http://www.tonybradley.com Computer Security In Plain English For Normal People Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:41:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What can you do to help prevent the spread of rogues and make sure that rogue software vendors stop profiting from their unscrupulous business? Follow these tips below to tell what's real and what's not when it comes to security software – and share them with friends and family who ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2010/03/how-to-avoid-rogue-security-software/ You may not be familiar with the term ‘rogue software’ but there’s a very good chance that you or someone you know either has experienced it, or will in the near future. As malware writers inundate the web with rogue anti-malware programs, this kind of trickery is becoming more and ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2010/02/what%e2%80%99s-a-rogue-%e2%80%93-and-why-do-you-need-to-know/ Things will change: Wishful thinking in 2010? A satirical approach to security in 2010 1. More budget allocated for IT security spending Even though many countries are starting to pull out of the recession, don’t think it will be a bumper year for IT security budgets. You may notice an increase in overall ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2010/01/top-10-ways-computer-security-will-improve-in-2010-not/ Cyber thieves are constantly adapting their techniques to get inside of users’ computers, and to ultimately get hold of private or secure information. This year has been no different. To help computer users make sense of what the past year has brought in terms of online security, Andrew Browne, team ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2010/01/the-year-in-malware-a-2009-review/ Cyber Monday is coming soon – many SMBs aren’t protected from the threats posed by employees online shopping from work. Online holiday season retail sales grew 12 percent (Forrester Research Inc.) last year and much of this was done by employees using company computers in the workplace. Last year, 55.8 percent ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/11/taking-steps-to-protect-the-network-on-cyber-monday/ To view a summary of the November 2009 bulletins, visit Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November, 2009. Click the links below to view the individual Microsoft Security Bulletins and to download any patches that might be required for your system. Microsoft will discuss the issues addressed in the Security Bulletins and ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/11/november-2009/ Small and medium businesses (SMB’s) face the same computer and network security threats as their enterprise counterparts, however they don’t have the same resources available. Implementing effective security takes a combination of tools and skills. Both cost money and both must be maintained and upgraded over time. Panda Security created the ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/11/white-paper-panda-cloud-protection/ Social networking presents a paradox when it comes to security. The very premise of 'social' networking is to share news and information with friends, family, and like-minded individuals, but sharing too much information or being too trusting of those within your social sphere of influence can result in getting your ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/10/facebook-and-twitter-phishing-attacks/ ioSafe started a fan page on Facebook to provide a forum for users to share ans discuss experiences with the ioSafe drives, and for ioSafe to be able to share news and updates related to the devices. To provide incentive for users to join the community on the Facebook page, ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/10/become-a-fan-win-a-1tb-iosafe-drive/ Microsoft released 13 Security Bulletins today fixing 34 different flaws- a new record. Eight of the Security Bulletins (and subsequently 21 of the actual flaws) are rated as Critical by Microsoft. A couple of them have already been targeted as 'zero-day exploits' in the wild. Check out the links in the ... http://www.tonybradley.com/2009/10/record-setting-patch-tuesday-from-microsoft/