Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

It's long been assumed that Microsoft has built in various "backdoors" for law enforcement to get around its own security, but now reader Kevin Stapp writes in to let us know that the company has also been literally handing out the keys to law enforcement. Apparently, they're giving out special ...

18 Features Windows Should Have (but Doesn’t)

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Love it or hate it, Microsoft Windows is the world's most dominant operating system. But when you look at some of the hot features found in competitors such as Linux and Mac OS X, both XP and Vista can seem a little incomplete. From intuitive interface features like Apple's application dock ...

Common Symptoms Of A Dirty Windows Registry

Monday, April 28th, 2008

A faulty registry is something no computer owner wants to have. Unfortunately though, many of them don't have a choice in the matter, as nearly every windows registry will receive it's fair share of errors. "If that's true, then what's so bad about having a dirty registry?" Well, for starters, ...

Hackers Focus Efforts on Firefox, Safari

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Many people are switching from Internet Explorer to alternative browsers such as Firefox and Safari. Though that might make them feel more secure, the shift has also opened new doors for bad guys. Case in point: We have no IE bugs to report this month, but both Firefox and Safari have ...

Tactical Forensics Platform

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Earlier I wrote about my proposed Tactical Network Security Monitoring Platform. Today I finally sat down and installed the operating systems I need on this system to create a portable tactical forensics and investigation platform. I did not want to use my main work laptop for this sort of work ...