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F-Secure has a good post about a system for managing the security of your online accounts by writing down your passwords. I’ve long been an advocate of writing down passwords and keeping them in my wallet, but this system takes that a step further and makes it more secure. Think about it. What else do you carry . . . → Read More: Manage Complex Passwords by Writing Them Down Brian Krebs has a great post at SecurityFix regarding the reasons you want to keep your computer secure even if you don’t think you have anything of value on it. Krebs lists six ways bad guys like to use hacked PCs: Hosting illicit web sites for pirated software or phishing It was reported this week that a Virginia state web site was hacked into and approximately 8.3 million patient records were stolen and deleted from the computers. The attackers have asked for a ransom for the return of the records. It is not yet clear how the attackers gained access to the records. Here’s an extreme example . . . → Read More: News from the Week Mozilla released an update to Firefox 3 on Tuesday that patches 12 security vulnerabilities, four of which it rated as critical. Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities Here are some examples of targeted attacks that are occuring. They come disguised as valid looking files (PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT). Spammers and attackers are using the wide spread news about . . . → Read More: News from the Week |
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