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Chrome Click to Play

  By Chris | April 17, 2011 - 9:43 pm | Tech
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Here’s a fun little Chrome tip I picked up from a recent episode of the Security Now podcast. It might help some pages load a bit quicker and even help you stay a bit more secure with some control of Flash thingies on pages… By default, you can go “under … Continue reading →

Tagged chrome, flash, security, security-now

New Windows Vuln: ALL Versions

  By Chris | January 29, 2011 - 9:00 am | Tech
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I just noticed Microsoft Security Advisory (2501696) and, if you’re running a Windows OS, I think you should notice it too. This is a published vulnerability and there are proof-of-concept attacks out there. As usual, yikes. In short: The vulnerability exists due to the way MHTML interprets MIME-formatted requests for … Continue reading →

Tagged Fix-It, microsoft, security, Windows

Facebook over SSL

  By Chris | January 28, 2011 - 8:57 pm | Tech
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A few months ago I mentioned the firesheep extension for Firefox. This is a nifty/scary little critter that does some potentially scary stuff with respect to your social networking accounts. Back when I wrote that post I mentioned one good way to protect yourself is to ensure you’re using SSL … Continue reading →

Tagged Facebook, firefox, Firesheep, security, SSL

Secunia PSI Updated

  By Chris | December 29, 2010 - 6:48 pm | Tech
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One of my favorite [consumer] security applications got an update a bit over a week ago. Secunia PSI is now up to version 2.0. Same great features, but now it offers even more. Now it doesn’t just tell you what’s out of date or vulnerable – it offers to download … Continue reading →

Tagged essential, PSI, security

Firesheeple

  By Chris | October 31, 2010 - 9:55 pm | Tech
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I’m a bit late to the party, but have you heard about Firesheep yet? It is an interesting Firefox plugin that makes what used to take a few keystrokes very very easy. After installing the extension you’ll see a new sidebar. Connect to any busy open wifi network and click … Continue reading →

Tagged extensions, firefox, Firesheep, security
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