Posted on 28 October 2004 by Weblog in
Security
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For those users of Norton Antivirus whom have upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 2, the red shield of Windows Security Center may be reporting that the antivirus state is unknown. This is not a problem with either of these products but a feature of Norton Antivirus to stop malicious applications from tampering with it.
See the following link for more information:
What to do when the “Your computer might be at risk. Your virus protection is unknown” appears when using Norton 2002/2003 products
Posted on 28 October 2004 by Weblog in
Business
The Falkland exchange, which serves Freuchie and RSL, has been enabled. A quick check on the BT Broadband site is now reporting this fact.
Next step is to order ADSL from a supplier.
Posted on 7 October 2004 by Weblog in
Security
There has long been a misguided faith in the open source browsers developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The supporters of these browsers have voiced the security problems and vulnerabilities of Internet Explorer and how Firefox is safe and secure. Sorry people, but even Firefox can have major vulnerabilities.
Read this: File Deletion Flaw In Firefox Fixed
Software is software. Even the most securely, well written software will on occasions suffer from bugs and vulnerabilities. Being aware of hardening systems to reduce the impact of future and present security holes and vulnerabilities is a strategy that should be implemented by everyone.
For the record we use both but prefer the performance of IE. It just seems to run better on our XP Pro installs.
Posted on 7 October 2004 by Weblog in
Security
ChannelNewsAsia.com has reported that North Korea has educated and trained 500 hackers to be used in cyber warfare against the US, Japan and South Korea.
See the full story HERE.
Microsoft have a useful online security resource available:
Microsoft BCentral Security
Roundtrip Solutions Limited can assist you with any element of this strategy or customise a security plan for your enterprise.
Posted on 5 October 2004 by Weblog in
Security
An interesting article on the current state of US legislation can be found at:
The Legal Movement Against Spam
The simplified solutions presented in this article are particularly interesting. RSL particularly likes:
Never, ever, ever do business with anyone who sends you spam.
