http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/27/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/84077/child-porn-malwares-ultimate-evil If malware starts storing child pornography on your PC, your life is likely to be ruined forever. Don't let it happen to you. http://www.itworld.com/security/84077/child-porn-malwares-ultimate-evil#comments Endpoint security Internet Security Tech & society Opinion child porn file-sharing firewall malware peer-to-peer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:24:33 -0500 sjvn 84077 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83917/an-important-linux-fix It's not often that Linux needs to be fixed, but a recently discovered security problem does deserve your attention. http://www.itworld.com/security/83917/an-important-linux-fix#comments Endpoint security Networking Open Source Operating systems Security Software Analysis kernel Linux Novell null Red Hat Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:15 -0500 sjvn 83917 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83535/guard-your-wi-fi-your-own-sake I used to run my Wi-Fi Access Points in open mode. No more. It's not safe. Here's why. http://www.itworld.com/security/83535/guard-your-wi-fi-your-own-sake#comments Endpoint security Hardware Internet Mobile & wireless Networking Security Opinion Access Point DDOS network slowdown SYN wi-fi Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:23:19 -0500 sjvn 83535 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83406/patch-and-patch-again Microsoft is always patching Windows. What some people don't know is that they often don't get it right the second time either. http://www.itworld.com/security/83406/patch-and-patch-again#comments Endpoint security Operating systems Security Windows Opinion Linux office patch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:20:57 -0500 sjvn 83406 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/82690/avoiding-password-hell Some people seem to think that long, complicated passwords that change frequently are great for security. They couldn't be more wrong. http://www.itworld.com/security/82690/avoiding-password-hell#comments Endpoint security Internet Security Software Opinion password password manager Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:11:12 -0400 sjvn 82690 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/82437/when-there-too-much-security Adding layer after layer of security sometimes actually gets in the way of securing your computer. http://www.itworld.com/security/82437/when-there-too-much-security#comments Endpoint security Internet Networking Security Software Windows Opinion anti-virus firewall Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:47:52 -0400 sjvn 82437 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/82022/safe-guarding-windows-7 Here's what you need to know to make sure that Windows 7 stays safe. http://www.itworld.com/security/82022/safe-guarding-windows-7#comments Endpoint security Networking Security Software Windows Opinion anti-virus firewall Windows 7 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:35:56 -0400 sjvn 82022 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/81556/windows-unsafe-online-banking-shopping More and more experts are beginning to think that the best safe way to shop online or do online banking is to replace Windows with Linux. http://www.itworld.com/security/81556/windows-unsafe-online-banking-shopping#comments Business Endpoint security Internet Operating systems Security Small business Software Windows Opinion banking desktop linux Linux Windows Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:34:12 -0400 sjvn 81556 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/81130/sidekick-the-good-news-bad-news The good news is that Microsoft says it thinks it can get most of your data back. The bad news is how the problem happened in the first place. http://www.itworld.com/security/81130/sidekick-the-good-news-bad-news#comments Endpoint security Mobile & wireless Personal tech Security Server and data center Analysis back-up Danger Microsoft security Sidekick T-Mobile Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:16:33 -0400 sjvn 81130 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/81069/snow-leopard-hungers-your-data Usually, Microsoft makes the big security blunders, but with Snow Leopard Apple shows they can also compete with Microsoft when it comes to making awful security mistakes. http://www.itworld.com/security/81069/snow-leopard-hungers-your-data#comments Endpoint security Security Software Analysis Apple Mac security Snow Leopard Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:07:27 -0400 sjvn 81069 at http://www.itworld.com