Adobe Needs Better Security
Last week Adobe announced that there was a serious security flaw in it almost universally used Reader and Acrobat software. Their recommendation is to turn off JavaScript in the program. I didn’t even know that Acrobat could run JavaScript and I tried to think of one reason that it would need to have it for […]
Do Cameras Prevent Crimes?
It’s finally going to happen. As I wrote in my post Pittsburgh Happenings – The ‘Burgh Sees All, Pittsburgh PA is going to install cameras everywhere. The manufacturers claim that they help solve and prevent crimes. Well, of course they say they do, they’d be foolish to say anything else, they want to sell these […]
How Good Is Your Password?
I always advise my clients to pick a good password for hosting their website. I tell them that their password is the “Key To Their Store”. Because of that they need to pick a fairly secure password, I tell them that they should not use a popular word, they should mix lower case and capital […]
Craigslist and Spam Part 2
Back in April I wrote that I noticed a huge increase amount of spam on the web design jobs and gigs sections of Craigslist that I subscribe to. It kept getting worse and worse until recently when I noticed that the amount crap was getting lower. Even though it’s been a pain it the butt […]
Your Personal Information Is Not Yours
A couple of things happened to me this week that made me say Hmmmmmmm. I find it interesting how often things happen in groups. Maybe when I’m doing or thinking about an issue I’m just “tuned in” to finding more. First I got a postcard form my old High School, Taylor Allderdice. They are putting […]
Verizon and “Good” Security
I use Verizon for phone and DSL and have for years. I have been very satisfied with them, but I recently got an email from them that bothers me. Dear Verizon.com customer, Thank you for taking the time to update security components of your verizon online account. Because security is a top priority at Verizon, […]
Pittsburgh Happenings – The ‘Burgh Sees All
I live in Pittsburgh PA and have all of my life. This morning I heard news that The ‘Burgh wants to install cameras everywhere. Then this afternoon I check the blogs that I like and see Bruce Schneier has posted London’s Security Cameras Don’t Help. There is always lively discussion on his blog. I hate […]
More Good Things From Google For Webmasters
I have written before about Google Webmaster Help, but I haven’t talked about Google Webmaster Tools. This is a great resource for anyone who owns a website that lets you know many things about how Google sees your site. They give you reports that you can download about how they crawl and index your site. […]
Security Tools That Are Free and Work Well
It seems like there is always something new out there that wants to hurt or take over your computer. I don’t usually give virus warnings, but I am going to mention a virus named “peachy” because it’s the first time a virus has been found in a PDF file. If you get an email with […]
Help Fight Spam – What You Can Do
I’ve joined Project Honey Pot. It’s free to join and would encourage you to join also. Project Honey Pot is a distributed network of decoy web pages website administrators can include on their sites in order to gather information about robots, crawlers, and spiders. They collate data on harvesters, spammers, dictionary attackers, and comment spammers. […]
