Gmail announced via their official blog an update to what was Gmail Helps with your Security Concerns, Pt. 1, which improved your ability to detect if somebody else was accessing your Gmail account. They accomplished this by showing you what IP addresses had recently been active on your account and allowed you to sign out any remote sessions. Well now, they've made things … [Read more...]
An XP Internet Security 2010 Infection Campaign Update
Earlier this month, the computers I'm responsible for were being hit hard by the XP Internet Security 2010 FakeAV that I posted about previously. A few computers each day would get infected. A lot of it was caused by the users veering off to visit non-work-related sites. I was already deploying the latest Java and Adobe Flash through Group Policy to all of my computers but I … [Read more...]
Eraser – Securely Delete Your Files
I have a guest post over at Freewaregenius discussing Eraser, an open-source application that allows you to securely delete your files. Just deleting a file with sensitive information doesn't get rid of it, often it can be retrieved or undeleted. Eraser allows you to securely get rid of these files unlike the normal delete function built into Windows. Check out the full article … [Read more...]
Mozilla Gets Firefox 3.6.2 Out the Door Early
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.2 a full week ahead of schedule. The development and release of this latest version was accelerated to address a highly critical vulnerability that could allow remote execution of code which Mozilla has been providing updates on through their security blog. Due to this vulnerability, a department of the German government had just advised its … [Read more...]
Location, Location, Location in a Digital World
Location seems to have become all the buzz around the Internet world for the past few weeks, so I wanted to chime in with some of the interesting tidbits and long-lasting effects that this will have on Internet culture. Basically, I intend to show you all the happening places for happening places. Smart Phones It would be almost impossible for you to not have heard of … [Read more...]