More Security Opinion

  • 06 November 2009

  • Opinion: Android vs iPhone: security nightmare

    Here's an ad you'll never see: "The new Vodafone (or T-Mobile or O2 or Orange) smartphone: Your IT department's best friend."

  • 04 November 2009

  • Opinion: Why Google wants you to use a single password

    It's one of the basic tenets of online security: never use the same password/username combo for every website that requires one. The logic is sound, of course. A single security breach could expose your most private information - such as banking and credit card numbers - to the bad guys.

  • 21 September 2009

  • Opinion: Microsoft faces a tough fight with 'malvertisers'

    Microsoft is filing lawsuits that it hopes will hold to account the people who have disguised malware as advertising. The problem is that no one knows the identity or whereabouts of the culprits.

  • 20 July 2009

  • Opinion: Lessons to learn from Twitter security breach

    I can't help but feel sorry for Twitter. It's been revealed that the French hacker who broke into Twitter's internal systems a couple of months ago has been up to mischief again, creating more embarrassment for the micro-blogging network.

  • 14 July 2009

  • Opinion: Zero-day attack concern for Internet Explorer users

    Microsoft has warned of a serious security vulnerability in a Spreadsheet ActiveX control that could allow for a drive-by-download attack against vulnerable PCs.

  • 06 July 2009

  • Opinion: The one essential truth of computer security

    Who doesn't love that scene in "A Few Good Men" in which Jack Nicholson's character tells Tom Cruise's character, "You can't handle the truth. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said 'Thank you' and went on your way."

  • 01 July 2009

  • Opinion: How to secure your PC: pile on the layers

    It used to be so simple. To secure your PC, you simply shelled out 30 or 40 notes for an internet security suite, it checked your system's files against a database of known malware, and then removed any that matched up. Safe.

  • 26 June 2009

  • Opinion: Microsoft Security Essentials is a no brainer

    People often turn to me for advice regarding what anti-virus package to get. Usually I recommend McAfee or AVG, but Security Essentials will be my go-to anti-malware package once it's released from beta. For small-business and home users, the price, performance, and ease-of-use of MSE can't be beat.

  • 15 June 2009

  • Opinion: McAfee and Symantec automatic renewals a disgrace

    Back in the 1980s and 90s, many people believed that antivirus vendors were writing and distributing viruses to create a need for their products.

  • 13 June 2009

  • Opinion: Remove sensitive data before you sell an old PC

    It's vital to consider the security implications before passing on an old PC. Will the new owner be able to access secure data left in the hard drive?

  • 12 June 2009

  • Opinion: Is Microsoft's free Morro antivirus any good?

    Microsoft is getting ready to offer Windows users a free antivirus product, code-named Morro. It's something Microsoft should have built into one of its operating systems a long time ago, but will it be any good?

  • 22 May 2009

  • Opinion: Security spotlight: Kido'Z child-safety browser

    The web browser is a potentially confusing environment for kids, and a gateway to the web's seamy underbelly. Here's a way to keep them safe.

  • 14 May 2009

  • Opinion: Security blog: The importance of strong passwords

    A good password can mean the difference between identity safety and identity theft. Unfortunately, too many otherwise intelligent people rely on weak passwords – the kind that make hackers rub their hands with glee. That's bad security, people.

  • 29 April 2009

  • Opinion: Infosec: Security sells

    The first casualty of war is truth. Come the recession, the marketing budget is first out the door. But, unlike moribund tradeshows such as March's CeBIT, the UK's very own Infosec show is doing a lively trade in London this week.

  • 02 April 2009

  • Opinion: Web of deceit

    It was news to us: a review on the PC Advisor website no one in the office had seen before, praising an application we knew to be malware, and with our own star ratings awarding the software full marks.

  • 01 April 2009

  • Opinion: Symantec uses heroes to push security message

    How do you convince normal people to worry about internet security?

  • 25 March 2009

  • Opinion: psyb0t worm attacks home-based routers

    A computer worm has been discovered that can infect 55 different home-based routers and DSL/cable modems including common brands like Linksys and Netgear.

  • 17 March 2009

  • Opinion: Beware of fake reviews & fake security scans

    A new variation of the rogue antivirus software which, among other things, posts fake reviews online has been spotted by tech website Bleeping Computer.

  • 13 March 2009

  • Opinion: Why you need a secure password

    David Cambria is the manager of law department operations for Aon Corp. In an amusing piece on the Legal Technology website, he offers a list of 10 reasons why he and the attorneys he works with hate technology.

  • 04 March 2009

  • Opinion: CeBIT: a solution to the ultimate security problem

    A quick stroll through the Security Hall here at CeBIT reveals that as the data security message slowly gets through to the mass market, vendors will resort to extreme measures to sell vanilla products.

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