There are lots of very useful things you can do with a bootable USB. One of the best uses is to create a Rescue CD that you can use on friend and families PC's or any other that you suspect may be infected and perhaps the PC won't boot. Nice utility..... *****
The U.S. Secret Service had told JC Penney that its computer system had been broken into. The retailer's system had "unquestionably failed," but the government said the Secret Service did not have evidence that payment card numbers were stolen, U.S. prosecutors wrote.
Other retailers affected by the breach included TJX, 7-Eleven, Hannaford Brothers, Dave & Busters, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW.
Wow, very impressed with this utility and how quickly and easily it gives you a complete analysis. Everything you ever wanted to know and stuff you never thought you could get. Best part of all it's completely free. Highly recommended for the technical geeks who fix computers or for the curious who want to know what goes on under the hood.
Once again, a great tool to have in case you have a problem with a virus or piece of malware. You can burn this onto a USB stick as well. *****
Another useful tool to add to your arsenal in case you run across one of these programs on your computer or using it on a clients infected PC.
I just got done reading another post that indicated that hackers are exploiting the NCAA March Madness theme. Another is the Erin Andrews video that is being exploited. It definetly points to a pattern of where people are most likely to encounter "fake" Antivirus/Malware programs. That would be these particular searches that people are doing and clicking on malicious websites from the search engine.
Please take a look at the previous post and install the Site Advisor program from McAfee. It will help deter the possibility of an encounter with one of these rogue applications.
Also, if you want to really protect your online banking and shopping transactions I HIGHLY recommend the SafeCentral 2.6 web browser. Even if you are unsure that your Antivirus and Malware programs are up to date, this browser will lock out the potential that a rogue piece of software can actually see what ...
read moreAlthough this post on the issue is a little late, it's important that end-users become aware of the growing threat from poison search listings. Within the last week there have been over 6600 malicious site listings under the top 300 search topics on Google.
To prevent this, you really need to be running a Site Advisor program rather than just using Google's search engine. This will alert you to a vulnerability that may be present. Attackers are constantly changing their seacrh terms and are very good at getting to the top of the search engines for a particular search term.
It does a good job, its free, and you need to use a tool like this. For more information you can read the post at Dark Reading
This is a good site to check details of different Rogue software (those nasty fake Anti-virus/Malware) applications that so many people fall prone to installing accidently. It's offered by Lavasoft who is responsible for the excellent and long standing Ad-Aware malware guarding software. If you ever need help uninstalling one of these, you can take a look here and see whats involved, or feel free to give us a call and we'll be glad to help you get rid of it.
Just got done reading a new report that is available on Bankinfosecurity.com that explains the whole "Man In The Middle" browser attack in specific detail. What is found is that there are not many traditional methods that do an effective job at blocking this malicious activity. Some institutions have implemented tokens, and taken great means to secure authentication and they all can be bypassed by the latest hacker techniques.
We at Datasavers believe that there is a tool that helps to thwart these latest attacks and can give you the peace of mind knowing while transacting your business on the internet knowing that your information is secured. Of course you need to make sure that your anti-virus and malware programs are up to date. Thats the first line of defense. Utilizing a tool like the SafeCentral browser is an excellent 2nd line of defense in protecting your transactions. You ...
read moreZonealarm just released a very inexpensive total encryption software. This tool is becoming a necesstiy If you think of all the data we store now on our computers its definetly a consideration. What would you do if someone stole your laptop, or even broke into your house and stole your desktop computer. If its encrypted, you don't have to worry about someone stealing that sensitive data.
This software is good in the sense that it encrypts alll the data on your computer, including your operating system. From the website:
Automatically encrypts all hard drive contents, including the operating system, system files and temporary and erased files. All logical partitions are boot-protected and encrypted, sector-by-sector. As a result, attempts to copy individual files, or introduce rogue programs for brute force attacks, are made impossible - even if the hard drive is physically transferred to another computer.
Add pre-boot authentication and a ...
read moreSecunia has been very instrumental in helping consumers and businesses make sure that their third party software applications are up-to-date. Their online scanner is great at looking at the software you have residing on your PC and alerting you whether you should patch a particular app.
At the recent RSA conference in San Francisco, they have announced that they have in Beta an application that will be free for consumers to install and it will automatically patch applications that are behind or become insecure. This is a huge step in helping end users make sure they are protected from insecure applications. They are in testing now and should have something in a few months, so we will keep you posted on developments.
In the meantime you can go to their site and check your PC for free. You will be given statuses as to your applications current support level and ...
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