On the heels of Microsoft’s last Security Intelligence Report there have been a number of articles like this one on vnunet.com positing that applications rather than the OS (read Microsoft) are the primary culprits for software vulnerabilities. Research by vulnerability specialist Secunia suggests that third-party applications are increasingly being used by malware writers in preference [...]
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Keeping those apps updated
Posted: April 27, 2009 in general, professional, securityTags: Apple, bloatware, crapware, Microsoft, Microsoft Genuine Advantage Validation Tool, patch, Personal Software Inspector, PSI, Secunia, Security Intelligence Report, update services, Vista
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Great stuff that never happened
Posted: September 27, 2008 in general, UncategorizedTags: Al Gore, Apple, Bill Gates, internet, Internet2, iphone, MacTablet, PC Gaming, tech myths, Ted Stevens
Bury your memories bury your friends, Leave it alone for a year or two. Till the stories go hazy and the legends come true, Then do it again. Some Things never end. From “Eleventh Earl of Mar” Genesis John Brandon has an article in ComputerWorld, Famous tech myths that just won’t die. Wherein he attempts [...]
