Redmond Mag is reporting that AV-Test has ranked 28 Anti Virus software products against 153 pieces of zero day (meaning previously unknown) and 12,000+ pieces of known malware. AV-Test, based in Germany, has gotten sideways with Microsoft before. Microsoft has come in ranked very low on their tests several times. Microsoft says that the firm ranks […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In the latest bit of news dribbling out of Sony Pictures, Reuters is reporting that Sony has requested an extension of the required financial filings from mid February to the end of March. Sony is saying that their financial and accounting applications will not be working until early February. For those of you keeping track, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The NSA released a 5 page document last week on keeping malware out of your network. 5 pages with links to hundreds of pages of other NSA documents. It would probably take a year just to read and absorb them. Then you have to deal with implementing the suggestions. Some are simple, some are hard. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: As expected, Adobe did release a second patch emergency patch for this bug and expects it to be available for download this week. Adobe has said that there are reports of vulnerability being “actively exploited”. You can check what version of Flash you are running by going to this link at Adobe.com . Adobe […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]To paraphrase an old public service announcement (It’s 10 P.M. – Do you know where your kids are?), you grant way too many online permissions and likely do not keep track of them and revoke them. To use today’s answer – We have an app for that. Seriously. MyPermissions.org is a combination of a web […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Here is a really, really simple tip for you to reduce (not eliminate) your exposure to credit card fraud. This is for you as a credit card user – not as a business accepting credit cards. I use it and I can tell you from personal experience, it works. Most banks offer the option to […]
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