October 18, 2011
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“Does anyone really know what time it is? Does anyone really care?” Well, even if you don’t remember this popular Chicago song, if you’re on the Internet you do care. Many network services, such as authentication, depend on everyone agreeing … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
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Microsoft has always been fond of paying analysts to say that its products are best, or having partners release reports showing how their rivals’ products are second-rate, and, now, Web sites that “show” how Internet Explorer (IE) is better than … Continue reading
October 10, 2011
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If there’s someone on the planet who hasn’t had trouble with their Internet connection at one time or the other I don’t know who it is. So, if you’re having trouble with your network connection, here are some simple tricks … Continue reading
September 12, 2011
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After I wrote about the latest stupid user security trick, several of my friends reminded me that one-third of my audience already knows how to secure their computers and did so, another third sort-of-knew how to secure their PCs and … Continue reading
September 9, 2011
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This has not been a good month for the Internet’s core address system: the Domain Name System (DNS). First, there was a man-in-the-middle attack on numerous Web site users caused by a Turkish cracker. Now, according to Microsoft, many of … Continue reading
September 6, 2011
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There’s never much you could really trust in computer security, but you could usually put your faith in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) connection being secure. The combination of the Web’s HTTP and security provided by the Transport Layer … Continue reading