Man in the browser attacks are designed to capture confidential information that can be utilized to the advantage of the entity that launched the attack. As part of the function, the man in the browser process begins with the establishment of the Trojan on the hard drive. The Trojan embeds in a file and is [...]
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What is a Man in the Browser Attack?
May 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Security
Tags: attacker·attacks·man in the browser·man in the browser attack·security·virus·virus attack
Expert guide to preventing PC disasters
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, How To, How To Keep Secure, How To Maintain, Tips & Techniques
We’ve all experienced it. One minute you’re surfing along quite happily, an MP3 playing in the background, and then suddenly – bang! Disaster strikes. Maybe your hard disk has failed; perhaps a virus has found its way round your defences and brought Windows to its knees; or it could be that your PSU has given [...]
Tags: back up·data recovery·hard drive failure·Malware·PC disaster·PC trouble·virus attack
Managing the Root Password on Your Mac
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, How To, How To Keep Secure, Q & A, Technology, Tips & Techniques
The basic situation on a Macintosh running OS X is not unlike Windows Vista with User Account Control (UAC) still enabled: you are stripped of your admin rights, the root or admin account is disabled, and you are prompted to elevate your rights when you do something that requires admin privileges. In Windows Vista, you [...]
Tags: MAC Password·Managing Password·Managing Root Password·Password·Root Password·sudo command·UAC·User Account Control
Securing OCS with ISA Server
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, How To, How To Keep Secure, Tips & Techniques
Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 provides powerful capabilities that allow you to extend your Unified Communications infrastructure to users outside of your organization. This can have tremendous benefits. Functionality such as Web and audio/visual (A/V) conferencing, for example, can improve an organization’s responsiveness and effectiveness in its daily business tasks. If you choose to [...]
Tags: Configuring ISA Server·Edge Servers·ISA·ISA Server·OCS certificates·Reverse Proxy·Securing OCS
Exchange Server Recovery the Easy Way
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, How To, How To Repair, Tips & Techniques
Microsoft Exchange Server is not without its flaws. The Exchange Server database is hosted in an .EDB file with the potential of getting corrupted. This can be a crippling event as all of your users will suddenly lose access to their mail stores, calendars and contacts. In this article, we’ll show you how to perform [...]
Tags: Exchange Recovery·Exchange Server·Exchange Server Recovery·Exchange Server Recovery Tool MS Exchange Recovery Tool
Managing Macs in Your Windows Environment
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, How To, Tips & Techniques
The Mac family of computers from Apple is becoming increasingly popular on more and more networks. For instance, at the end of 2007, Digital Trends reported that the US Army uses about 20,000 Macs on a regular basis. This is one part of a larger program that is intended to increase diversity in the computing [...]
Tags: file sharing·MAC·Mac File Sharing·Mac Network Configuration·Mac Print Sharing·Managing Mac·Network Configuration·Print Sharing·Windows Environment