I am maintaining a free service that provides IT Security news called ITSecurity News. Some time ago, it was called URLAggregator. It does nothing else than aggregate various IT news websites, selects IT security news and republishing them in the name of the original authors. I was asking myself why I get so much traffic on […]
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77079.html Oracle rushed out a patch for a Java flaw that was so serious the U.S. government advised users to uninstall the software. The fix might have come too quickly, however. “Developing critical software under pressure has only one consequence — even more bugs,” said Avira data security expert Sorin Mustaca. “I expect to soon […]
I started a cooperation with Kafka communication which publishes my articles in German to various publications. Here is the first one (3 pages): Wie erstelle ich sichere Passwörter? PS: The translation in German doesn’t belong to me.
Softepedia republished my article in the TechBlog about “Spring cleaning your computer” into a new article. This is the original: Spring cleaning your computer This is the new article: Expert Offers Tips on How to Clean Up a Computer
So, it is over … I finally managed to be able to take the exam and I passed it. Let’s see how I did it: Study materials Official (Isc)2 Guide to the Csslp (Isc2 Press) von Mano Paul (about 500 useful pages) The CSSLP Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional von Ronald L. Krutz und […]
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012412-authorities-prepare-to-close-down-255242.html?hpg1=bn “If your computer was infected at some point in time and it was using one of the DNS servers which are now controlled by FBI, after March 8, it will no longer be able to make any DNS requests through these servers,” Avira product manager and data security expert Sorin Mustaca said in […]
Post initially published in Avira Techblog. You must have heard already about the already “famous” malware DNSChanger which manipulates the DNS settings of the computer in order to silently direct the users to malicious websites. FBI and others took action against this malware and in November 2011 have managed to break the botnet. According to FBI, […]
If you own such a device, then the first thing you do with it is to upgrade its firmware to NextFW. The Support forum of Fujitsu-Siemens is full of useful How-Tos which help you reach your goal. After you’ve done that, you may want to enable the rsync daemon . With a running rsync service […]
Here are some articles I wrote in the Avira Techblog about how to improve your security: Improve your security #5: use dedicated accounts for each user Improve your Security #4: Update your Software often Improve your Security #3: Online Protection Improve your Security #2: Securing your notebook Improve your Security #1: Complex passwords aren’t always […]
The source is an article I wrote for the Avira press release : http://www.avira.com/en/press-details/nid/528/news/consumers-concerns-online-shopping-safety Here are the tips: I recommend that consumers watch for a few things in order to not become a victim of the online fraudsters: Always check that the connection to the online store where the payment is done is secured. […]