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Disable Your Computer's Parasites

2007-08-01 19:23:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...worry about than viruses and worms. Unfortunately, anti virus programs are not designed to detect other types of threats and if you are not careful, you may unwittingly install adware and spyware into your system and once this happens, uninstalling these programs can become problematic. For one thing, most spyware can go undetected in your...
 
Tags: computer, adware, adware continues, internet, internet connection pretty, spyware, anti virus programs, unwittingly install adware, regular computer
 
 
 
 
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Warming the cold boot a bit of braggin from BitArmor

2008-02-28 13:17:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...worry, be happy approach: Some claim the attack is so esoteric, the customer need not worry this is just research stuff Leave it to us approach: Some claim to have solved the problem, but with no indication of what that means or how they do it Increase your complexity approach: Some want you to increase the end-user complexity with process...
 
Tags: approach, happy approach, disk encryption products, disk encryption, complexity approach, bitarmor, disk encryption technologies, researchers, princeton researchers
 
 
 
 
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Secrets of a Road Warrior

2006-10-16 08:34:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
...worry about a loved one half way around the world, but hopefully it will allow your loved ones not to have to worry about you one day
 
Tags: home, home tuesday night, head home, call home, road warrior, tuesday, road, night, home friday night
 
 
 
 
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40,000 BlueCross BlueShield members notified of lost laptop

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2008-03-11 15:31:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...worry until we knew the potential of what we were dealing with," she said. "With all of the factors and orchestrating credit monitoring, we do believe our response time has been reasonable Evan] "We didn't want to have to reach out to our members and cause them unnecessary worry until we know the potential of what we were dealing with" is a...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, confidential information, laptop, information owners, breach description, breach, security breach
 
 
 
 
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Are your digital devices Certified Pre-0wned?

2008-03-17 16:11:45 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...worry about surfing even trusted websites with JavaScript turned on, even with the latest patched browsers. Now you have to worry about plugging in the shiny new digital toy you got as a gift. Perhaps its a digital picture frame, digital camera, music player or silly programmable gizmo. Welcome to the age of factory installed malware the age...
 
Tags: devices, malware, low volume malware, drive, tech devices, usb drive, previously unknown malware, digital picture frame, inexpensive digital devices
 
 
 
 
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Visa and Mastercard warn of breach at "major retailer"

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2008-03-17 15:27:42 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...worry and can protect themselves by monitoring their accounts Evan] Customers will still worry With lack of specificity at this point, or even when the name of the retailer becomes public, customers do not need to call their bank, said Forte (Daniel J. Forte, president and CEO of the MBA Evan] Customers will still call their bank If cards...
 
Tags: breach, breach description, security breach, retail data breach, major retailer, retailer, data, major breach, data breach
 
 
 
 
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No single computer security product is perfect

2008-04-17 16:54:08 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...worry about viruses. Some also worry about the software thats supposed to protect their computers from viruses Once, not too many years ago, you could feel safe with just an anti-virus program
 
Tags: windows users worry, worry, products, viruses, resource hogs, anti-virus programs, page article, one-stop stoppers, puter
 
 
 
 
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Yahoo! Boosts Search Security with McAfee Partnership

2008-05-07 10:21:16 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...worry so much about malware (maybe its just cuz I have a Mac), but I do worry about getting muggedthough I never have. But maybe the people surveyed were from safe, suburban and rural towns, living in cozy sprawling homes where they keep their front doors unlocked Maybe now when they tuck their kids in at night, theyll feel a bit safer when...
 
Tags: yahoo, americans online, online, survey online, people, people supposedly prefer, neighborhood crime, malware, crime
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
McAfee released their Virtual Criminology Report earlier this year and warned that there is a growing threat to national security, as cyber espionage becomes increasingly sophisticated, moving from simple network probes to well-funded, well-organized, and possibly government backed operations. The intent is not only financial gain, but also...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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WireShark...Adware? (...Not!)

2007-02-16 13:53:21 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
After verifying WinPcap & dependent .dll's in question the first time I ran across the error (and subsequently verifying that they were good-to-go), I just told them not to worry about it...just another False Positive from McAfee
 
Tags: false positive, dependent, time, question, subsequently, winpcap, dll, error, mcafee