Worry
Watch
Helping normal users deal with
viruses,
spyware, ID theft, security breaches
and other threats
by
David Radin and Jes Scherder
David's
Newspaper Columns (updated
weekly)
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Worry Watch columns - Q3 2005
A recent study found that even in the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina (and possibly Hurricane Rita), disaster recovery planning for networks for 40% of businesses is...
<more>
Yusufali.A,
a Trojan horse with an apparent moral mission, monitors
surfing habits. When it detects disagreeable terms such
as "sex" or "exhibitionism" in your browser's title bar,
it...<more>
Webroot
Software recently discovered a new computer program, called
2search, designed to covertly infect your system with spyware
by infiltrating your Google search results with... <more>
Although charges have been filed against two men in connection
to the well-known Zotob and Mytob computer threats, research
shows that knowing is still half of the battle... <more>
With the ease and high number of viruses spreading across
the computer world by way of e-mail, some experts see Federal
laws holding businesses legally responsible for passing
computer threats on to other businesses as the wave of the
near future. <more>
Just about any piece of personal information can be used
to steal someone's identity, and according to a new federal
regulation, you may be held responsible if this information
falls into the wrong hands.
According to the Federal Trade Commission's Disposal Rule
-- part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
-- personal information used for any business purposes must
be properly discarded using... <more>
Microsoft
has released six new security updates, including three "critical"
updates. If exploited, there is a high risk of... <more>
How private are your conversations while you drive in your
car? Experts in the Netherlands demonstrated how hackers
can eavesdrop on your normal conversations as you drive
along and communicate with drivers... <more>
In
an attempt to deter computer hackers from selling information
about newly discovered software vulnerabilities to other
bad guys who may attempt to exploit the flaws, one company
is ready to pay YOU a bounty if you report the flaw to them
to use for good... <more>
According
to ASC documents released earlier this month, tracking your
online activity for marketing research or financial information
are not the only threats of Spyware. The threats often...
<more>
With the high number of new threats appearing on the radars
of anti-virus companies this year, it may come as no surprise
that computers without virus protection only survive...
<more>
In order to spread wider and faster, two
computer threats are working hand-in-hand, sharing actions
and payloads. The two new worms, Gaobot.IUF and Prex.AM,
could... <more>
Every month, Microsoft and other leading
software manufacturers release security updates and patches
for their various programs. While these fixes are meant
to inform the public and repair critical flaws, sometimes
they give hackers the information needed to...<more>
June
2005 Worry Watch
May
2005 Worry Watch
David's
Weekly columns:
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(addressing the impact of tech & tech news on you)
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Watch (about viruses, spyware, ID theft, threats...)
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(they can change the way you work and live)
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April 15, 2004
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2004
Thursday,
January 22, 2004
Monday, January 05, 2004
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Thursday,
Decmber 11, 2003
Plus:
To the point (a unique new mobile pointing
device)
Thursday,
October 02, 2003
Thursday, July
3, 2003
Thursday, June
12, 2003
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me enlighten so many people!
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