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Norton Internet Security 2008 Review

Norton has long been one of the most widely used internet security suites, following the antivirus software well before that. I used many versions of Norton over the years, up until 2004 when I decided I would quit paying the annual subscription/upgrade fee and start using free software such as AVG Antivirus and Zone Alarm [...]

Internet Security Risks Where You Wouldn’t Expect

Most of us realize there are security risks with things like web browsers and email, but there are plenty of other things that can put you at risk as well.

For example, when was the last time you updated your version of Microsoft Office? Not by buying a new version, but by checking for updates to [...]

Apparently Spyware Has Spread Beyond The US Border!

I got a bit of a chuckle from this article on ITBusiness.ca:

Spyware surge afflicts Canadian businesses

Apparently the spyware problem is going global…

I’m sure they didn’t intend it to sound as if it’s a new problem for Canadians – after all being a .ca site they’re obviously focused on Canada – but come on…

Spyware is a [...]

How Much More Could We Get Done In A Day Without Spam?

How much spam do you receive in your inbox every day?

10 messages? 50 messages? More?

Personally, I get well over 100 spam emails every day. My anti-spam filter gets most of them out of my inbox, but at some point during the day I need to scan the spam mailbox in case it flagged a message [...]

Do You Download Music, Movies Or Other Copyrighted Materials?

Ever since Napster came onto the scene back at the end of the last century (the original version, not the current incarnation) sharing music has been commonplace on the internet.

Over the last few years it has extended to sharing movies, TV shows and other types of content as well.

Many people don’t realize that this is [...]

Protecting Your Kids From Identity Theft

According to the FTC, almost 5 percent of all cases of identity theft filed last year were for children under the age of 18.

A sobering thought, isn’t it?

It’s not something that most parents would think too much of, and in many cases it may not even come to light until years later when those kids [...]

‘Tis The Season

Today is Black Friday – historically the real start of the Christmas shopping season. Over the next month or so, you’re going to be inundated with advertising for all the wonderful toys, gadgets and other things that you Just Can’t Live Without.

And spammers know it. They ramp up their “advertising” as well at this time [...]

Re-Activating Security Manor

If you take a look over in the right column, you’ll notice I haven’t posted here since (holy cow!) September 2006.

There are various reasons for that, but it’s about time that I reactivated this blog and started getting things back in motion.

So, you won’t see big breaks like that anymore. Starting from now, I’ll be [...]