PC Security
Flash Player Security Update
Adobe issued an Update for Adobe Flash which is used in Internet Explorer and Firefox. The update patches seven security vulnerabilities and users are advised to update their Flash players without delay because several of them could be used by attackers to hijack machines running the vulnerable older version of Flash. You can update…
Software Security
It seems that lately there have been a lot of security vulnerabilities found in many of the most commonly used software. Unfortunately, many of us don't have the time (or desire) to go through all our installed software looking for updates just to stay safe online. Here's one solution; instead of having to subscribe to vulnerability reports and sift through security advisories (many which have nothing to do with your installed programs), you can…
Spyware Prevention with Spywareblaster
To kick-off the PC security category, I'm going to talk about a freeware gem called Spywareblaster. It is one of the first programs that I install on all my PCs. Spywareblaster helps prevent spyware from getting installed on your PC and is a set it and forget it program which means it doesn't need to be running in the background to do it's job.