Spruce up your Explorer

September 24th, 2006

Internet Explorer (IE) is so widely used that it is just too hard to ignore. No matter how much you hate Microsoft, you are bound to have used some part of it during your time spent on internet of course! Just ensure that you have the latest Critical Updates installed either automatically or by regularly visiting IE homepage Microsoft’s site. Read the rest of this entry »

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Spam’s getting dangerous

September 22nd, 2006

Trojans [a malicious programme that is disguised as or embedded within legitimate software] are known to be sneaky and stubborn but do not spread on their own. And they are becoming stealthy exploits, according to reports from a variety of security vendors and researchers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Did you lock your screen today?

September 21st, 2006

Every day we leave our laptops and PCs and happily tootle off around the office, grab a cup of tea, chat with colleagues or
generally just hide in some corner so that no one can find us. Read the rest of this entry »

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Passwords for hardware!

September 19th, 2006

Every one of us, who know a little more than the average Joe about computers, would have heard about configuration and power-on passwords that keep us from managing and even using our computers. The word is BIOS passwords. Read the rest of this entry »

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