Info on Rootkits
TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog has a pretty good rundown. I’ve recently had to explain the very basics of rootkits to an occasional curious customer.
TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog has a pretty good rundown. I’ve recently had to explain the very basics of rootkits to an occasional curious customer.
If you don’t have automatic updates on your computer, you need to check this: Massive Global Ransomware Attack Underway, Patch Available. This is from the folks at Wordfence, who, in my experience, have been right on the money multiple times. If you don’t have automatic updates set, update your computer immediately and make sure to…
“I really don’t pay much attention to security,” the potential client told me. “I don’t have anything on my computer that anyone would want to steal.” There was a time when that would have been an almost valid idea. If you didn’t do your finances on your computer and you didn’t keep personal information there,…
Details come from @BarracudaMSP (advisory). The key element is to carefully check incoming email, and never open an attachment if you have any uncertainty about its origin. Good security software is very helpful, but cannot save you from everything, especially if you execute it yourself. For my clients, let me note that you have the…
Wordfence Lists Top Security Analysis Tools, and it is generally worthwhile to read their material.
I’m just calling attention to this again, because I so frequently find all kinds of utilities on people’s machines. They don’t know what they are and don’t use them. They come from add-ons to installations. I wrote about this just under a year ago, in a post titled Security and Performance Tip: Installing Software. The…
I have made the point before that security and convenience tend to conflict. Having a secure password is harder than having one that’s easy to remember. Generally, if it’s easy to remember it’s easy to crack. Two-Factor Authentication is similarly inconvenient. I was reminded of that today when I was logging into a site and…
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