Anecdote: I have a medical office customer who had a computer get infected with Malware yesterday. This was a winXP machine, non-admin account locked down via a domain controller, and centrally administered A/V. This computer is locked down so hard they can’t even install a printer without logging in as administrator. The entire network is [...]
“New” Malware Behavior
I haven’t seen this one before – but apparently it’s not really new. Generally it’s possible to sneak in a Ctrl-Alt-Del in order to launch a task manager in order to kill fake antivirus processes and then run cleanup progs. This one has the task manager disabled from the get-go, giving an error saying the [...]
Underground Services Let Virus Writers Check Their Work
By Brian Krebs December 31, 2009 | 2:50 pm | Categories: Hacks and Cracks, Threats I have often recommended file-scanning services like VirusTotal and Jotti, which allow visitors to upload a suspicious file and scan it against dozens of commercial anti-virus tools. If a scan generates any virus alerts or red flags, the report produced [...]
Free and Cheap Software That Outdoes the Big Guys
Here are 15 (mostly free) applications that can credibly replace big-bucks software. Part 1 of a special five-part series. Ron White, PC World Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:00 PM PDT See our complete, easy-to-scan collection of all of the files in this story. People say the best things in life are free. That certainly includes [...]
50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office
50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office September 28, 2009 By Cynthia Harvey When it comes to businesses using open source software, medium and large enterprises seem to get most of the press. However, small office/home office (SOHO) setups with 10 employees or less may see even greater benefit from switching to open source [...]
The true cost of migrating to open source
The true cost of migrating to open source http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39635251,00.htm Mark Taylor Published: 07 Apr 2009 16:52 BST Microsoft’s sleight of hand has made the real financial advantages of open source appear to vanish, says Mark Taylor. I was hugely entertained by the latest piece of Microsoft spin: apparently the recession is putting a dampener on [...]
The Ten Habits of Highly Secure Employees
No matter how secure your firewall is, the weakest security link for any organization is the employee…. Take the clean desk test HERE from the same website. A list of 6 mistakes most people make every day, HERE. Awareness The Ten Habits of Highly Secure Employees Ten simple ways for employees to help protect company [...]
How to Prepare for Workplace Violence
From: www.csoonline.com How to Prepare for Workplace Violence While you can’t always predict and prevent workplace violence, you can plan to limit its impact by Scott Berinato, CSO December 01, 2005 Workplace violence is awful, and to deal with that awfulness, we tend to describe it as a random act by an unstable person. Yet, [...]
A Buyers’ Guide to IP Surveillance Cameras
A little dated, but relevant none-the-less From: www.csoonline.com A Buyers’ Guide to IP Surveillance Cameras IP network-based surveillance cameras offer enticing possibilities. But do you want full or partial IP? How much bandwidth? We’ll walk you through the entire process. by Mary Brandel, CSO April 16, 2008 Network cameras for IP-based video surveillance systems have [...]
