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, […]
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 […]