Monthly Archives: February 2015

Lock Up Your Computer: It’s A Portal Into Your Life

  As we do more and more on line, it is easy to overlook just how critical security can become. With consequences varying from losing the only photos of your off-spring’s first year of life to having your bank accounts emptied. … Continue reading

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Public PCs Are Risky PCs

In various places you will find hints that security people really don’t like people to use public PCs in places like cyber cafés, etc. It turns out that this is not just a theoretical risk, but a genuine threat that … Continue reading

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The Password Audit

If you have received an email claiming that you have a weak password, or you happen to read this blog posting, then this post explains the process used in the password audit. And yes, IS is sending out emails to those … Continue reading

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Spam via Email

Spam is on the increase. Or it’s on the decrease. To be honest, it’s rather difficult to say which direction spam is going in because it’s continually variable. And because frankly, it is not an interesting topic to worry about … Continue reading

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