By Joe Lofshult, on April 8th, 2009%
Back up your computer systems
Install anti-virus software
Update your anti-virus signatures
Install operating system patches
Install the latest version of Adobe Reader
Switch from Adobe Reader to FoxIT for PDF files
Install the latest version of Flash from Adobe (but not from anywhere else)
Never download software from unknown web sites claiming to be Flash updates, Adobe Reader software, etc
Don’t click on . . . → Read More: 25 Ways To Make Your Business More Secure
By Joe Lofshult, on April 6th, 2009%
If you’re not backing up your computer systems right now, but have been thinking about starting, now might just be the right time.
Mozy is offering 10% off their annual and biennial MozyHome Unlimited and MozyPro backup plans during the month of April. Just enter the referral code APRIL when enrolling to get . . . → Read More: Discount On Mozy Backup
By Joe Lofshult, on April 3rd, 2009%
Be Careful What You Make Public On Facebook
All it takes is a simple Google search, and phishers and marketers can glean a treasure trove of private information based on relationships among Facebook “friends,” according to new research.
Cyber-crime rising, report warns
Complaints of internet fraud received by a US watchdog last year rose by 33% . . . → Read More: Best Weekend Reading
By Joe Lofshult, on April 1st, 2009%
We’re well over half way through April 1st in the US and there have been very few reports of Conficker activity. It seems that the hype around the worm was like (and thankfully more short lived) than the hype back in 1999 about the devastation that would occur on January 1, 2000.
F-Secure has been doing a . . . → Read More: Conficker: An Overhyped Dud?