Keeping Your Laptop Safe & Secure

July 14, 2009
I have been reading some very astonishing statistics regarding laptop theft and loss. Dell recently commissioned a study that determined that something like 12,000 laptops are lost in United States airports each week. That is a rather astounding figure don't you think?SunPollWe have a quick ques... [More]

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Secunia Fan

July 14, 2009
Perhaps you should mention another security tool: Secunia PSI. It is the installed version of a program that checks their database and detects out-dated or insecure software installed on the local machine. There is also a web-based version: Secunia OSI. I find it quite helpful. For instance, the Jav... [More]

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This Week's Top 10 Spyware Threats

July 14, 2009
Trojans come in a wide variety of malicious abilities. The Trojan.DNSChanger.Gen is a generic class of Trojans that reconfigures Domain Name Server settings on compromised machines. What this means is the reconfiguration ensures that network requests from those PCs are directed to servers and networ... [More]

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Thanks for Looking Out for Us Common Folks

July 14, 2009
My brother put us on to VIPRE protection last year and it's the best investment we've ever made. We aren't real computer savvy, but we know enough to understand that there are nefarious people out there just waiting to wreak their havoc on unsuspecting and unprotected users. The curs! Wh... [More]

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Fave Links for the Week of July 13, 2009

July 14, 2009
I am always looking for some hot stuff to share with our readers maybe you are too. Hit me back at feedback@SunbeltSecurityNews.com.Vulnerability ScanningI must tell you that this is an absolutely fantastic tool for keeping your software up to date and free from known vulnerabilities. Secunia s... [More]

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Laptop Security - A Primer

July 14, 2009
With the proliferation of laptops in our lives, we thought it would be a good idea to give you some basics on keeping them secure. Some of us have opted for desktop replacements with 17" screens that are a bit difficult to cart around but portable nevertheless. Others have super lightweights th... [More]

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12K a Week and Counting

July 14, 2009
Dell and the Ponemon Institute released the findings of the first lost laptop and business traveler study of its kind. In the first half of 2008, the Ponemon Institute surveyed 106 United States airports and over 800 business travelers to understand the frequency with which laptops are lost in airpo... [More]

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SSN Forums

July 2, 2009
The SunbeltSecurityNews Forums are now online for you to discuss a myriad of topics from safe surfing to kid protection! http://forums.sunbeltsecuritynews.com

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Your Best Security Practices

June 30, 2009
Wow what an incredible year. Here is the end of June, and the beginning of summer. It is quite wonderful to be writing to you every week, now that SSN is coming out weekly. As usual, your emails keep me in touch with any problems you may be running into along with your concerns regarding protecting ... [More]

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Cybersecurity Responsibility

June 30, 2009
In response to this subject, I think we all have an obligation to fulfill. In reality, we are only responsible for our own cybersecurity. However, I believe we have a moral responsibility to travel the information superhighway with caution. For our own safety as well as everyone else surfing the net... [More]

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