Security

Digitally signing email or documents.

February 1, 2011
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What are email certificates used for? Email certificates provide the strongest levels of confidentiality and security for your electronic communications by allowing you to digitally sign and encrypt your mail and attachments. Encryption means that only your intended recipient will be able to read the mail while digitally signing allows them to confirm you...

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Removing a virus from an USB Thumbdrive

June 6, 2009
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Infected usb drive autorun message. Notice the two Open folder to view files?

I have seen a lot of usb thumbdrives with viruses lately, even cards from cameras and mp3 players. When you insert a new drive windows will pop up a message with stuff you can do (play, open, etc). If you have the slightest suspicion of infection click cancel. Most of the times, when the...

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Recover your lost linux slackware root password

May 28, 2009
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I’m an avid Slackware user. It was the distro I started using back in ’98 and, even if I tried and used many others I still like it the most. Anyways these rules apply to many other flavours of linux. One of the problems I faced is needing to make changes on inherited machines...

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Combofix

May 25, 2009
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Combifix starting up

A new spyware remover I recently discovered and started to use. Nice, clean and fast !

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