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News FWD- CNN article: Security and computers
FYI:
cnn.com/2009/…index.html
Providing this link saves me the difficulty of writing out all my various I.T. tips for the not-so-savy tech-e traveller.
The three most important are the following:
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issue is a notorious item of which ...
Started by Cdn-Trvl_Writ... on
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
My area of expertise (thank you Karl Grobl!) is photo storage and back up on the road....
When I used to carry a laptop, I backed up the photos every night to the laptop, and then back up from the laptop to a Western Digital external hard drive (a little....
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Everybody watch out for the Security Tools virus, it hit the computers at...
I have better virus protection for my laptops at home.
It took the computer guy to clean out the computers.
Make sure your anti-virus programs are up to date.
This is a really bad computer virus.
This virus takes over your computer, hell to clean out....
Started by texanwitch on
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Tool damn near impossible to remove.
Worse spyware infection two infected files and deleted them.
I don't know if they were the Security Tools Virus but I do that the computer got an STD.
What....
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Fake security software in millions of computers - Symantec
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec (SYMC.O) report...
Started by UpInArms on
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Browsing, free security software is simply not worth the risk.
Also, I may be cynical about this but IMO basic security feature was a dialog box asking over and over again if you really want to start of data that would be inaccessible overnight....
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Symantec: Fake security software on millions of computers
Posted Yesterday, 06:41 PM
Quote: Millions of computer in the US are infected with fake security software, which their owners may have even paid for, according to a cybercrime report from security company Symantec. Such software would only make computers...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Posted Yesterday, 06:55 PM
amon91, on 19 October 2009 - 07:41 PM, said:
Now my question is have you ever been affected by this kind of threat.
I almost got one back in '06, but McAfee promptly recognized it and stopped it from infected most things.
Ended....
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Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec
Quote: : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime.
Cyberthieves...
Started by evasive on
Monday, October 19, 2009
To infected computers.
The malware researchers actually hacked into their site to verify their earnings.
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Microsoft's security chief suggests a solution for dealing with infected ...
A place to submit links for people who are interested in network security.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
This system to people who don't know what "computer security" means ...
Profit! Where 3.
LobbyFrom the first two paragraphs...
Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday such nonsense? Create operating system....
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When I was creating a CD with a bunch of Windows updates for some offline...
A place to submit links for people who are interested in network security.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010
And a bit scary.
What I want is a way to just set a computer to go into a mad updating spree.
For example, after I fix a friends computer I don't want to sit there while it it scans, then select updates.
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Security concerns of having IPv6 (tunneling) enabled in network computers...
Are there any security concerns having IPv6 and Teredo tunneling enabled in Win Vista/7? AFAIK, using Teredo basically allows bypassing of the firewall, as the firewall cannot really filter the contained IPv6 packets. (By firewall, I refer to the network...
Started by simon on
Monday, October 26, 2009
It appears you can shut off Teredo's UDP port in the firewall.
Also, are you sure the firewall would not be effective once traffic leaves the tunnel? This article says you are protected.
I think simon is referring to the network level firewall.
In any....
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Physical security for portable computers - any alternative to Kensington ...
What can you use for theft-proofing portables aside from a Kensington lock, or a secure computer cabinet? Or have you had good results from using the former?
Started by username on
Sunday, May 17, 2009
You're worried about physical security of data, not the hardware itself.
Alternatives / supplements.
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Computer Security Day - Computer Security is Everyone's Resp
53 ways to participate/observe the Computer Security Day
1.Display computer security posters.
2.Present computer security briefings.
3. Change your password.
4.Check for computer viruses.
5.Show computer security videos, films or slides.
6.Protect against...
Started by iEzQaNDaR on
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Pening aq kena bljr ni satu2 Haha~ xpe2 plan kayuh~ lelame nnti jd otai la.
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