Archive | February, 2010

17-year-old Microsoft vulnerability patched at last

by John on 27. Feb, 2010 in Risk Mitigation

A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft’s February security update.  I guess eventually is better than never but it highlights the importance of applying other risk mitigation options, such as:

Use a firewall
Be suspicious of unsolicited e-mails bearing attachments
Use security software that can tackle viruses and spyware
Apply operating [...]

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Cyber attacks: the cost of spam and hacking

by John on 22. Feb, 2010 in Uncategorized

Forty-three per cent of the 2,100 businesses surveyed by computer security firm Symantec  all lost confidential or proprietary data during 2009, and that 75 per cent of the businesses polled experienced some type of cyber crime in the last 12 months.  In order [...]

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