Archive for May, 2011
what is a good, free computer security?
i had McAfee but the subscription needs to be renewed and i wanted to have a free security system. my computer has gotten very noticeably slower after McAfee stopped and i really need to have it scanned and cleared of viruses. suggestions?
i have a serious computer security problem?
my mother was on ly laptop earlier today and installed a virus protection program called cyber security it told her i had viruses to get her to download it when i didn’t. im trying to get rid of it but anytime i go into add or delete programs it tells me its just for evaluating [...]
Stuxnet attack forced Britain to rethink the cyber war – The Guardian
Ulasen works in the research and development department of a small company called VirusBlokAda in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, which has been giving advice about computer security since 1997. “These computers were constantly turning off and restarting …
Apple still trying to land films, TV shows for iCloud (Greg Sandoval/CNET News)
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:Apple still trying to land films, TV shows for iCloud — Feature films could be part of Apple’s iCloud launch next week. — In the past several weeks, Apple executives have stepped up their attempts to convince some of the major Hollywood film studios to issue licenses that would enable Apple [...]
Hack Proofing Your Web Applications
Product DescriptionFrom the authors of the bestselling Hack Proofing Your Network! OPEC, Amazon, Yahoo! and E-bay: If these large, well-established and security-conscious web sites have problems, how can anyone be safe? How can any programmer expect to develop web applications that are secure? Hack Proofing Your Web Applications is the only book specifically written for [...]
Network Security 1 and 2 Companion Guide
Product Description The only authorized Companion Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program The Network Security 1 and 2 Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to be used with version 2.0 of the Cisco® Networking Academy® Program curriculum. The author reinforces the material in the two courses to help you to [...]
Security Researchers Finds Phishing Sites on Google Docs – WHIR
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New findings by security research group F-Secure ( www.f-secure.com ) reveal that online application Google Docs may contain phishing websites, according to the company’s blog post Monday. Using Google Docs, individuals can …
Could school computer virus have been prevented? – Amity Observer
The current virus problems are different. It is believed the schools’ computer network picked up one of countless … have” Mr. Smith told the school board Monday. “It’s not an attack so much as a fishing expedition, and there’s bait out there.”
I want to turn my old computer into a web server. What security issues are there?
I have an old desktop computer that I would like to turn into a web server. I have installed apache, but I’m reluctant to go any farther because I’m concerned about security. If I allow this computer to serve files to the internet, will it compromise the other computers on my home LAN? What do [...]
which of these COMPUTER SECURITY statements do you AGREE / DISAGREE with the most?
(not necessarily my opinions) HIPS technology does not greatly increase computer security Opera is as good as Firefox overall windows firewall is as good as any free firewall avira antivir is the best free anti virus program vista is safer than xp the rootkit threat is overblown tracking cookies should be illegal spybot s & [...]
