Category: Workstation Security

Ex-Lover Busted, But Not Totally to Blame

A 38-year-old Avon Lake, Ohio man is set to plead guilty to federal charges after spyware he allegedly meant to install on the computer of a woman he’d had a relationship with ended up infecting computers at Akron Children’s Hospital.   (Misdirected spyware infects Ohio hospital.  McMillan, Robert. 17 September 2009. ComputerWorld.) Graham certainly gets what [...]

Monday September 21st, 2009 in Business and Security, Should Have Known Better, Workstation Security | No Comments »

Bloatware – a patching dilema

When you buy a new laptop or desktop computer it often comes loaded with a bunch of unwanted “bloatware”… software that you never wanted and would prefer it didn’t exist.  Uninstalling the software can be tedious and time consuming leaving many consumers to just ignore the issue.  This becomes a problem as these applications often [...]

Monday July 6th, 2009 in Workstation Security | No Comments »