Thursday, March 11, 2010

Privacy concerns of the Internet – who do you trust?

Posted by David Lyle on February 17, 2010

There has been a lot of press lately about privacy (or the lack of it), and the growing mountain of information available online about everyone.
From GPS devices which report your whereabouts to Twitter to Facebook and Google Buzz.
Previously we used to caution everyone to be careful what you post or [...]

Notice – if you haven’t already upgraded your browser past IE6, the train is pulling out of the station.

Posted by David Lyle on February 2, 2010

If you didn’t heed years of advice to upgrade your browser and you’re still using Internet Explorer version 6 (or less), the train is pulling out of the station!
Last month there was a big ruckus (see my posts too) about the Aurora attack exploiting IE6. For years now, IE6 has been a thorn in [...]

The Aurora attack – can you be safe from cyberattack in your business

Posted by David Lyle on January 18, 2010

The latest news items revolve around the quite large alleged attacks on Google (and other companies) from China. Mcafee on Operation Aurora
“Microsoft Internet Explorer that was used as an entry point for “Operation Aurora” to exploit Google and at least 30 other companies.” – Mcafee.
Microsoft posted this security advisory:
Microsoft Security Advisory (979352) – Vulnerability [...]

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