Posts Tagged ‘pc security’
Spybot Search & Destroy in Advanced Mode
I recently updated my Introduction to PC Security course with Ed2go, and found that we never uploaded the Spybot Search and Destroy PDF I created for the students showing them how to use it advanced mode.
Well, while I’m waiting for the upload to be put into the classroom, I posted the file for the students to access on the web. (We are not allowed to give students are website URLs)
The thought just occurred to me, that our readers would probably benefit from this also!
It’s available here: http://www.box.net/shared/6rjhjuh8dm no log in required – no sign-up. Just grab it.
If you are not using Spybot Search and Destroy, download a free version at: safer-networking.org today and then use our book to tweak your settings!
Patrick Kolla of Safer Networking Ltd. has developed this software and gives it away free, asking only for donations. If you find his software valuable and the free book, then please donate to him. We do not want to make any money from this book. It’s our way of giving back for the years of work Patrick has devoted to his software.
Enjoy!
Is the Government Taking Over Your Computer?
We are currently in the process of verifying or debunking the claims of Glenn Beck on a YouTube video from his show that claims the government is taking over your computer through the use of cars.gov.
In the meantime, please DO NOT visit that website until we have completed our complete analysis.
We will include documentation of our steps to confirm or deny the validity of this claim as soon as we complete it.
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Microsoft’s Security Essentials
Every blogger, journalist, and even some credible IT professionals have been jumping on the news that Microsoft is releasing it’s FREE to consumer’s Security Essentials software tomorrow – Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 9 AM Pacific time.
Are you people crazy or are you just that starved for attention?
Where in your neuro-transmitters have you made a connection that Microsoft equals secure anything?
One of the posts I read even stated the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard when it mentioned that this free product would give the main security vendors serious competition. I think the blogger is on crack.
And if this post sounds jaded, sarcastic, and just downright mean, well good! I’m glad I’m getting my point across!
Any software company who makes operating systems as unsecure as all of Microsoft’s has no right to claim they know anything about security! If they knew about security, wouldn’t they know how to make a secure Operating System? Hello?
I would trust Linux with a security software! I would trust Mozilla with a security software! Microsoft? NEVER!
In a more recent article at InformationWeek.com we get this genius quote from the “let’s all play nice” CEO of AVG:
“J.R. Smith, CEO of AVG, says Microsoft’s new offering will be good for consumers and good for the security market overall because it will raise awareness that security products are necessary. He expects that companies like AVG, Kaspersky, and Symantec will be able to provide more extensive protection than Microsoft is offering.”
However, I really like Lockergnome’s take on it all far better!
Certainly the sheeple will applaud this effort, as they are too lazy to check the many free offerings from companies whose purpose is to combat the digital nastiness, and glean the fact that a couple of gems are actually in the mix.
And to be brutally honest with you, faithful loyal reader, Microsoft should be considered malware!
After all, what would you call software that digitally spies on you? Malware!
What would you call software that performs stealth updates on your system? Malware!
What would you call software that sells you information to third party providers? Malware!
Oh and I have much, much, more! Just wait until tomorrow’s post!
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