Posted by: secureitfoundation on: April 18, 2011
As usual, whenever the topic of “which Anti Virus product should I use” comes up, people always mention the product they use. Wrong place to start, as you need to focus on which products perform well in independent testing. You would be shocked at the results from some free and paid companies. Anti Virus is [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: October 5, 2010
October is Cyber Security Awareness month in the US. While you may think you have landed in an episode of 24 and the world is on the brink of disaster according to the Department of Homeland Security, just remember that these are Americans and can overplay their hand a little… The sentiment is good though [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: July 1, 2010
While there is no magic solution to protect your financial information when banking online, there is a service offered for free called Trusteer Rapport. Mainly provided for US and UK banks to supply to their own customers as an added service, its protection works on other bank sites as well. Windows users can download it [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: May 27, 2010
One of the most popular questions we get asked, is how do I surf porn without my kids seeing what I have done? Goes along with, Which browser should I use from Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome or Opera? How do I cover my tracks from the family, friends, work colleagues, Police? What do I [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: March 25, 2010
‘Defence in depth’. That is what the commercial security world calls having multiple layers of security to protect you in case one fails. Simply put, your home computer needs to have multiple layers of defences including an up to date browser like Firefox, have Anti Virus software that works, run Windows Update every month and [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: November 20, 2009
Unlike the default settings in Windows, Linux users have to enter the administrative password before they can install new software. Recently a popular variant of Linux called Fedora introduced a change to alter the security model of Fedora to no longer require the administrative password before installing new software. On paper it seems sensible, Fedora [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: October 3, 2009
Just like Fougasse’s propaganda cartoons, Careless Talk Costs Lives, the information you reveal about yourself in public can affect your life. Next time you are in a bar / cafe / smoking room and would like to make yourself sound interesting to others by giving away information about you and your job, think about who [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: October 2, 2009
Security is an odd concept. You cannot hold it or touch it but is controls and impacts your life daily. Cameras, monitoring and big brother like states all exist to achieve one aim, to control human behaviour. Do this, don’t do that, warnings, penalties. All there to control your behaviour, for the benefit of society. [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: September 25, 2009
If we lived in paradise then there would be no need for security. Good karma would rule, theft would be unknown and we could be proud of being whatever we want to be or do regardless of opinion. History has shown this is not the case, and humans will kill, steal or take opportunities when [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: September 19, 2009
Smug security, or security by obscurity to give its proper security title, is a terrible thing. It lulls people into thinking they are secure because no one is currently attacking them. The reason no one is attacking them is that there is no money / fame / job in it as the item being secured [...]
