Although they offer a convenient way to communicate with other people, there
are dangers associated with tools that allow real-time communication.

Apple has released iTunes 9.0.1 to address a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

A stitch in time saves nine. I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag, but it’s true advice for bloggers as well — a little bit of work on an upgrade now saves a lot of work fixing something later. Right now there is a worm making its way around old, unpatched versions of [...]

Apple on Thursday released a relatively minor update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard that fixes an issue users had with the operating system that downgraded them to an older version of Adobe Systems’ Flash Player. When Apple released Snow Leopard on August 28, it included an older version of Adobe’s Flash plug-in that was [...]

A 28-year-old Miami man who made millions breaking into computer networks and stealing credit card numbers pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to forfeit more than $2.7 million in restitution, as well as a condo, jewelry, and a car.

Online scammers have created a phishing site masquerading as a U.S.-based bank that launches a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing more information, researchers at the RSA FraudAction Research Team said on Wednesday.

How to uninstall the Google Toolbar

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click control panel
4. Add/remove programs
5. Uninstall google toolbar

Every couple of months or so it is a good idea to change your network password, name and channel on a wireless network to help ward off bandwidth thieves and hackers. This guide tells you how to do just that on a Linksys router. The same principle applies to other types of routers but the [...]

US-CERT Current Activity Apple Releases Security Updates Original release date: September 10, 2009 at 9:20 am Last revised: September 10, 2009 at 9:20 am Apple has released the following security updates: * OS 3.1 for iPhone * OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch * Quicktime 7.6.4 These security updates address vulnerabilities in multiple Apple products. Exploitation [...]

US-CERT Current Activity Mozilla Releases Security Advisory Original release date: September 10, 2009 at 9:20 am Last revised: September 10, 2009 at 9:20 am Mozilla has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, mislead users by spoofing a URL, or cause a denial of [...]

If you’ve ever caught yourself in the position that you could pick up a wireless signal from your computer but the signal wasn’t strong enough to connect then you definitely know what I mean when I say WiFi signals can be a hassle to work with. Microwaves, cell phones, TVs, other wireless signals and many [...]