool functionality, to your browsing experience.
NoScript - NoScript prevents untrusted Javascript code from being executed on your system without your permission. It also blocks Flash, . . . → Read More: Six Firefox Security Add-Ons You Should Consider
By Joe Lofshult, on March 2nd, 2009%
Facebook has been hit with five security problems in the last week, according to reports.
The problem appears to be the fact that anyone can write an application for Facebook and upload it on the site. If someone can get you to load that application in your Facebook page, you may be at risk.
Most of the rogue . . . → Read More: Facebook Users Beware
By Joe Lofshult, on March 2nd, 2009%
Import News You May Have Missed This Weekend
A recent study shows that not all computer crime is financially motivated. Some hackers still just love messing things up to show how good they are. Hackers Still Enjoy Vandalizing Web Sites
Are you making sure to patch your systems when security patches are released. A study shows most companies . . . → Read More: Best of the Weekend