Posted by: secureitfoundation on: May 26, 2011
Once upon a time Apple Mac users were happy people, laughing at Windows users suffering with virus problems… As Macs became more popular, the malware and virus writers have turn more attention to the Apple operating system OSX. Now a fake Anti Virus program can run on a Mac without needing a password. This brings [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: May 11, 2010
From experience we can safely say the biggest cause of hard drive failure is… YOU, the computer user! Do you shut your computer off completely before you move it? Do you turn it off by using your operating system shutdown option? If you answered no to either question and your hard drive fails then you [...]
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: January 7, 2010
A common question we get asked a lot, why have a firewall on each computer when the network is protected by the firewall in my router? Simple answer, it is a question of trust. If you follow secure computing advice like the Secure IT Foundation’s Home Computer Policy, then you will know that safe computing [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: October 24, 2009
There hasn’t been a major operating system update for some time then two come along together. Both Apple Mac’s Snow Leopard and Microsoft’s Windows 7 are available, so both PC and Mac users have to decide if they upgrade. We have covered the correct decision process you should use when deciding if you should buy [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: October 22, 2009
October 22nd 2009 was the launch date of the new version of Windows, called exotically Windows 7. Unless you have never used a computer and are looking to buy your first one, then you will be used to using either Windows XP or Vista already. So the big question for home computer users is, should [...]
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 [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: September 9, 2009
Dear Mac users, After the last post about Windows users needing to use Firefox over their default Browser called Internet Explorer, you may be feeling a little smug. Times have changed and Mac security needs nearly as much work as Windows security. All the Level 5 documents, the Risk Profile Questionnaire and Home Computer Policy, [...]
Posted by: secureitfoundation on: September 4, 2009
The Secure IT Foundation is working to convince computer manufacturers and sellers to change to sell computers ‘secure out the box’, but sadly one company that completely refuses to listen is Apple. Their latest operating system not only has issues with the security of the browser, but will actually reduce your security when using the [...]
