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What’s New Internet Explorer is the new Java?  According to the news, Internet Explorer seems to have dethroned Adobe and even Java as the most popular way the bad guys…

Beware of scammers trying to use phishing tactics like security notifications to lure you into clicking a malicious link The whole “there’s something horrible about to happen if you don’t…

Bad things keep happening to Internet Explorer.  Why that’s a big deal and what you can do to avoid it. What is Internet Explorer?  Internet Explorer or, ‘the big blue…

So, you’re sitting at home, perhaps on your computer and perhaps not, but the telephone rings.  On the other end is a very friendly person who identifies themself as an employee of…

Thinking about switching your telephone and / or Internet service to get a better deal?  A little pre-planning can save you a lot of money and heartache. Customer : Hello,…

What’s New Is TrueCrypt Gone? – The short answer is, as far as the name “TrueCrypt” is concerned, it likely is.  On 28 May, SANS reported that TrueCrypt had been effectively…

We found out today that, for some reason, some inbound email is being *extremely* delayed.  After digging into the issue a bit, it looks like some nameservers (Google’s public nameservers…

What’s New Internet Explorer Zero Day – There was a nasty zero day vulnerability discovered in Internet Explorer this month.  The vulnerability was very similar to countless other zero day…

  What’s New Two Big Stories This Month RIP Windows XP – As of 8 April 2014, Microsoft will no longer be providing support for Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003,…