Security

See how Spyware has taken over a PC

Want to see what a little program that is full of spyware can do to your system check out this Windows Task Manager. Makes me say ouch. Oh and guess what program it was, the freeware version of Kazaa [Dave…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Hackers offered bounty on Tech Ed Conference

I am skeptical hackers came up with $50,000 to challenge hackers to take down the Tech Ed conference Network. Who would front that kind of money in the first place? [Lockergnome] [Terrorism.com]

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Todd Cochrane
Security

OS X still vulnerable after Patch

MAC OS X users continue to be unprotected by latest fix. Their isn’t much a uproar as their would be if Microsoft didn’t fully fix a security issue. [Silicon Valley]

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Todd Cochrane
Security

How many privileges do you have on your work computer?

Do you work for an organization which has such tight controls on what you can do with your PC that you almost have to ask permission to stick a disk into the machine. Some companies go overboard in locking down…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Zone Alarm enters Virus Protection Game

Zone Alarm is going after Viruses in a big way they have licensed anti-virus detection technology from Computer Associates and are now offering a new product called Zone Alarm Security suite. I am wondering how well Zone Alarm is going…

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Todd Cochrane
Security

Symantec patches Firewall and Antivirus

When a vendor has to patch for a third time in a year a hole in it’s battle armor that is expected to keep virus’s and people you do not want in your computer out, I begin to question the…

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Todd Cochrane