Security

Last Updated on 14 Dec. 2015, Total: 99 Blog Posts

  1. Are your wireless printers accessible from the Internet?

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 15 Sept. 2014
    • Section: Security

    An information security company estimates there are at least 2000 vulnerable models connected directly to the internet... Read More

  2. Encrypting backups prior to sending to destination

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 5 Sept. 2014
    • Section: Security

    Bacula supports file encryption on the file daemon, which sends encrypted data to the storage daemon for storage... Read More

  3. UK Cyber Security Challenge

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 2 Sept. 2014
    • Section: Security

    Cyber Security contains a diverse collection of disciplines across a broad spectrum of skills... Read More

  4. Encryption improvements for Microsoft Azure guest OS

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 29 Aug. 2014
    • Section: Security

    The encryption improvements, which apply to Microsoft Azure cipher solution for hosted guest virtual machines, provide customers with enhanced protection when connecting and transmitting data... Read More

  5. Known issues with MS August’s security update

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 25 Aug. 2014
    • Section: Security

    After you install August’s security update, fonts that are installed in a location other than the default fonts directory (%windir%\fonts\) cannot be changed when they are loaded into any active session... Read More

  6. How do you address targeted attacks?

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 25 July 2014
    • Section: Security

    TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog published a short but very informative post on how IT administrators should strategize against targeted attacks... Read More

  7. EFS is only as strong as your login password

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 21 July 2014
    • Section: Security

    If you think that your sensitive and most important files are adequately protected when stored in an encrypted folder on your hard drive then you’re wrong!... Read More

  8. Malicious Word documents & Associated Phishing campaign

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 3 July 2014
    • Section: Security

    In this two-part series three security researchers present an analysis of a particular attack that combines spearphishing and exploit attempt... Read More

  9. The Balkan Computer Congress

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 24 June 2014
    • Section: Security

    Balkan Computer Congress is an international hacker conference organized by LUGoNS – Linux Users Group of Novi Sad and Wau Holland Foundation from Hamburg and Berlin... Read More

  10. Still time to reduce threat from powerful malicious software

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 17 June 2014
    • Section: Security

    The National Crime Agency is today reminding UK computer users that there is still time to protect themselves from the GoZeuS and CryptoLocker malicious software (malware) threats... Read More

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