Got a computer? Chances are you’re using Microsoft Windows. If that’s the case - then you should probably run a Windows Update as soon as possible. Microsoft has issued what’s considered an emergency security update. To be safe, click the START menu and under programs, select “Windows Update.“ The update is specific for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to better protect against ActiveX attacks.
Russia’s most powerful business lobby moved to clamp down on Skype and its peers this week, telling lawmakers that the Internet phone services are a threat to Russian businesses and to national security.
With the recent U.S. Government stimulus package that includes $355M for cyber security and new regulations for privacy being proposed across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, you would think a hacker’s life would have gotten a lot harder, see “ Senate bill mandates strong federal role to make Internet safer .”
Microsoft is to release security patches for Internet Explorer and Visual Studio this week.
Russia’s most powerful business lobby moved to clamp down on Skype and its peers this week, telling lawmakers that the Internet phone services are a threat to Russian businesses and to national security.
Since the birth of the Internet, there have been an abundance of hacking and security threats. One of the most overlooked aspects of Internet security is the administrator’s choice of username and password.
BY JOANNA LILLIS Journalists and civil rights activists in Kazakhstan have reacted with dismay to the passing of a new Internet law they say will severely restrict freedom of expression in a country set to take the helm of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010.
WOLCOTT, N.Y. - The Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether one of its employees used a government e-mail account to post racially insensitive comments on…
Free, easy tool to choose programs to allow to run on Windows startup. You can specify approved applications, close unwanted or find more about unknown. Startup Guard catches new startup records, so you can even remove a virus or spyware. You can disable unwanted system processes to get maximum computer performance. Startup Guard includes UNDO function to roll back any changes you have made. You will get full information about all programs that automatically start on your PC. If you’re not sure what is the program you have running - Startup Guard will provide you with links to help you make a decision.
If you’ve been testing Symantec’s Norton Internet Security 2010 beta and have noticed slowdowns when your system boots or when loading the actual antivirus software, Symantec tells us that there’s something you might want to try out before you throw your hands up in frustration at the unfinished product.
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