Do You Have a Current Backup?
I subscribe to Matt Cutts’ blog and so I wasn’t surprised to read this morning that it was hacked and replaced by a group called “Dark SEO Team”. I’m not sure if all of his pages are gone or not, but it got me to thinking about security and information backup issues. Then just by […]
How-to: Secure a Wireless LAN
In the past few weeks I have had a couple of people ask me the question “How secure is a wireless network?” I have also seen a couple of posts on Craigslist asking about this. It turns out that most wireless networks are not very secure I just browsed my own wireless utility and found […]
Super Bowl Stadium Site Hacked
The official Web site of Dolphin Stadium, home of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLI, has been hacked and seeded with exploit code targeting two known Windows security flaws. Hundreds of SuperBowl visitors have been affected. Apparently they have found this bad code in humdreds of websites. It’s a good idea to make sure that your version […]
Darik’s Boot and Nuke
I had an old computer that I wanted to donate to charity, but you hear so much these days about people being able to recover sensitive data even after it’s been erased. So my old laptop just sat in the corner collecting dust even though I’m pretty sure there is someone who can put it […]
How To Clean Up Your Computer
When I use other peoples computers what I usually see is how much crap is running in them. Programs that are not ever used or even known about are running and using up resources for nothing. I use Windows and here are some of the things that I do. They work for me, but that’s […]
The Art of Using E-mail
Using e-mail to communicate with long distance customers can be a challenge to say the least. I wrote a small article on the subject. The trick is to convey your message as well as to understand what your customer is trying to get across without clues from body language or voice inflections. I found it’s […]
E-mail Virus Warnings
I still get an occasional e-mail from well meaning friends that tell me that the newest virus is on the loose. It is undetectable, not repairable, and if I open a certain attachment a hammer will pop out of my screen and smash my hard drive to bits. Unfortunately it’s just not that simple anymore. […]
No Fly List
What looks to be a good story about the “No Fly List” will appear on 60 Minutes tomorrow night. I believe that this kind of thing doesn’t work to prevent terrorism and never will. “The most feared words in the English language ‘I am from the government and I am here to help’.” – Ronald […]
Ways to Avoid the Next 9/11
On this day to remember this countrys loss on September 11th I read this essay by Bruce Schneier about how to prevent future terrorist acts. He reminds us that “Our best defense is intelligence and investigation. Rather than spending money on airline security, or sports stadium security.” We should not be wasting our resources on […]
Refuse to be Terrorized
Here’s a great article by my favorite security guru Bruce Schneier on Wired news about why the terrorists are winning the “War on Terror” and how to fight it better by fighting terror with antiterror. It all is common sense, which unfortunately is not very common any more. “The only thing we have to fear […]
