Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
It took computer safety expert Linda Criddle only nine minutes to snag the phone number of a teenage girl in Nebraska who had posted just a little information about herself on a social networking Web site.
Execupundit.com (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Okay, I admit it. There's a strong strain of paranoia that occasionally pumps through my veins with regard to "matters technical." Make that "matters computer." This has grown considerably as the number of emails has ballooned. Between business and the blog, a sizable amount of messages arrive every day. Many get screened out by spam controls but even with that a horde gets through to my in-box. Aside...
Microweb News (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Ironically enough the increased hack-activity comes only single days after an authorities meeting about computer safety. Hereby announced officials at that Japan for 2003 will satisfy at the most - American standaarden. At the end of this year, a plan should go into [...]
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia's national computer safety agency warned Tuesday against a false electronic message entitled "Invitation" circulating a dangerous virus "Hoax".
KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Microsoft and the King County Sheriff's Department brought one online computer safety expert to town to reach out to local kids before they become victims.
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 20/03/2008
The sheer volume and complexity of computer viruses being released on the Internet today has the anti-virus industry on the defensive, experts say, underscoring the need for consumers to avoid relying on anti-virus software alone to keep their home computers safe and secure. Approximately 5.5 million malicious software programs were unleashed on the Web last year, according to AV Test Labs, a German...
WindowsForDevices.com (Free subscription) | 20/03/2008
In five years, 30 million cars, or 44 percent of the global total, will ship with telematics devices such as navigation computers, safety systems, and "infotainment" systems, a study claims. The ABI Research report also forecasts a vibrant outlook for after-market telematics devices, where Windows CE has seen substantial success.
Internet - Webmaster - Website (Free subscription) | 18/03/2008
Probably one the biggest notions among computer users is that if they are not online, they are safe from identity theft. Their reasoning is that, if they are offline, they are not vulnerable to phishing, viruses, malware, hackers, etc. While, it is true that being offline would protect them from such things, to fall into [...]
LUX.ET.UMBRA (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Sounds crazy does it? In actuality, Microsoft built XP so that if there's a blank password in the profile, then that profile is inaccessible remotely via the Internet or network. Thus, outside of physical access, the computer is safer than...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
If you're taking your laptop on an airplane, there are some steps you should take to keep your computer safe. Here are 10 tips from Luke M. Ford, founder of My Computer Works, a provider of help desk and computer support services for businesses and consumers.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
The Associated Press PHOENIX IF YOU'RE TAKING your laptop on an airplane, there are some steps you should take to keep your computer safe. Here are 10 tips from Luke M.
[Geeks are Sexy] technology news (Free subscription) | 29/02/2008
By Mark O’Neill For the past few years, I’ve been using AVG Anti-Virus to keep my computer safe from viruses but deep down I’m a pretty paranoid kind of guy. Even if AVG gives a file the all-clear, I’m often left wondering, what if AVG is wrong? What if AVG was sleeping on the [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 29/02/2008
PHOENIX (AP) -- If you're taking your laptop on an airplane, there are some steps you should take to keep your computer safe. Here are 10 tips from Luke M. Ford, founder of My Computer Works, a provider of help desk and computer support services for businesses and consumers.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 29/02/2008
If you're taking your laptop on an airplane, there are some steps you should take to keep your computer safe.
Privacy Digest (Free subscription) | 21/02/2008
Encryption Still Good; Sleeping Mode Not So Much, PGP Says - Via Threat Level : A team of security researchers have demonstrated that common disk encryption technologies that are intended to keep data on computers safe from theft can be bypassed if an attacker gets a hold of the computer while it is sleeping or waiting for a password prompt. The attack shows that the products like Microsoft's BitLocker...
