by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Alex noticed this really good paper this morning and highly recommends it. It’s one of those rare, concise (10 pages) and very well written pieces that come along every once in a while. It gives a good overview of recent advances in malicious code and the strategies...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s just really good to see simple, uncomplicated mechanisms that make it easy to put computer security measures in place BEFORE you get hit with some damn malicious thing turns your machine into a spam-spewing bot or steals everything you own.Quite frankly,...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Is Family Guy, one of great comedy shows, to be co-opted by Windows 7? The Microsoft-sponsored variety show, whose working title is “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” is a mix of live-action “Family Guy”...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
True story, just came in as feedback from a reader of Sunbelt Security News (SSN):I was reading your latest issue of SSN and the article about scanning iPods reminded me of an incident I had this past Spring. I had purchased (several months prior to this incident) a...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Two very influential people have made public comments recently that could lead to widespread distrust of the Windows operating system for online banking.Last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller related in a speech in San Francisco that he had received a phishing email...
