user awareness

How many times I have heard a client say, "I dunno how that happened, I had Norton". I do know that to many reading this I am singing to the choir but, just as point of interest... Today I worked on 2 computers for a client. Both had Norton; it was removed & MSE installed. Malwarebytes was...

I thought this was a thought provoking article I came upon recently. Here it is followed by the peice ofFeedback I had added to the others under the article. Link Removed Link Removed due to 404 ErrorThere are certain basics & best practices that must be met or exist... being/keeping current...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Media Center. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to...

Severity Rating: Moderate - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a user visits a network share (or visits a Web site that points...

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The hardest part of talking about computer security is getting everyone to agree on the nature of the problem. Most users believe that Macs are safe and Windows has tons of viruses and malware. This trend is changing. Read Full Story: Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a...

There's a new malware attack on Facebook and it's significant for multiple reasons. This attack is particular spreads through bogus links, and it appears to change form in line with news events. While there have been several similar scams in the past, they've usually involved tricking users...

IDG News Service - The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. In fact, about one out of every 14 programs downloaded by Windows users turns out to be malicious, Link Removed...

Microsoft’s next-gen OS, Windows 8 , will be user-aware according to the latest APIs discovered, suggesting the platform could well be able to track and identify users when they sit at their PCs. Windows8Italia spotted the “Detect human presence” API in among their M1 copy of Windows 8...

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the JScript and VBScript scripting engines. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted...

Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) supports two separate technologies for restricting access to information related to a user's online activity. One of the privacy features was recently prompted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Both technologies involve the way...

Source: Neowin.net - Exclusive: New Facebook exploit hits the web Update: If your account has been hijacked, take the following steps: 1) Visit the Facebook "Upload via Email" page 2) Click "Send me my upload email" 3) Click the "refresh your upload email" link. This will reset your...

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World of Warcraft users get another worry Sexy girls are not always what they seem By Link Removed - Invalid URL Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:15 INSECURITY FIRM Sophos is warning World of Warcraft users to be on the look out for sexy strangers bearing dangerous gifts. According to the...

I haven't seen this posted anyplace. I just updated my Nvidia Driver and noticed on file path it selects C drive by default but my Windows 7 is on the M drive. I have noticed this on a couple of other things I installed. So pay attention where things install instead of just clicking OK...

This is from a magazine called PC Utilities. It states Microsoft is announcing plans to replace it's subscription-based Windows Live OneCare anti-virus service.. It will offer protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans and rootkits.. It will not include the extra features such as printer...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/06/new_trojan_leverages_unpatched.html?nav=rss_blog I think this just proves that Macs aren't any safer than Windows... Probably the same for Windows. This command post by robert sums it up nicely: