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Ubuntu Banking – by Florida

March 29, 2010

I’ve preached my security sermon over and over. Now, here is a bank (yes, a bank) telling people to use an Ubuntu Live CD for their banking. Jay McLaughlin, CIO of CNL Bank: Accessing online banking from your everyday PC is just asking for trouble, he says. Your everyday pc? Yes – that means chances [...]

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Infected computers at half

January 28, 2010

Well this might be considered “encouraging” if it weren’t so discouraging. According to a report, 48% of over 22 million computers scanned were infected with malware used in phishing scams and password stealing apps. I’ve preached this over and over – your anti-virus is only 1 layer of security. Don’t be lulled into a false [...]

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Why do you get infected?

January 1, 2010

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to put more focus into my website and start blogging more consistently. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in working on computers, networks, and websites that I forget to step back and take a break. One of the things I enjoy is sharing information and writing, which is [...]

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Still think your anti-virus helps you

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year to everyone! Unfortunately, my first post of the new year is not a positive one. For example, malware programs now infect computers and then routinely use their own antivirus capabilities to not only disable antivirus software but also remove competing malware programs. source: http://www.infopackets.com/news/security/2008/20081216_internet_security_is_losing_the_online_war.htm Ok – I’ve been preaching for a long [...]

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