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Tutorials: Is your Linksys or Netgear router open to attack?
If you have a Linksys model WRT160N or Netgear RP614v4 router, it may be time to worry a little. At least according to a report out of Defcon from The Register. The vulnerability is based on CSRF, or cross-site request forgery, an issue with the cPanel web-based control software used to administrate the devices.
Jason Cross 04/08/2009 04:06:00
Tutorials: Avoid TwitViewer phishing: use OAuth-friendly apps
It came across my Twitter feed in the early morning, a sea of users all sending the same message: "Want to know whos stalking you on twitter!?: http://TwitViewer.net."
David Murphy 29/07/2009 06:06:00
Tutorials: Bugs and fixes: grab an essential fix for IE
After an ebb of only one patch in Microsoft's previous regular cycle, the flow resumed in force.
Erik Larkin 24/07/2009 06:35:00
Tutorials: Well-honed attacks sneak under the radar
Samples of documents used in carefully prepared targeted attacks make clear that while a suspicious eye is a great security tool, some especially dangerous attacks might slide right by you.
Erik Larkin 04/07/2009 07:27:00
Tutorials: Why all the Svchosts?
A PC World reader asked the Answer Line forum about the six or seven svchost.exe processes that turn up in Task Manager.
Lincoln Spector 04/06/2009 02:36:00
Tutorials: Improve PC speed and security
These easy tips will help you clear your system of clutter, improve its performance, and keep it free from malware and other security threats. You can also protect your kids through safe search software and a time management device.
Adam Pash 01/06/2009 15:46:00
Tutorials: Keep kids safe online
My nine-year-old daughter knows how to use Google. And as someone who just accidentally landed on a porn site after typing what he thought was the URL for a sporting-goods store, I realize it's time to take steps.
Rick Broida 27/05/2009 06:33:00
Tutorials: Keep kids safe online: The OpenDNS alternative
Last, Wednesday I showed you kid-friendly search engine Quintura, and we also looked at the kid-friendly Web browser KIDO'Z. Today it's time for the big gun: OpenDNS. It's a server-level filter that promises to protect your kids from online violence, pornography, phishing, and more.
Rick Broida 26/05/2009 01:33:00
Tutorials: Check the strength of your password
A good password can mean the difference between identity safety and identity theft. Unfortunately, too many otherwise intelligent people rely on ridiculously weak passwords, the kind that make hackers rub their hands with glee.
Rick Broida 14/05/2009 05:42:00
Tutorials: Full disk encryption comes to workgroups
Losing your laptop can be expensive in three ways. First, you'll spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to replace the hardware. Second, you'll suffer the time and aggravation of restoring your data, all the while hoping you have everything backed up properly. But most expensive? Surviving the backlash and legal consequences of losing customer data, financial records and private company information.
James E. Gaskin 14/05/2009 04:34:00
 
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