Security

Would you fly in a plane with a “kill switch”

Wired reports that the Pentagon is asking for submissions on a “non-lethal” method to stop a plane on the ground or divert it from a particular location. This does not sound like a good idea to me. The one constant…

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Todd Cochrane
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WordPress Hack causes Website to be removed from Google

Once again a blogger who had not updated his wordpress blog, which subsequently got hacked was removed from the Google index because the blogger was not aware of the data that had been placed on his website because of the…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Virus pain

As I spent my weekend trying to repair, then ultimately rebuilding my shared computer at home I had 3 realisations. Virus/Trojan programs these days are really nasty. It’s very easy for non-geeks to get into virus trouble. Thank goodness for…

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Security

Millions of Consumer PC’s are Compromised!

I think anyone that has any tech savvy at all will agree with a host of people when I say that at some point something very serious is going to have to be done if we are going to be…

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Todd Cochrane
Security
IE7 Trojan on the Loose

IE7 Trojan on the Loose

If you get a e-mail telling your IE7 Beta 2 is ready for release stop and think 10 seconds. IE7 has already been released it is well out of Beta. This trojan is pretty nasty so don’t fall for this…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Microsoft Security Advisory

This looks to be a bad one folks. If you want to stop visiting sites with graphics in them and disable all images in e-mail you will likely be safe. Otherwise get your virus protection and Spyware applications up to…

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Todd Cochrane