2007 May

Not long ago, a fairly savvy fellow told me he backs up all of his critical data every night. I told him that was a smart thing to do and asked him if he was using CDs or an external hard drive.
“Oh, no. Nothing like that,” he replied. “I just make a copy of [...]

To say nothing of Microsoft Windows, there are few, if any, application software packages that are free of security vulnerabilities. The SANS Institute publishes its Top 20 Internet Security Attack Targets on a regular basis and Secunia currently lists 14,043 pieces of software and operating systems with vulnerabilities. That’s the bad news.
The good news [...]

If you’re not listening to the Security Now! podcast, you’re missing out on the best current information on PC security tips, trends, and software. I won’t try to summarize the latest and greatest piece of host-based security software, but I will say this: Blink is it — you don’t need anything else. Uninstall your antivirus. [...]

This program is awesome! I’ve been looking for something like this for quite a while. I use Dia, the Open Source diagramming program, but I think ConceptDraw VI may be better.
ConceptDraw VI is designed for professional flowcharting, diagramming and illustrating. Its flexible, handy drawing tools help business and technical users quickly document complex structures, systems [...]

In How to Secure Your Computer: Maxim #4, I told you what to avoid when coming up with passwords. You want a password that is either unguessable or difficult to guess. By far, the most unguessable password would be a string of random characters like ‘Qt6W’{/b?@mn,QL”Q% and the longer, the better. You can get ready-made “perfect” [...]