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| 6 Security & Privacy Features Internet Explorer 8 has to Offer |
 Posted by SecExtra on June 12th, 2010
Microsoft has traditionally been pretty lazy with updating the components that came with their Windows OS. Paint, Wordpad, Internet Explorer and others – all of them have remained unchanged for years (almost a decade, actually). And nobody really cared, because few people were actually using them. Those who needed better software, used paid versions, those who didn’t have the money, had no other choice but to use these outdated tools.
But later, when people became more savvy with their computers and operating systems, and a lot of free alternatives started appearing, more and more Windows users started replacing the standard tools …
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| 9 Security and Privacy Features Firefox Has to Offer |
Posted by SecExtra on June 06th, 2010
Firefox is currently the most popular browser worldwide (installed by choice, not by being the default browser; in that regard, Internet Explorer still wins). It is used by more than 30 million people, most of them from the US, and it has over 5000 great and useful add-ons in the database.
This collection of constantly updated extensions is what keeps Firefox at the top spot. No other browser has such an amazing database of add-ons (though Chrome is slowly catching up). Since it was launched, technologies have changed and currently, Firefox is not the fastest browser, but we all hope that …
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| Securing Data: Free Guide |
Posted by SecExtra on May 27th, 2010
A new guide for businesses on how to secure data is available from managed security company, Network Box. The guide is designed to give guidance to companies on best security practice to avoid a security breach; and is available free from Network Box’s website.
From April 2010, the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK has greater powers to enforce data security regulations (including the power to fine companies up to £500,000 for the most serious breaches), and this has made good security even more important for businesses.
Organisations keep more data, and for longer, than ever before. Much of this …
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| The Storm Worm Is Back |
Posted by SecExtra on May 24th, 2010
The Storm Worm is back and while many people think that this worm was nearly wiped out about two years ago, it is in fact back and researchers are looking for the code to combat this troublesome spamming botnet.
The Strom Worm is a new botnet using the original Storm Worm code. Researchers are not sure if the same botnet gang is responsible for the new worm, but it is suspected they may have a part in this. The last storm worm was a P2P infection, but this new worm seems to be HTTP based and this is one of the …
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| Crédit Agricole Selects GrIDsure to Transform Authentication Process |
Posted by SecExtra on May 22nd, 2010
GrIDsure, the innovative alternative to PINs and passwords, today announced that its unique authentication system has been chosen by the FNCA (National Crédit Agricole Federation) to provide a secure yet simple security solution for more than 3,000 senior employees across France.
The FNCA is the national body that represents the regional branches of Crédit Agricole, one of France’s leading retail banking groups. It provides its regional branches with services such as professional training and human resource management, and was looking for a tool that would help improve ID authentication and security for the relevant authenticated executives and managers from the Crédit …
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