Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool  On January 11, Microsoft made available the Malicious Software Removal Tool, a free tool designed to check for and help remove infections by critical viruses and worms. In its initial release, the tool checks for the existence of malicious software (malware) on computers running the Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 operating systems. 9:48:50 PM    comment []

Test Your Knowledge -- (Microsoft) Security Guidance for Small Business Security Quiz: Test Your Knowledge -- Security Guidance for Small Business Take our Security Quiz and find out how much you know about important security issues that can have an impact on your business. [A short test (ten questions) from the folks at Microsoft. If you get even one of the answers wrong you need to get help improving your security - "yesterday".] 9:46:31 PM    comment []

Five Tips for Using a Public PC Five Tips for Using a Public PC With spying software, a criminal can grab your passwords and usernames. Ultimately, you could lose your money or have your identity stolen. That should tell you enough to be wary of public PC terminals. 9:09:50 PM    comment []