Computer Security
Interesting Links for the Weekend
The Firefox browser passes billion milestone
KeePass and Dropbox: Two Tools for Managing Your Electronic Life
Clampi virus targets companies’ financial accounts
Microsoft’s Emergency Patch Mess
Critical Update for Adobe Flash Player
8 Keys to Internet Security
America’s 10 most wanted botnets
Five Best Instant Messengers
Adobe Flash/Reader Flaws
It’s a good thing Adobe has announced plans to release a patch for critical holes in its Flash player next week, because attackers are actively exploiting it. You can protect yourself by using the Firefox browser with the NoScript addon, or by disabling Flash on your system.
Weekend Reading
Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers – Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean criminals aren’t interested in stealing your data. Don’t let your guard down when you leave home. Here are a few tips from this article for keeping your information private while traveling this summer.
— Pay attention to your surroundings. Just because you’re on [...]
Six More Reasons to Protect Your Computer
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
Turning them into zombie computers
E-mail/Webmail attacks
Stealing account credentials
Stealing [...]
News from the Week
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 [...]