http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com Helpful Computer News to keep your computer up and running. Provided by Beacon Technology Solutions LLC. Serving Metro Detroit. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Posted by David Maynor, Dec 30, 2008 03:58 PM When asked why he robbed banks, the flamboyant criminal Willie Sutton answered, "Because that’s where the money is." That's the perfect example of how the principle of Occam’s razor applies to crime: the simplest solution to a problem is often the best ... http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/id-theft-and-police-scanners/ By Angela Gunn, BetaNews December 17, 2008, 6:10 PM A common but dangerous vulnerability spotted weeks ago on American Express's site was plugged this week after the hole gained blog and then press attention. But there may have been a faster, better way. www.betanews.com/article/How_to_get_a_security_hole_fixed_two_versions/1229555420 http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/how-to-get-a-security-hole-fixed-two-versions/ By Angela Gunn, BetaNews December 8, 2008, 10:42 AM According to a study released this morning, troubled times and sloppy security may prove a mighty temptation for hackers or even disgruntled employees -- and companies' overly high opinions of their own security don't help. http://www.betanews.com/article/Most_companies_are_far_too_optimistic_regarding_security/1228736506 http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/most-companies-are-far-too-optimistic-regarding-security/ By Tim Conneally, BetaNews November 6, 2008, 12:26 PM Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is considered a superior encryption protocol to the aged and inherently flawed WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), but it is not without its vulnerability, as one researcher is preparing to demonstrate. http://www.betanews.com/article/Fifteen_minutes_to_crack_WPA_protocol_says_researcher/1225992365 http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/fifteen-minutes-to-crack-wpa-protocol-says-researcher/ By Stuart J. Johnston The advent of "in the cloud" medical records services, such as Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health, promises an explosion in the storage of personal health-care information online. But these services pose sticky privacy questions — unless you know how to protect your personal medical records. http://windowssecrets.com/2008/09/18/03-Cloud-computing-puts-your-health-data-at-risk http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/cloud-computing-puts-your-health-data-at-risk/   By Tim Conneally, BetaNews September 12, 2008, 5:30 PM In a unanimous decision, Virginia's Supreme Court has agreed with arguments made by lawyers of convicted spammer Jeremy Jaynes that Virginia's anti-spam law violates the Constitution's First Amendment free ... http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/spammer-pokes-holes-in-virginia-anti-spam-law-gets-set-free/ I came across this article and that it is a great read. This explains how the fake anti-virus and malware warnings do, and how they try and fool people. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/22/anatomy_of_a_hack/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/anatomy-of-a-malware-scam/ Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information. Con artists might send millions of fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from Web sites you trust, like your bank or credit card company, and request ... http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/recognize-phishing-scams-and-fraudulent-e-mails/ From Microsoft Small BUisness: https://www.bumptheslump.com/default.aspx Good luck!! http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/5-money-saving-tips-and-5000-gallons-of-free-gas/ Channel 7 in Detroit is going to have something about them at 11pm tonight. I assume they are going to talk about backing up your photos an storing them off-site at 11pm news tonight. www.detnow.com BTS LLC can setup a backup system to backup to a external device and / ... http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/how-to-protect-your-digital-photos/