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Playing around with my blog

2007-09-26 18:40:21 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...ordinary citizens. This website has some good commentary that'll make your blood boil Technorati stuff--authority display (which isn't working, maybe it takes a while?), reaction counts and link, and a button for you to add me to your Technorati favorites As time goes on, I'll probably add more. Hope you find this useful
 
Tags: blog, time, blog software, technorati favorites, days ago, ordinary citizens, technorati stuff, right-hand column, blood boil
 
 
 
 
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Why the Need to Remove Adware and Spyware

2007-08-01 19:18:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...ordinary means, users tend to believe that the problems were brought about by problems in the hardware or by a computer virus. But all the while, a spyware program is the one causing the ruckus More often not, a computer will be infected with more than one spyware program and have various components installed. Recent studies indicate that...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware programs, spyware infects, regular spyware, spyware program infects, software crashes, software, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software
 
 
 
 
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The Need for Adware and Spyware Blocker

2007-08-01 19:11:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...ordinary people can do to protect themselves is to block spyware and all other software programs similar to it like adware and malware. This can easily be done by availing adware and spyware blocker programs online. The role of these blocking programs include to remove or disable existing spyware programs or to avoid the installation of these...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware blocker, spyware programs, block spyware, adware, computer, computer bug, personal computer, people
 
 
 
 
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Supporting your family, friends, and neighbors

2008-02-13 17:45:40 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...Ordinary people subconsciously make security and safety decisions every daygoing to the same hot dog vendor youve always trusted, changing lanes after verifying the target lane is unoccupied, walking along known streets with good lighting. Being safe online is really no different than being safe in the real world. Yet, online, people have a...
 
Tags: suspicious e-mail message, mail, home computers defense, home computers, e-mail, home, web mail, windows live mail, site
 
 
 
 
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Why Some Terrorist Attacks Succeed and Others Fail

2008-02-28 06:25:13 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...ordinary citizens. However, the authorities must likewise be vigilant and recognize the value of unexpected information that may seem unimportant, but actually provides the opening to interdict a planned attack Terrorist profile indicators. Awareness of and sensitivity to behavioral indicators, certain activities, or past involvement with...
 
Tags: vigilant security services, vigilant, recent terrorist plots, terrorist plots, information fits, information, intelligence information, security services, law enforcement
 
 
 
 
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Do you listen to your users?

2008-04-04 21:18:17 by Editor in Security x.0
 
...ordinary computer users ended up being so spot-on as far as the Committee's conclusions are concerned, but undoubtedly it is a fascinating result. Perhaps, "users don't know what they want" is not as true as many vendors tend to believe and users can not only help to identify problems but also to develop solutions
 
Tags: internet, personal internet security, software, content control software, software vendors, users, software liability, club, ilkley computer club
 
 
 
 
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ICQ Messenger Controlled Malware

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2008-04-14 07:28:05 by HASH0x8b20134 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...ordinary ICQ. It has the opportunity to add their scripts and commands, thus becoming a universal tool for controlling the computer - it all depends on your imagination and skills. Through the program operations like the following can be run by default - viewing directories, displaying messages, lauching programs, killing processes, shutdown,...
 
Tags: malware, malware authors, lone malware author, icq, malware purposes, control, control botnets, ordinary icq, permanent development phrase
 
 
 
 
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Malware vs. anti-malware, 20 years into the fray

2008-05-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b444d8 in Network World on Security
 
As I recall, Nov. 2, 1988, started as an ordinary day at Goddard Space Flight Center where I was working in the data communications branch. By the end of the day ... well, actually, that day never ended. We just kept fighting to bring our servers and networks back to life. Our SunOS and VAX/BSD systems, which were connected to the Internet, had...
 
Tags: ordinary day, day, data communications branch, vaxbsd systems, internet, stop, networks, recall, servers
 
 
 
 
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Stay informed of E-Crimes down under

2008-06-06 13:57:36 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...ordinary computer users have been offered access to information about local and global threats through a government agency
 
Tags: service, no-jargon internet service, conroy launches service, alerts computer users, business users secure, cyber threats, casual user, government agency, e-crimes
 
 
 
 
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