06 Jun
Posted by: Jesmond Darmanin in: Computer Security & Safety, Software, Spam
Instructions on how to cook up the perfect SPAM email (and some tips to avoid SPAM if you can’t stomach it!)
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28 May
Posted by: Jesmond Darmanin in: Apple, Browser Wars, Computer Security & Safety, Operating Systems
Microsoft has warned Windows users of the dangerous Apple’s Safari for Windows flaw reported on May 15 by security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani. As per Dhanjani, the attack termed as “carpet bombing” exposes a security hole that allows downloading of potentially malicious executables on the victim’s desktop. These malicious executables run automatically as normal Windows executables.
Thus, […]
This is a blog launched by a friend and colleague of mine at GFI. This blog contains sevral articles related to spam in a business environment and provides insights on anti spam and its development as a threat to businesses worldwide. Amongst the topics covered one can find articles related to research on the latest […]
GFI Software, an international developer of network security, content security and messaging software, announced today that it has cut its prices on the majority of products by up to 45%. This is being done to reflect GFI’s longstanding belief in providing companies in the SMB sphere with quality products at unbeatable prices.
Thanks to these new […]
What will 2008 mean for network and systems administrators? What or who will cause the biggest headaches? Will technology itself be their bane? Or will the human being prove to be the master culprit in 2008? In all their complexity, human beings are weak, inquisitive and some times downright stupid. David Vella, from GFI Software (providers […]
08 Jan
Posted by: Jesmond Darmanin in: Computer Security & Safety
I recently found this really helpful blog post by a Microsoft MVP - Harry L. Waldron and I thought i’d post it in here for the benefit of my readers. to view the original post click here.
RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE
* Anti-Virus (keep it active and updated)
* Firewall (bi-direction preferred)
* Anti-Spyware
* Spam Filter
* XP users move to IE […]
02 Jan
Posted by: Jesmond Darmanin in: Computer Security & Safety
A survey in the US shows that that 55 percent of SMBs spend less than 10 percent of their IT budget of security, 38 percent spent between 11 and 30 percent of the budget on security, while just 2 percent dedicated more than half of the budget on security. Just over half of the respondents […]
I was wondering a while ago, about my e-mail inbox…
What if one day you wake up and you find your mailbox completely empty? What if you would be using your e-mail, and at one point an error pops up and tells you that your mailbox data-files (PST files) are corrupt or un-readable? What if you […]