You can see a good synopsis from Stephen Colbert of the HBGary Federal screw-up that rings with truthiness. Update: HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr, the center of this circus, has announced he is stepping down. … [Read more...]
Avast! 6.0 Free Antivirus Is Now Available
Last month, Avast! announced that version 6.0 of their product would be coming out. Today, it's available for download and it is bringing some strong features to the free antivirus realm. You can download the free version through C|Net and find more details at Avast.com. With today's release of version 6.0, Avast released 6 reasons to use Avast!. Here they are as a … [Read more...]
Must Read: The Cost Of Taking On Anonymous
To read the true barometer of the Internet, you have to read this well-written article over at Ars Technica which discusses the recent conundrum one security researcher found himself in after trying to infiltrate and identify the web vigilantes Anonymous. Read How one man tracked down Anonymous - and paid a heavy price from Ars Technica to learn about his methods, their … [Read more...]
Google Rolling Out Two-Factor Authentication and One-Time Password Options
Google announced today that it is beginning to roll out the option to enable two-factor authentication for Google and Gmail accounts when signing in. This improves security by invoking both something you know and something you have, in this case your phone. You'll be able to verify a computer for 30 days, so you don't have to verify every time you sign on. You may opt to … [Read more...]
Using RunAs With Active Directory Users And Computers and Group Policy Management Console
Best practice has us not logging in with Administrator-level accounts for everyday activities. One way to ease the burden of having to log off and log on with an admin account when duty calls is to use the Run As... process that I refer to frequently. Running an executable, like Setup.exe, as an administrator is easy. You can right-click on it (or hold down Shift and … [Read more...]