I use to work for an Anti-Virus company, I still work for a large american security vendor, so I know the troubles you can get in to when online. The bad guys want to get a Trojan or Malware on to your PC, so they can steal your bank details, steal your PayPal details or use your machine to commit fraud around the globe. There is some good news and bad news, the good news is there are a couple of things you can do to protect yourself, as described below, the bad news is they are pretty determined. The current going rate for you PayPal details on... 

I have got a new toy, and its cool. An Encrypted Portal Hard-disk that can only be accessed if you know the pin, which you must type in to the number pad on the front of the drive. I have a new contract with a local government client, where I am creating a new database for at risk individuals. They take user data protection pretty seriously and required that all documents I took off premises is protected, that includes providing protection in the case of losing my laptop, USB Stick or portable drive. They, as well as all UK government organisations,... 

Nowadays business communication is pretty much exclusively via email, I mean who uses a phone, or Skype or heaven forbid a fax? pretty much no one. In fact the last survey on business communication came down at over 90% of business communication is done via email, the phone was a distant second with less than 5% and WebEx or Webinars coming in third at 3%. So protecting your email is a pretty critical function in this day and age, especially when content is likely to be highly sensitive, valuable or just business critical. With that in mind regular... 

For those that have followed a few of my articles you will know I am in the midst of relearning a bunch of programming. I have many years experience programming in .NET technologies and am considered pretty skilled in C#. But here is the kicker, everyone wants Java programmers and Android programmers. Hence, my drive to re-skill in these languages. I have spent the last 18 months learning Java, and have done well, I would rate myself as competent to good. Now it’s Android’s time to shine. When learning Java I found the best book was... 

I learnt SAS many years back, and was always impressed with the technology, unfortunately I got pulled sideways in to security and have spent the last five years on a huge enterprise security project to secure some critical national infrastructure in a growing Middle Eastern country. However I am now back in the USA and won a nice little nine month business intelligence project using my old favourite technology SAS. I figured I would get some updated training, but it was way expensive, so I went down the good book route. In total I brought five... 

I have been a hacker going on two decades, and never been in trouble with the man. Well that is not completely true, the one and only time I was caught was at University. It was my last year, and I had the hot’s for a girl, she was gorgeous, so much so that she turned the eye of a visiting American student, he was clearly trying to get in her pants. I was convinced he was trying to chat her up, via a new technology called electronic mail. So one night, two in the morning, I came to the only conclusion that a green eyed man would come to, I had... 

The reality is that servers drive the Internet, as well as most corporate networks. The two big players in the server operating system space are Microsoft and Linux. Yes Google is taking over how user connect to the internet, with mobile devices, phones and pads, out selling desktops in the last three months of 2012. Even at Seczine.com we are seeing a significant growth in users connecting from non desktop devices, with the current balance around 50/50. But they all still connect back to a server running web applications, such as web servers,... 

A young lady that likes to frequent the back alleys of Manchester was caught on Googles Street View handing (ahem) out a handie to a punter/boyfriend. The randy couple did not seem to be too bothered about the approaching cars, with neither the man pulling up his trousers to protect his modesty or the woman letting go of the gentleman’s member as the Google camera car approached. The pictures, taken along Temperance Street, Manchester, UK, is meters away from main arterial routes and within a few minutes’ walk of Manchester Piccadilly... 

Kaspersky Anti-Virus users today were waking up to no internet! An update from the Anti-Virus vendor cut off internet access for users. Presumably with no Internet access your risk profile was significantly improved, however users were none too happy to find they could not check in to Facebook to see what the Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend was up to. The update seemed to impact the web anti-virus component of the Kaspersky suite. In an update from Kaspersky they stated that the issue was caused by a database update at 8:52pm on Feb 4th, Moscow time. They... 

Obviously the old adage, you get what you pay for is just as relevant on the Web as it is offline. However there are always exceptions to the rule, and software developed by the community, or by Enterprises that give you a free taste of their full version, hoping you will one day upgrade are an example of one of those exceptions. There are many commercial antivirus products out there, and most are worth paying for, our favorite is Trend Micro Titanium Large organisations do not usually install freeware or open source, as they struggle to get the...