Lock & protect your Windows PC using a USB Drive with Predator
Predator is a freeware utility which turns any USB flash drive into a key, with which you can lock & unlock your Windows computer. [Read More...]
Iranian Cyber Army Hacks Baidu !
The most popular Web search engine in China, Baidu.com, was attacked by a group of hacktivists identifying themselves as the Iranian Cyber Army. The hackers hijacked the domain’s DNS records and pointed it to a server under their control. [Read More...]
Lock & Protect your files & folders in Windows 7
Easy File Locker is a light-weight and easy-to-use file lock software product for Windows. It can protect your private files and folders. With its great protection, users will not be able to open, read, modify, delete, move, copy the locked files/folders, or even not be able to see it. The hidden files/folders will be totally invisible to all users and to any program. [Read More...]
Managing the Internet Explorer Security Zones
Internet Explorer includes 4 predefined zones: Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites & Restricted Sites. There is also a 5th zone viz the My Computer zone (which contains files on your local computer). This however can be configured only from the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK); these settings are not available in the browser interface. [Read More...]
Firefox flaws account for 44% of all browser vulnerabilities.
Firefox accounted for almost half of all browser vulnerabilities in the first 6 months of 2009, according to a study conducted by California based Cenzic a leading web site security company. [Read More...]
Hide running programs in Windows with WinRAP
Windows Running Applications Protector, or WinRAP, is a small portable freeware utility which allows you to hide windows application, and hide programs which are running on your screen. [Read More...]
Mac Security Guru: Snow Leopard less secure than Windows !
Snow Leopard lacks security features that are built in to Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, a noted Mac researcher has said. [Read More...]
How to password protect use of any application in Windows.
There may be reasons where you may want to restrict use of certain application. While we have already mentioned how you can password protect Internet Explorer natively, here is a way where you can password protect any application, including IE. [Read More...]
Prevent cut, paste, copy, delete, re-naming of files & folders.
We are pleased to release Prevent v 1.0, a freeware app which runs on all Windows. If you don’t want anyone deleting or renaming or messing around with your data, maybe your younger sibling, then Prevent may be able to help you. [Read More...]
Test IE at the Internet Explorer 8 Demo Site.
Test out some of Internet Explorer 8’s security features without having to visit potentially dangerous sites. [Read More...]
What are Windows Security Identifier’s and how to resolve SID’s.
A Security Identifier (SID) is a unique value of variable length that is used to identify a security principal or security group in Windows operating systems. Well-known SIDs are a group of SIDs that identify generic users or generic groups. Their values remain constant across all operating systems. [Read More...]
Microsoft report highlights progress of its 3 security initiatives.
In August 2008, the Microsoft Security Response Center announced three security-related programs – (1) Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP); (2) Microsoft Exploitability Index, and; (3) Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) – that would collectively share more information with partners and customers. [Read More...]
How to set the Windows 7 hosts file back to default.
If for some reason, you wish to re-set your Windows 7 Hosts file situated at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc you can follow these steps: [Read More...]
Changes in AutoRun feature in Windows 7
In response to the recent Conficker outbreak, Microsoft has made some changes in the AutoRun functionality in Windows 7. [Read More...]
Windows 7 Action Center
The Windows 7 Action Center can be considered as a place where you can find all the messages relating to your PC, on which you need to take action.It contains messages about the running of your PC which help you diagnose and solve issues, if any, relating to your PC. This includes information about Security & System Maintenance. [Read More...]
Control which software should run, with AppLocker, in Windows 7
Windows 7 re-energizes application control policies with AppLocker, which is a flexible, easy-to-administer mechanism that allows IT to specify exactly what is allowed to run in the desktop infrastructure and gives users the ability to run applications, installation programs, and scripts that they require to be productive. [Read More...]
Windows 7 – Security checklist.
Microsoft recommends that you use this checklist to make sure you are taking advantage of all the ways that Windows 7 can help keep your computer as secure and safe as possible. [Read More...]
How to create a Disk Image Backup in Windows 7.
Windows 7 includes a System Image Backup Tool, with which you can now backup or clone an image of your disk. [Read More...]
Internet Explorer 8 is the most secure browser.
Which web browser is the safest? Current trends show over 50% of malware infections occur via Internet download. During Q1, 2009 NSS Labs performed the industry’s first comprehensive test of web browser protection against socially engineered malware. [Read More...]
Secunia rates Firefox as most vulnerable browser
Secunia is reporting that Firefox is the most vulnerable web browser that is widely adopted on the market today. [Read More...]
