Info on Rootkits

ByHenry Neufeld November 18, 2008

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.

Computer Security | Information Management

Internet Security – A View from North of the Border

ByHenry Neufeld January 28, 2012

Cory Doctorow is a very well known science fiction writer, journalist, and a commentator on technology and social issues. He is interviewed in about the first 15 minutes of the Canadian (CBC) program Spark 170. I think what he’s saying is both prescient and very important. It would be worthwhile for American readers to listen…

Computer Security | Windows Vista | Windows XP

Will Vista become Standard?

ByHenry Neufeld October 6, 2008

Jason Hiner thinks not. The problem is likely less that Vista is bad, than that it is new and different and just a little clumsy for people who are accustomed to Windows XP. The idea of resolving security issues by forcing people to respond to the computer more often may be necessary–I don’t really know–but…

Computer Security

Passwords

ByHenry Neufeld November 22, 2011

SmartPlanet has a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011. It’s good to read the comments as well. Computer people tend to make the error of thinking that any password that’s hard to guess is good, and the harder the better. But the fact is that people tend to write down passwords that are…

Computer Security

Wordfence Lists Top Security Analysis Tools

ByHenry Neufeld June 26, 2018

Wordfence Lists Top Security Analysis Tools, and it is generally worthwhile to read their material.

Computer Security

Yet Again Be Careful When Browsing

ByHenry Neufeld January 22, 2025

A number of people have wound up calling me to help them recover their computers when the problem was simply that some website had been given permission to send notifications. When browsing, be very careful. The more popular the category in which you’re searching, the more likely there are bad websites pretending to serve your…

Computer Security

Malware Warning for Windows Users

ByHenry Neufeld May 12, 2017

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…

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