With all the information that is stored online these days, you can find out quite a bit about yourself if you know which websites to visit. The Consumerist has written up a great post on how to perform a background check on yourself!
Posts Tagged ‘security’
Update Microsoft Security Essentials
If you’re use MSE, click on the arrow to the right of ‘Help’ then ‘About MSE’. If you’re using any version other than 1.0.1959.0, click to upgrade or visit the MSE Homepage
Disable Meta Refresh in IE 8
If you’re looking to make your Internet browsing more secure, one way could be to disable Meta Refresh. It’s an old option in Internet browsers that is now used more often for malicious purposes than what it was initially intended for. Read on to learn more.
Safely Store Passwords using bcrypt
Want to store your passwords in the most secure manner possible? Want to make your encrypted password immune to a dictionary or brute-force attack by even a supercomputer? Then you should read about bcrypt.
Check How Trackable Your Browser is using Panopticlick
Ever wonder exactly how much information you browser gives to other sites while browsing the Internet? Panopticlick is a cool site that aims to figure out exactly how unique and trackable your browser really is. The higher your score, the more identifiable you are.
Microsoft Security Essentials New Beta Version
You can register for the beta (higher version) at Microsoft Connect.
Reviewing Trend Micro Internet Security 2010
Trend Micro might not have as much history as Kaspersky or Symantec do on the security solutions niche, but they do have a respectable product. Trend Micro Internet Security 2010 brings a lot of improvements vs the 2009 edition and it manages to be also very user friendly. Is this enough for it to become one of the top security solutions? Find out from this complete review.
Security for Everyone – Reviewing Trend Micro Internet Security 2010
Reviewing F-Secure Internet Security 2010
F-Secure has brought quite a lot of improvements to their Internet Security suite, which, in previous incarnations was not as good as their competition. Those of you interested in purchasing a good solution, might want to take a look at their latest offering – F-Secure Internet Security 2010. And before you buy it, it’s good to read a complete review and know what to expect. The review we propose looks at their firewall, antivirus and antispyware modules, checks its performance and tries to give you a perspective also on how usable this solution is.
Security for Everyone – Reviewing F-Secure Internet Security 2010
VirusTotal Uploader Updates to Version 2.0
Online virus scanner VirusTotal updated to a new version recently – and now it checks to see whether the files have already been uploaded, and only checks the file hash. Awesome!
Hide Folders in Windows using Easy File Locker
Looking for a quick and easy way to hide files and folders on your Windows PC? Using Easy File Locker, you can prevent people from opening, deleting, modifying, or moving files and folders. You can password protect the main program, so the settings cannot be changed and the program cannot be uninstalled without the password.
