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TrueCrypt & SyncToy & Mozy - Almost a Great Idea
04.Apr.07 | 6 Comments
Recently, the Security Now podcast took a question about security and online backups. Steve Gibson had some thoughts:
[...] TrueCrypt would be a perfect solution. You configure TrueCrypt in that mode where it uses a file as its container, and then you mount that as a drive. You see a drive from your perspective. On [...]
Odd Bedfellows in the Anti-Spyware Biz
30.Jan.06 | Leave a Comment
Have you seen SpywareTesting.org yet? There’s not much there, but some of what is there is rather interesting. For instance, the Partners Page. Did you ever think you’d see some of those all working cooperatively together? (ICSA Labs/Cybertrust, McAfee, Symantec Corp, Trend Micro and Thompson Cyber Security Labs).
From the [...]
The Google Pack?
06.Jan.06 | Leave a Comment
Just saw in the google blog the new post about the “Google Pack.” From the About page:
Google Pack is a free collection of essential software from Google and other companies. The software in the Google Pack helps you browse the web faster, remove spyware and viruses, organize your photos, and more. Learn more about [...]
More on today’s Windows Exploit
28.Dec.05 | Leave a Comment
The folks at Sunbelt have some good work-arounds. If you’re waiting for Microsoft and/or your Antivirus vendor to catch up, give that article a read in the meantime.
I’m pleased that Symantec came out with updated signature files so quickly this afternoon. We got the office all patched up before anyone managed to get [...]
Helpful Antivirus programs
17.Dec.05 | 4 Comments
Interesting situation at work recently.
In the past, a few of my co-workers have always grumbled/muttered about how slow the integration was between our editor of choice (Spider Writer) and Visual Source Safe(vss). Now, just to hold off the detractors: Yes, we realize VSS has some warts and not always a stellar reputation. [...]
Haven’t tried it with SP3 here. My...