New Year. New Patches.

Welcome back from your break, although I am assuming you were able to take one and have not forgotten the delights of Christmas yet.

TUE 09 JAN. 2007 |Featured in: App Security

Google Sabotage

For the last few months I have been trying to access Google.com and failing from my office.

FRI 20 OCT. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Scrap Cars and Exploits

Pop quiz. You run IE in your business and another flaw is found in the software, which could be exploited by hackers. Microsoft say they won’t release a patch immediately, leaving your version of IE vulnerable to attack. Do you install a third party fix to address the problem or wait until Microsoft release an “official” patch?

WED 04 OCT. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Is Internet Banking Secure?

I don’t apologise for the really lame title of this blog, as this is a subject that appears to have been done to death over the past few years. There seems to be two camps – those that are cool about internet banking and those that won’t be seen within a mile of a PC linked up to a bank.

FRI 29 SEPT. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Zotob Gang Banged Up

TUE 19 SEPT. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Blind Patch Ballet

Like many people this morning I undertook the regular automatic update of my PC with three fixes from Microsoft. It’s a bit like ballet as you nimbly install your patches, reboot your machine and dance around the room with fingers crossed hoping the PC will reboot and come alive again.

WED 13 SEPT. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Would you like a patch with the beta code, sir?

Even though it is still in beta, Microsoft Vista is receiving patches to fix security holes.

TUE 22 AUG. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Don't Patch me up in August

Patches in August? Almost as dangerous as a visit to your local casualty.

WED 16 AUG. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

BlackBerry Hack Threat

Secure Computing Corporation warned that organizations that have installed their BlackBerry server behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacking attack.

TUE 15 AUG. 2006 |Featured in: App Security

Post Holiday PC Blues?

It’s that time of year when millions of people decide to leave the country and go on holiday. Or rather queue at the airport in these unfortunate times. But how many hate the return to work - or more specifically dread the first switch on of the PC following a couple of weeks off?

FRI 11 AUG. 2006 |Featured in: App Security