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TiGra Networks would be pleased to carry out a free security review of your desktop or laptop PC, when you bring it to our offices at Valleys Innovation Centre, Abercynon and check-in at @ GTi Business Suite on FourSquare . We’ll check for malware and make sure that you have adequate anti-virus and anti...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010
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This amazing free report by Imperva presents an analysis of over 32 million compromised user passwords, obtained in the Rockyou.com breach . The report lists the top 20 passwords used, and here they are: Is your password in the list? If so, I’d consider changing it PDQ. Share this post: | | |
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Hmmm, I was using Facebook today responding to a ‘relative request’ when suddenly up pops this: Nice one Facebook. Fail ! If you see a dialogue like this one, do not click it! It is bogus, it takes you to a web page that makes up bogus malware infections in an attempt to get you to part with your money...
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Why You Need a Strong Password It is worth reminding ourselves occasionally why we need passwords and computer security and what we are protecting ourselves from. I often talk to people in small businesses who hate the idea of having to use passwords and permissions. They consider that their people are...
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In a recent article I described how Windows can prevent certain types of files from being launched, particularly Help (.chm) files which are essentially HTML and therefore can contain script and so are potentially harmful. Several people have commented to me that they either don’t see or can’t find the...
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Mon, Mar 30 2009
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Filed under: IT, HowTo, Hacks, IE, Security, Windows, Technology, Workarounds, Debugging, Hints and Tips, Internet, Web, Online safety
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Our advice: don’t bother. Keep your money. We’ve never seen any hard evidence that there is any advantage in a so-called registry optimizer. Under some specific circumstances, they can be useful, but they can also do a lot of damage. The Windows Registry does not need to be cleaned in the same way that...
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I got a mention on BBC Click this week when Spencer Kelly read out my feedback on their investigation into cybercrime and bot-nets. The original article should be compulsory viewing for all computer users, especially those using computers in business. Original cybercrime article | episode with my feedback...
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Sun, Mar 29 2009
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Filed under: Dear Diary, IT, Security, Small Business, TiGra News, News, Technology, TiGra Networks, Business, Internet, Online safety
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This is a common problem that occurs with Windows Help (.chm) files that have been downloaded from the Internet. Ever seen this? Most people assume there is a problem with the help file, since the Help application opens, the Table of Contents is visible and can be navigated, but none of the content displays...
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Tim Long
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Mon, Mar 16 2009
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Filed under: IT, Software Engineering, HowTo, Security, Windows, Technology, Workarounds, Hints and Tips, Internet, Web, Online safety
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Kudos to the BBC this week for (in my opinion) the best episode ever of Click , the BBC’s technology magazine programme. In this special edition of the programme, Spencer Kelly presents the results of a six month investigation into hacking and cyber crime. The programme demonstrates, for the first time...
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Kudos to the BBC this week for (in my opinion) the best episode ever of Click , the BBC’s technology magazine programme. In this special edition of the programme, Spencer Kelly presents the results of a six month investigation into hacking and cyber crime. The programme demonstrates, for the first...
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Sun, Mar 15 2009
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Filed under: IT, Hacks, Security, Small Business, Home Computing, Technology, Endorsements, Internet, Web, Online safety
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We all remember 2008 partly for the data protection fiascos that plagued the government and other organisations. Lost tax records here, missing social security information there, a top secret dossier left on a train. The sad thing is that ever since the encrypting file system was introduced in Windows...
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Thu, Mar 5 2009
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Filed under: HowTo, Security, Small Business, IT, Windows Vista, Best Practice, Managed Services, Windows 7, Mobility, Computers
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I’m starting to see pingback spam on both of my blogs. A ‘Ping-Bot’ is dropping pingbacks onto my blog posts that link to unrelated commercial content. Technically, the attack is indistinguishable from a genuine pingback, they aren’t really doing anything against the rules, since they are actually linking...
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Sun, Mar 1 2009
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Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and earlier have a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a remote system by enticing a user to open a specially-crafted PDF file. Targeted exploitation was reported on Feb. 13, 2009, and public proof-of-concept exploits are...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and earlier have a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a remote system by enticing a user to open a specially-crafted PDF file. Targeted exploitation was reported on Feb. 13, 2009, and public proof-of-concept exploits are...
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One of the features of Windows Vista that caused a lot of ‘culture shock’ was User Account Control (UAC). This feature improved security by forcing even administrators to run with standard user rights, periodically prompting the user for permission to elevate to administrator rights only when absolutely...