See how CryptoDefence and CryptoWall has picked up where CryptoLocker left off...

When an international law enforcement actions earlier this year takes out the Gameover botnet, the IT security community and it's victims were very happy to hear that the servers that held the CryptoLocker ransomware tojan needed to do its dirty work was taken down.

  Well, it's not over!!!

Have you ever asked yourself or said the following about using USB drives or any other removable media?

Removable media, such as thumb drives, CD's etc... can be reprogrammed to steal the contents of anything written to the drive and to spread modifying malware, viruses or code to any computer it touches. The result could be a self-replicating virus that spreads throughout your computer or computer network much like viruses that spread by floppy disk decades ago.

How to avoid spam.

Here are 10 things you most know to avoid spam.

Browser hijackers change the default homepage and search engine in your Internet browser with your permission.

You may find that you cannot change your browser's homepage once it has been hijacked. Some hijackers edit the Windows registry so that the hijacker settings are restored every time you restart your computer. Others remove....

Many business owners who support or work with health care organizations are missed informed about implementing a HIPAA compliance program in their business or they flat out willfully neglect the law. I would often hear or see the same inaccurate information from doctor office's as well. I would ask them about their HIPAA compliances program that has been implemented in their business or practice and I would hear things like,

"Oh we don't have to comply with HIPAA because we never come in contact with medical information"

"We are a small practice so we don't have to worried about HIPAA because I trust my staff"

"Our malpractice insurance company asked us a couple of questions so we are compliant"

If you believe you don't have to do anything which is willful neglect or you haven't implemented a HIPAA compliance program in your business or healthcare practice then you should continue reading.

A security expert tells Reuters that hackers exploited the OpenSSL flaw to steal the personal data of about 4.5 million patients held by the hospital group. If true, this episode marks the first known large-scale attack using the programming error, which was first discovered last April. It's also a reminder that businesses must invest in a security approach that emphasizes monitoring and network surveillance as well as a strong wall.

Is your business associate protecting your patient information and ensuring that appropriate security measures are in place to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.

PowerPoint has been, for a long time, the staple of presentation software. The last few incarnations of Microsoft PowerPoint (especially 2007 and 2010) have some great tools to spiffy up your presentations quickly and easily.

Last time we went over how to dress up your PowerPoint presentations with SmartArt, a feature in many Microsoft Office applications. Today we're going to be showing you how to create charts to display various types of data in PowerPoint, but like before, these will work much the same in other Office products such as Microsoft Word.

Why Businesses should all say "I Don't Like Spam!"

Spam wastes company time and harbors viruses and malware that can quickly infect your entire network. It can bog down your network and your mail server.