http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php Type description here... en-us Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fake antivirus programs appear to be adopting some of the money-raising tactics of more threatening ransom malware, security company Fortinet's latest threat report has found. The most prevalent malware variant during August was TotalSecurity W32/FakeAlert.LU!tr, a malicious program that masquerades as antivirus software in order to sell worthless licenses for non-existent malware. On its own it accounted for 37.3 percent of all malware threats detected by the company during the month. Unlike standard fake antivirus ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1283631134 Spyware http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1283631134&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1283631134 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:12:14 -0700 &nbsp; Facebook and Privacy: What a Mess JR Raphael, PC World timestamp(1273789800000,'longDateTime') May 13, 2010 3:30 pm Facebook has just unveiled a new set of user controls, but it isn't likely to do much in the way of calming anger about the social network's privacy policies. The new controls, announced at the official Facebook blog &nbsp; on Thursday, revolve around Facebook security. One new setting allows you to receive login notifications anytime someone accesses ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1274391673 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1274391673&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1274391673 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:49:05 -0700 Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service &nbsp; Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee. &nbsp; Over the last two days, millions of messages have been sent, which McAfee detected through customers running the company's security software, said Dave Marcus, McAfee's director of security ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1268952655 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1268952655 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:40 -0700 Your Next Facebook 'Friend' Could be a Federal Agent Sarah Jacobsson timestamp(1268788140000,'longDateTime') Mar 16, 2010 6:09 pm &nbsp; Here's yet another reason to be careful of what you share on Facebook -- the Feds could be checking you out. An internal Justice Departm &nbsp; ent document obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation reveals that U.S. law enforcement agents have been logging onto social networking sites in the name of crime fighting. &nbsp; According ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1268888395 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1268888395 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:06:54 -0700 &nbsp; Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld timestamp(1265982780000,'longDateTime') Feb 12, 2010 5:53 am Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. Google Maps Labs &nbsp;is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs . When you go to Google Maps, click on the green flask icon at ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1266002167 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1266002167&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1266002167 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:03 -0700 &nbsp; John E. Dunn, Techworld.com &nbsp; The unprecedented number of PC users who installed Windows 7 release candidate (RC) will soon have to decide whether to upgrade to the new OS or face bi-hourly shutdowns and significant hassle re-installing their old version. Beginning on February 15, users of machines running the RC will see an expiration message above the taskbar, followed on March 1 by the start of shutdowns every two hours. The next key date ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265660312 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265660312&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265660312 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:42 -0700 The recent Twitter hack raises the challenge of generating secure and unique passwords you can remember. John E. Dunn, Techworld.com &nbsp; An analysis of real-world online behavior has warned of the unsettling phenomenon that led to this week's high-profile Twitter login scare . Far too many people reuse the same logins for more than one site. Using statistics gathered from the bank login protection software that runs on 4 million PCs over the last year, security ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265659947 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265659947&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1265659947 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:25:35 -0700 Erik Larkin timestamp(1264791840000,'longDateTime') Jan 29, 2010 11:04 am The specific combination of mundane information such as your plugins and system fonts can be used to create a "fingerprint" for your browser that could potentially uniquely identify you. &nbsp; To showcase that potential, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is running a creative experiment called Panopticlick . Visiting the site reads the technical data provided by your browser to any site it visits, such as its program type ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264796098 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264796098&comments=comments http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264796098 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:26:25 -0700 Illustration by Frank Stockton Do you know how to guard against scareware? How about Trojan horse text messages? Or social network data harvesting? Malicious hackers are a resourceful bunch, and their methods continually evolve to target the ways we use our computers now. New attack techniques allow bad guys to stay one step ahead of security&nbsp;software &nbsp; and to get the better of even cautious and well-informed PC users. &nbsp; Don't let that happen ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264724378 General http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264724378 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:27:16 -0700 How to Avoid Rogue Security Software What can you do to help prevent the spread of rogues and make sure that rogue software vendors stop profiting from their unscrupulous business? Follow these tips below to tell what’s real and what’s not when it comes to security software – and share them with friends and family who may be vulnerable to rogue threats. &nbsp; 1. Do not fall for scare tactics. While browsing sites, be cautious ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264704636 Spyware http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264704636 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:27:42 -0700 What’s a Rogue – And Why Do You Need to Know? You may not be familiar with the term ‘rogue software’ but there’s a very good chance that you or someone you know either has experienced it, or will in the near future. As malware writers inundate the web with rogue anti-malware programs, this kind of trickery is becoming more and more common, and now poses one of today’s greatest security challenges to computer users.. ... <br clear="all"> http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264704410 Spyware http://www.sgspcsolutions.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1264704410 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:28:11 -0700