Johnson County High Schools have their own version of "hoosier hysteria," and no where is it better demonstrated than the County Tourney or the Sectionals. This past weeks County Tourney has been one of excitement, hope, tears, surprise and dissapointment all rolled into the events. The screaming subsided soon after the final...
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Our technical contributor, Frank Schumacher has suggested the following link is a good read that needs more exposure. Researchers identify command servers behind Google attackVeriSign iDefense researchers have identified the source of the recent cyber-assault against Google and have found the command-and-control servers that were used to orchestrate the attack. http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/01/researchers-identify-command-servers-behind-google-attack.ars Frank Schumacher Owner,...
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Back in June I wrote a bit about Viruses, Trojans and Phishing. Well, this fall I have been busy cleaning up infections caused by this breed of scam anti-virus programs called “Rogue Programs”  These new threats are generally “drive-by” infections. In other words, you visit a web site and a pop-up looking very much...
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Last week I wrote about privacy settings in Internet Explorer 8, this week, I'll look at the security settings. I'll try and explain some of the “whats” and “whys” of the settings, and how you may wish to use the settings.
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A hot topic worth your dime! Do you know about cookies? Cookies were created to allow a web site to remember who you are and where on their site you last visited so that in future visits you could be taken right to the same spot. Unfortunately, unscrupulous web sites realized they could open...
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Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter all have security settings that allow you to limit who gets to see what you're posting. MySpace does too, but since it is primarily populated by High School and College students I'm going to ignore security there. (After all, if the youthful users were going to use the security settings...
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If your employer provided you with a cell phone, you or your employer, should have kept a detailed log of all calls, and designated any personal call as a taxable employee benefit.
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Don't panic, there are several things you can do to proactively protect yourself. First, if not always, then at least when planning to leave town, protect your tweets. Simply configure Twitter to only allow approved followers the ability to view your tweets. Don't forget Facebook, or other social sites, they too should be...
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I was recently asked about digital cameras. Now I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert on such topics, but as always I have an opinion. In this instance it is a somewhat educated opinion. With any technology purchase the first thing a consumer must do is define how they plan to...
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Never run, or even preview, files you receive through your email program from people you don't know. If you have any doubts at all, email the person back, and ask for verification that they sent you a file.
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