TechDirt [ http://techdirt.com/ ] has an excellent writeup of what you are and aren’t liable for if someone out there is using your wireless network for nefarious purposes, whether it’s your friends that come over and bring their laptops or…
Ex-employee Faces Suit Over File Deletion
Well now, what is the world coming to? Okay, before I get to that conclusion; I should at least share the story. Jacob Citrin, a former employee of International Airport Centers, was given a laptop by his employers to do…
Safe Computing Tips for Mac Users
Ever since the Leap_A worm/trojan appeared on the scene a couple of weeks ago, Mac users have had the relative absolute safety and security of their platform dinged pretty badly. The Macintosh is still, at least in my opinion, one…
First MacOS X Worm/Trojan Discovered In the Wild
The baddie we’re talking about today is called Leap-A or the Oompa Loompa worm, depending on which you hear, and it spreads via iChat. I’m going to be very cafeful about my language; because it’s definitely not a “virus,” as…
Windows Defender Beta Released Today
Worried about spyware and malware sitting on your computer? Microsoft to the rescue! (okay, I had to play that line, but you’ll never hear it again. I mean, Microsoft to the rescue? How often does that happen?) The program formerly…
Sony Rootkit DRM Debacle
The story really gathered steam in December of 2005, when it came to light that Sony was secretly installing rootkit technology on the computers of people who had purchased music on the BMG label in attempt to keep them from…