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More on the necessity of antivirus software

2007-09-25 17:53:47 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...privately if I am recommending such a stance to other individuals or to organizations. Let me be perfectly clear: absolutely not. For the vast majority of folks, the four important steps to protect your PC still hold Run the Windows Firewall Keep Windows and your applications up-to-date Use current antivirus software Use current antispyware...
 
Tags: antivirus software, computers, client computers, similar self-control, control, involve tradeoffs, previous post, personal computers, post
 
 
 
 
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More on Air Defense's sleazy trade show shtick and Infosec World wrap up

2008-03-12 00:01:15 by HASH0x8b72520 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...privately and confirmed that indeed this is something that the Air Defense people have been doing for several years evidently at trade shows. They also agreed that while showing what their product can do, it is a pretty sleazy way of doing business and they are turning off more people than they win over doing it. Real life example is someone...
 
Tags: air defense, wap, air defense wap, air defense booth, booth, air defense dude, people, direct people, air defense people
 
 
 
 
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More on Air Defense's sleazy trade show shtick and Infosec World wrap up

2008-03-12 01:01:15 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...privately and confirmed that indeed this is something that the Air Defense people have been doing for several years evidently at trade shows. They also agreed that while showing what their product can do, it is a pretty sleazy way of doing business and they are turning off more people than they win over doing it. Real life example is someone...
 
Tags: air defense, wap, air defense wap, air defense booth, booth, air defense dude, people, direct people, air defense people
 
 
 
 
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Cybersquatting Security Vendors for Fraudulent Purposes

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2008-03-20 20:03:30 by HASH0x8b6d09c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...privately held corporation formed by a team of experienced professionals who strive to offer the ultimate interactive shopping experience to internet users around the world. In partnership with the best software publishers, Interactive Brands develops unique and high value offers for the benefit of all computer users. In the spirit of giving...
 
Tags: interactive brands, brands, interactive, interactive brands offers, domains, customer support center, ripoff report, offers, adobe acrobat
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Topless Meetings; Projects-Fi; Boston Launch; Rural-Fi; Chrysler-Fi; Wi-Fi Chip-Fi

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2008-03-31 15:53:51 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...privately, too, GigaOm reports. They won't deploy just one set of technology, but will sublet spectrum and use a satellite range for ground service, Om Malik writes Chrysler will put Wi-Fi into cars: Bloomberg News reports that Chrysler intends later this year to offer dealer-installed cellular Internet links in cars. The Chrysler chief for...
 
Tags: wi-fi, chrysler, 440m wi-fi chipsets, service, ground service, pilot project, project, term wi-fi, push service
 
 
 
 
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Toronto Columnists: City Owned Exclusive Broadband a Good Deal

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2008-03-31 13:50:27 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...privately supplied broadband to homes. I'm not kidding. Toronto Hydro is considering selling its telecom division, which includes its well-engineered but limited One Zone service (6 sq km of downtown This op-ed recommends that the city buy the division, and have it build service, which they estimate at about $100 per household, which could...
 
Tags: city, broadband, city budgets, city departments, city-wide fibrewireless network, broadband options, implement universal broadband, network, broadband firm
 
 
 
 
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Former employee exposes Purdue Pharma personal information

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2008-05-12 18:44:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...privately held pharmaceutical company we recently learned that a former employee accessed a disk containing personal information about individuals employed by Purdue Pharma and its associated U.S. companies prior to December 31, 2003 and attempted to email some of the information on the disk to another person Evan] Attempted? What prevented...
 
Tags: information, personal information, information security professionals, purdue pharma, purdue, information confidentiality, employee information misuse, employee, original disk
 
 
 
 
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No, I Dont Know the Answer to the Big DNS Secret

2008-07-09 15:26:37 by Chris Eng in Zero in a bit
 
...privately and posted the SHA-1 hash, as is the trendy thing to do these days Speculation aside, the title of Toms blog entry, Dan Kaminsky could have made hundreds of thousands of dollars with this DNS flaw! , does make an important point Dan didnt sell the details to ZDI , he used his influence and reputation to coordinate a massive vendor...
 
Tags: design, excellent design protects, excellent design, dan, dan kaminsky, dan bernstein, tom ptacek, attack surface, attack
 
 
 
 
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Dont become a statistic says Sophos

2008-07-24 18:56:51 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...privately held vendor in the secure content and threat management market today published new research into the first six months of cybercrime in 2008. The Sophos Security Threat Report examines existing and emerging security trends and has identified that criminals are increasingly using creative, new techniques in their attempt to make money...
 
Tags: hackers attack businesses, privately held vendor, threat management market, sophos, internet users, security trends, secure content, research, money