Sony‘s in it deep, now. With lawsuits threatened by State Attorneys General and now 100 million credit cards having been stolen by thieves, millions of people are wondering what happens when the bad guys get your credit card information. The answer is, it probably gets sold for less than the price of an on-line game. [...]
Tags: Business·Credit card·DC Universe Online·PlayStation Network·Sony·Sony Online Entertainment·Special Operations Executive·State attorney general
New York’s attorney general has issued a subpoena against Sony seeking information on the data breaches that shut down the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment, Bloomberg reports. Citing “a person familiar with the probe,” Bloomberg says New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants details on “what Sony told customers about the security of their [...]
Tags: Bloomberg L.P.·Consumer protection·Eric Schneiderman·New York Attorney General·PlayStation Network·Sony·Sony Online Entertainment·Subpoena
Image via Wikipedia You may not be familiar with CrowdSourcing, or the free, new software that’s designed to help remove unnecessary and damaging components from your Windows PC, but this looks very promising! SlimWare Utilities officially launched SlimComputer this week which allows its users to collaborate together to determine which software on your computer is [...]
Tags: CrowdSourcing·FAQs Help and Tutorials·Freeware·Microsoft Windows·Operating system·Shareware·Utilities·Windows (Microsoft)
Image via Wikipedia From this week’s review and comment on the news. Here’s some free software that can make a big difference on the security for your computer: – http://www.slimwareutilities.com/ SlimComputer – to turn off the unneeded programs, toolbars and promotions that come pre-installed on a new PC SlimClearner - is the world’s first software [...]
Tags: Anti-Virus·Computer virus·Malicious Software·Microsoft Windows·Security·SlimComputer·Spyware·Windows (Microsoft)
The bad guys are using an exploit against one of the backbone Internet protocols to trick your computer to take you to their site instead of where you think you’re really going. Nasty stuff. Currently more than 52% of Internet users are exposed to this problem due to ISPs who haven’t properly updated their DNS [...]
Tags: DNS·DNS Providers·Dan Kaminsky·Domain Name System·Internet service provider·Protocols·Web Tools·World Wide Web
With PCMobilizer, you can connect to your PC and access your files. No matter where you are. PCMobilizr is a remote access solution that allows easy and instant access to any PC desktop from any Internet-connected computer or handheld device. You can access all of your computer’s programs, email, files and network resources, view your [...]
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Craig interviews David Friend, the founder and CEO of Carbonite, which charges only $50 per year for unlimited Internet backup of PCs at home or in business.
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Novell’s ZENworks Endpoint Security Management software lets organizations control applications, protocols and removable storage devices. It delivers enhanced password features that improve security for lost or stolen laptops by requiring an additional password to prove user identity before permitting decryption of data. You can Listen Here to my interview with Richard Whitehead from Novell. The [...]
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