Cloud Security – Stronger Than It Seems
It’s no secret that in today’s hyper-connected world any data could be at risk. In the wake of the NSA leaks and the even more recent credit card cyber attacks, it often feels like no information is entirely safe from those determined to access it, but for the most part, despite the news reports, cloud...
Keep an Eye on Your Home with Smartphone Security Apps
You’re pulling into your office parking lot when suddenly you realize: you forgot to arm your home security system. To make matters worse, the new MacBookPro you just bought is still sitting in its box on top of your desk. You might as well have a put a big red bow around your house...
IP-Echelon gathering intel on YOU and YOUR web activities
The four bolded words in their header image are monitor, report, educate and protect. The words that I think are of interest to most internet users are in the first phrase "we monitor internet piracy", obviously in order to monitor internet piracy one must monitor both legal and illegal transfers of data and then...
Security Through Minimalization
A post about removing unnecessary software from your computer to help performance and security.
China orders foreign computer security software out!
Communist China continues to go to extremes and has ordered its banks and other major companies to limit the use of computer security software developed outside of China. That means popular antivirus vendors will lose existing and potential business inside mainland China, and setting up an impending trade clash with the USA and Europe....
ATM Biometrics Coming to a Corner Store Near You!
“Every person, place, and thing on this planet will be connected [to the iris system] within the next 10 years,”
But what's happening now is Global Rainmakers Inc. (GRI), based out of New York City, has announced that it will use iris scanning technology to begin creating what it claims will be “the most secure city...
Big Banks force Weak Security on Members
Do you bank online? Your account may not be as secure as you'd like to think it is! The other day I was setting up my online account for my television cable provider and was asked to select a password. As I normally do I created a unique complex password for the...
Sandbox technology, what is it?
Sandbox technology is something that is getting more and more publicity lately, but still many individuals and particularly your average home user don't really know much about it. Since the infocarnivore blog focuses on the simpler side of security with the aim of assisting individuals who aren't computer security experts I thought I'd write...
Kaspersky agrees, here comes Microsoft
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In my most recent post: "MSE about to become major player in Antivirus solutions", I discussed the looming changes that are taking place in the antivirus industry as Microsoft Security Essentials begins to gain recognition and prominence. Shortly after writing that post I got some feedback as well as stumbled upon a few...
No longer can Mac users claim they are safe
I think the general perception is that Mac's are safer, but I don't believe that the general public sees the whole picture. Apple would love for us to believe that they are dominantly better when it comes to security, and most people think they are less susceptible to malware with a Mac. Is...
Keep your wordpress blog malware free
wp-malwatchHackers are always on the lookout for vulnerable websites. It is important to keep your wordpress blog up-to-date and protected. Improving WordPress blog security requires a combination of vulnerability detection, attack blocking, and scanning. I recently discovered WP-MalWatch which is a useful and effective WordPress security plugin. This simple to install...