When I was editor of Australian NetGuide Magazine, there wasn't an issue went by when we didn't reinterate the importance of backing up your important data regularly. Unfortunately, no matter how often they're told, most people still don't take re.. Read More
Gadget Reviews, Security | 11.28.10 | 1 Comment
Technology in general, and the Internet particularly, can be a bit of a dilemma for parents; they want their children to get every advantage from it, but there's always the worry that they will be exposed to inappropriate material. Fortunately, he.. Read More
Security | 09.22.10 | 51 Comments
Yesterday, we had a bit of a 101 on password strength, but have you every wondered just how long it would take someone to actually crack your password? The How Secure Is My Password? site, is a password strength tester like yesterday's Password Me.. Read More
With security threats becoming more and more sophisticated by the day, it's more important than ever that passwords you use online are as strong as possible. Of course, the longer and more complex your password, the harder it is to crack. However, ma.. Read More
Security, Sites | 08.31.10 | 2 Comments
I love using Facebook to keep up to date with what all my friends are doing, but I will admit to being a bit paranoid about privacy issues when using it. Lately, there's been a string of changes to the Facebook site, many of which have sailed unde.. Read More
Security | 04.28.10 | 2 Comments
Today, Symantec released betas of its Norton Internet Security 2011 and Norton AntiVirus 2011 for free public download. To get an overview of Norton AntiVirus 2011 and download it, click here, and for details of what you'll find in Norton Inter.. Read More
Security | 04.20.10 | No Comments
If you ever find yourself in the position where your PC has been rendered useless by a virus and not capable of booting, you'll get very excited by AVG's Rescue CD — and if being able to get your PC back to health isn't enough good news for you, it.. Read More
Security | 03.30.10 | 2 Comments
According to to security solutions company McAfee, a virus is doing the rounds, targeting Facebook users. The password-stealing virus is delivered as an attachment via an email purporting to be from Facebook. Ironically, like many of these attem.. Read More
Security | 03.26.10 | No Comments
If you're interested in keeping up with the latest computer security threats and issues — and if you're not, you should be — you should check out Paul Ducklin's security blog. Paul is the Asia-Pacific Head of Technology for enterprise security.. Read More
Security, Sites | 03.20.10 | No Comments
Security software company F-Secure today issued an alert for a particularly nasty little ransom Trojan doing the rounds that aims to part you and your money. When the W32/DatCrypt Trojan infects a computer, it makes it seem as if some files, such .. Read More
Security | 01.27.10 | No Comments
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.
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