Regarding the last post, Daryl Siemens asked an excellent question: Would Nerds Mail Protection protect against such an attack. I thought the answer was worth sharing with all – it really depends upon how the attack is designed. That is why defending clients is so difficult. The answers are defense in depth (multi-layered defenses), defense in width (looking at every avenue of attack), and good old commons sense.
DetailsFacebook wants to give away your address and your cell phone number – through a new API. True, you can opt to keep this information private, but few Facebook users fully comprehend the implications of allowing access to this information and most just go with the default and agree to make the information accessible. I hate to be a FUD farmer or a paranoia planter, but there ARE folks out there with whom you would not share that information – particularly through and API which allows companies to gather information about thousands or millions of individuals with a few mouse clicks.
DetailsHere’s a current phone scam making it’s way through Lethbridge right now. I’ve had two concerned callers about this and I thought I’d better share it.
DetailsI only have a few local SME clients that I support directly,, but one of them is a local veterinarian / animal clinic. I called them on Friday and said I needed to come in to look at their server.
Details[thanks to Nerd Dennis Houseknecht for inspiring this post] This was a very light patch Tuesday for Microsoft, but they did patch a serious vulnerability in IE Explorer that is being actively exploited. Don’t wait on this one. Be sure to visit Windows Update today! According to a Register.co.uk article, cracking WPA wireless passwords is…
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DetailsWhat is ID Protect? ID Protect is a service that hides your private information from being displayed publicly in a global database that is frequently used by spammers and data miners to bombard unprotected people with unsolicited advertisements and scams. ID Protect can be used on any domain registration from one of the following TLDs:…
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I had an interesting on-site visit with a client today. He has been using an old 486 computer, but recently purchased a new Compaq computer because his new printer would not work with the 486. He got another company to transfer all the data to the new computer, but wasn’t satisfied with their service, and asked a friend, who referred me!
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