d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on September 29th, 2009

For most folks, FREE is a word that they makes their ears perk up. Microsoft Security Essentials is a FREE anti-virus and anti-spyware offering from Microsoft. They bill it as a light-weight product that has a smaller footprint than commercial products. It is intended for the home user. It can be found at www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ Obviously, [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on September 10th, 2009

Take a look at this article from Network World. It provides high-level descriptions of how you can get infected with malware even though you avoid shady or inappropriate websites. 7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe – Network World And so that you don’t have to read the long version, here is the short version… [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on September 4th, 2009

We currently have two dogs and usually have multiple cats. We’ve had snakes, lizards, fish, birds, hedgehogs and other critters as pets in the past. So it was with great interest that I listened to the advertisement on the radio encouraging pet owners to take their pet to the veterinarian and have a semi-yearly risk [...]

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