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Free and friendly Windows security software? What's the catch?
February 8, 2010

An anti-virus solution for Windows that's free, respects your personal privacy and doesn't get in your face? I'm currently trialling Avast! Free, a free-to-download package from Alwil Software. And historically, Avast! is also rated well in AV group tests. The only drawback I've seen so far is the daft Yahooesque! exclamation mark in the name...

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Will 2010 be the year of spam?
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If you think spam attacks were bad in 2009, just wait until 2010 gets going. You ain't seen nothing yet.

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Windows and Internet Explorer: all versions compromised
January 15, 2010

A widespread but highly targeted cyber-attack shows that all versions of Windows can be compromised by a determined hacker - right now.

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Encryption – considering the hard and soft options
January 5, 2010

News this week that certain Kingston secure USB drives suffer from a serious security flaw has prompted me to consider the question: which is the better solution, hardware or software data encryption?

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Do Macs need security software?
November 11, 2009

Actually, the question should be: when will Macs start to need security software? It's going to happen sometime, Macfans, and you might as well get used to that fact.

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