Are you the unofficial IT person for a small office? Then you've probably heard this before if not said it yourself: "My PC is running really slow and acting really weird." In cases like those, some kind of malware (viruses, adware, rootkits, etc.) is almost always to blame. If only...
I'm interested in how people come up with ideas. That's one reason why I reviewed Bernd Schmidt's book "Big Think" (see How To Build Bernd Schmitt's Trojan Horse). So I was eager to read The Road To Eureka! subscription required, a piece in Science News on...
John Lilly, the CEO of open-source giant Mozilla, has called Apple's ethics into question. He claims Apple is sneaking its Safari browser onto PCs by tucking it into a software update for iTunes and Quicktime (when you go to update the two, a box to also download the new Safari...
Despite my misgivings about the examples he chose to introduce the concept of Big Think ideas, Bernd Schmitt does in fact seem to have created useful templates for organizations to come up with ideas that could be big. He details five tools for creating big ideas: ...
I'm reading Big Think Strategy by Bernd H. Schmitt, a professor at Columbia Business School. Schmitt's subtitle is "how to leverage bold ideas and leave small thinking behind." He claims to have come up with a systematic way for companies to think big thoughts, like the Trojan...
Picture a consumer typing in a domain name that intends to reach you. Instead, the consumer slips up in typing the address and ends up with a goody bag full of spyware, viruses, and trojan horses on their computer. That hypothetical occurrence is far more common than you may think....
Tired of waiting five or 10 minutes for your computer to boot? Malware could be the culprit, so make sure to run anti-spyware software. But another source of slow booting is all the software that's trying to run the moment Windows starts. Startup Delayer takes a clever approach to this...
As a general rule, I don't like those massive utility-software suites that promise to solve all your PC's problems and keep it running smoothly; very often it seems like they have the opposite effect. But I do like "little" programs that perform hit-and-run fixes, cleanups, etc. Web Worker Daily lists a...
Windows Defender was released in October 2006 as a download for Windows XP and 2003. Now it's also built into Windows Vista, making it more convenient to protect your computer against spyware threats. Here's a look at Defender's key features and options.
Malware, which encompasses viruses, worms, spyware, and other malicious software, continues to be a significant problem for small- and mid-sized businesses SMBs. According to an exclusive survey of IT decision-makers, the vast majority of businesses have experienced malware incidents in the past year that resulted in hours of downtime.Defending against...
Webroot Software began in the late 1990s and for years was known as the producer of Window Washer, a diagnostic and privacy tool that cleans files from a user's hard drive. In 2002, the company unveiled the Spy Sweeper line of malware-prevention tools, and business suddenly took off for the...
By using suite-based anti-spyware, your organization's chances increase of a very high likelihood of critical and embarrassing losses. Find out why a stand-alone solution is the best choice for businesses--small, medium, and large.
Healthcare providers are increasingly linked both to the outside world via the internet and internally via local area networks. Despite the fact that most have some form of security protection with their Internet connection, they still are concerned about viruses and hackers affecting their networks. This indicates that their confidence...
Programmers can distribute new software to online users either for a fee as shareware or bundle it with advertising banners and distribute it for free as adware. This paper study the programmers' choice between these two modes of distribution in the context of a model that take explicit account of...
Medical Information Systems (MedIS1) of today are increasingly vulnerable to attacks by malicious software or malware. Malware also referred to as a virus or malicious logic, includes such things as Trojan horses, denial of service attacks, trap doors, time bombs, and worms. This white paper informs both vendors (manufacturers and...
Today is the pseudo-official start of the online shopping season, a day slapped with the moniker "Cyber Monday" by the National Retail Federation and countless PR agencies. It's the high-tech counterpart to Black Friday, the rather frightening day of crazy deals and expanded store hours that spurs turkey-satiated consumers into...
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Eric Martinuzzi – Craig-Hallum. Eric Martinuzzi – Craig-Hallum For the marketing effort, the Gateway offering, you had some success in Q3. As you're marketing this through an indirect method, you've got to have the channel up to speed. What are...
Thanks to spammers, spyware purveyors and others who seek to pilfer personal information for identification theft purposes, privacy concerns are perhaps the biggest drawback to using the internet. Customer concerns about privacy affect all businesses, not just those online. If you gather information at all from your customers - and...
Spyware may be tracking what you surf on the Internet so that ad companies can target messages to you. They often show up as pop-ups on your computer. Sometimes they are ads on Web pages. The victim of a browser hijacker - a type of malware program that alters your...
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