Articles on Security, Computer

Lexar total security thumbdrive hands-on - Oct 9, 2009

Crave Lexar's JumpDrive Safe S3000 FIPS keeps your data safe in case of theft or loss. Thumbdrives offer arguably one of the most convenient ways to carry data around. However, because ... Read story »

Can you hack into an offline PC? - Sep 13, 2009

Blogs This is one question that has been going around these past few days--Can you hack into an offline PC? This is in relation to ongoing discussions here in the Philippines concerning ... Read story »

LogMeIn can control some PCs, even when off - Sep 22, 2009

Crave During a recent talk with LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon, I learned about the company's new LogMeIn Central dashboard for IT managers, designed to help them keep tabs on thousands of computers ... Read story »

Future security and fun to rely on pressure-sensitive keyboard? - Oct 9, 2009

Crave Winners of the student contest nabbed the above trophy, plus a US$2,000 prize, bragging rights, and special consideration for a spot at Siggraph's 2010's Emerging Technology demos. I can tell ... Read story »

SmartSwipe: Ensuring a safe online shopping experience - Jul 15, 2009

Crave One of the most dangerous things about shopping online is the fact that you have to enter your credit card information. This is when malicious software like Keylogger can steal ... Read story »

Green Dam Youth Escort: A summary of the Holey Harlot - Jun 19, 2009

Blogs Not since the release of Windows Vista has such a poorly designed, expensively developed, non-mandatory but strongly encouraged, scenically sounding piece of software created such a buzz as has Green Dam ... Read story »

DIY home surveillance with a Webcam - Sep 3, 2009

Features Got a house sitter or an alarm system? Good for you. If not, there are a handful of ways to turn a computer into a tool that will alert you if someone's there who shouldn't be.  Read story »

A Nation treading lightly - Jul 26, 2009

Blogs A little over a week ago, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei celebrated his 63rd birthday. As with every year he addresses the nation, but this year's speech was a stark ... Read story »

What do you do if there is no Plan B? - May 26, 2009

Blogs Last night, I had a truly frightening dream. Burglars broke into my house, stole my computers, TV, and bicycle. They were smart enough to do it during a power outage so ... Read story »

Beware of swine flu-related spam and malware - Apr 29, 2009

Blogs While the world is scrambling for a solution in determining how to control or totally stop the proliferation of the so-called "swine flu", spammers are taking advantage of the situation by ... Read story »

Rid your computer of the Conficker virus - Apr 1, 2009

Features Your computer's been infected with the Conficker virus, fortunately, it's a frustrating but not insurmountable problem. Read story »

The smartphone buzz in '09? It's not a product - Dec 30, 2008

Features The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: Whether to open up and by how much. Read story »

System Mechanic 9 keeps Windows 7 spick and span - Nov 9, 2009

Crave "Good" is always what you want to see when it comes to the state of your system, isn't it? You get a new computer and it runs great. However, after ... Read story »

PhoneSnoop app on BlackBerry lets others eavesdrop on conversations - Oct 28, 2009

Crave The creator of PhoneSnoop shows how the free spyware app works in a video on his blog. The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned BlackBerry users on Tuesday about a new ... Read story »

Ads--the new malware delivery format - Sep 16, 2009

Crave On his blog Input & Output, Seven Scale CEO Troy Davis offers an analysis of the scareware ad that appeared on NYTimes.com. Instead of hacking into major online sites to ... Read story »

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