I suppose this was just a matter of time, eh? And I suppose that Symantec is rating it such a low risk because, really, who would be dumb enough to open this sort of attachment? Well, there’s a news story about it, so I bet there are some folks who have… 🙂
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Blogger bucks premium-services trend | CNET News.com Wow, I’ll be glad when Angela can get an RSS feed working and all the Pro features for free will certainly be a nice little present, eh? Thanks Blogger and Google! Link via Notes from the Cave Follow these topics: Uncategorized
Things to read over the holiday. We’ll be on the road to the in-laws later today, and tied to dial up for the entirety of the weekend, so don’t expect there to be much around here. These links should hold you over… Dave Kearns : Ease of use wins over security. MT ‘Mail this entry’…
This is just straight up good advice, no matter where you live and whether you use this service: “Security experts are recommending that individuals who have paid any bills through Click2Gov check their payment card statements closely to detect any fraudulent transactions.” Sure, if it’s likely your data may have been part of this compromise,…
I got home from my parents house last night, talked to Angela on the phone for a little while, read my email, wrote a few more, grabbed a new webcam pic, went to upload it to the site, and discovered something interesting. “Hmm, why do I have a default.htm, and an index.html in my main…
I’ve written before about the IT people in your company who probably know more about you than you might think. This now extends to taking your personal devices to a repair shop. You should assume someone might be surfing through your data while working on your computer, and you should decide if you are OK with that or if the physical destruction of the device after being replaced is the safer option.
Or at least to save your PC from spyware! Yes, AdAware version 5.7 has just been released. (Thanks to Lockergnome Tech Specialist for the tip) If you’re new to the world of spyware, what AdAware will do is scan your PC for any files, cookies, programs, registry entries, etc. that companies are using to track…